GTX 1060 3GB | Has Time been Kind to the cut-down 1060?

Testing the GTX 1060 3GB model in 15 popular games in late 2022!

⏱ Timestamps ⏱

Intro, Specs, Stuff - 0:00
Need For Speed Unbound - 1:46
Battlefield 2042 - 3:34
Valorant - 5:41
Fortnite - 6:59
COD Warzone 2.0 - 8:45
Red Dead Redemption 2 - 10:41
Apex Legends - 12:43
Cyberpunk 2077 - 15:30
Spider-Man Miles Morales - 18:11
PUBG - 19:55
Overwatch 2 - 21:19
GTA 5 - 23:10
CSGO - 24:52
Forza Horizon 5 - 26:47
Dying Light 2 - 28:39
Conclusion - 30:53

🔧 SPECS 🔧

◾️ AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
◾️ Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB - MSI OCV1
◾️ RAM - 32GB DDR4 3533MHz (4x8GB CL14)
◽️ OS - Windows 11 Pro
◽️ SSD 1 - WD Blue SN550 1TB
◽️ SSD 2 - WD Blue 1TB 3D NAND SATA
◽️ SSD 3 - Kingston A400 480GB
◽️ HDD 1 - WD Red 2TB 7200rpm
◽️ HDD 2 - Seagate Exos 12TB 7200rpm
◾️ Motherboard - MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI
◾️ PSU - Corsair HX1200 80+ Platinum
◾️ Case - Phanteks ECLIPSE P500A

🎥 Recorded with a capture card for no FPS loss.

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Second Channel: @KryzzpDigimoon

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[nova_gaze]

Before I got my 3060 I had this GPU, to this day the 1060 3GB still impresses me

[alsy]

Wow, still very nice performance even after 6 years!

[sus-mbrf]

Finally after years and years you made a video about my gpu ive been waiting for this moment for decades thank you

[aperson]

I never thought my card would be tested, and here we are. It is being tested! Thank you.

[AssassinKID]

During the crypto storm this card was pretty much the only card at msrp where I live due to the dag size not fitting the vram. The vram limitation was the factor that saved the card from a hard life of slave mining.

[MusicHavenSG]

Surprising that even 3GB 1060 is holding up quite well although the low VRAM is being kinda pushed on the verge of too far. If the 3GB can do this well in 2022, 6GB 1060 users will be happy to know that their regular 6GB cards can still do fine.

[SweBeach]

Still usable, but the 6GB cards have aged so much more gracefully, in many modern games having at least 50 percent higher 1% low and in some cases even twice as high numbers.

[FlameBeast]

I've been watching you for a while now, your videos are always amazing and it helps me gain knowledge!

[paulgilson]

Always loved benchmarks dude keep it up

[prizixz]

Gtx 1060 is legendary. It runs games still very well

[zZSandManZzdis]

The 3gb 1060 will always be a card i will recommend people on a budget. Played all the way through cyberpunk 2077 on that thing and it was super smooth the entire time even though it wasn't always 60fps. But im fairly certain i remember the 3gb 1060 performing better on earlier versions of Cyberpunk I remember getting 40-50 most of the time in the city areas Same with RDR2 played through that on launch with the 1060 3gb. It may not get 60fps in alot of games but it sure does give me you a half decent experience in most games. I have a 2080 ti now But my old 1060 is sitting on a shelf above my pc. Damn good card

[ujjwalshots]

I'm an user of this card and it's exceptional 🤩.
Thanks for bringing it's review ❤️

[frshaker]

Thank you, love your content. Helpful. Please keep going!

[TuxikCE]

I am surprised that the 1060 can still hang around.

[fayezakil]

I love that u appreciate all kinds of GPUs

[thefirestate]

I remember when I finally decided to get a decent GPU for my PC(jumped from a gtx 750ti that I used for about 2 years) and in 2017 for some reason the 3gb USED was going for 120$ where as the 1060 6gb would be upwards of 200$ and given the price difference I opted for 3GB, served me well up until this summer actually when the 3060 finally reached a decent price and got a brand new one for like 400$ which was a pretty decent bearable price but the 1060 3g will forever remain as a beast in my book despite the vram limitation.

[BigTonka]

That’s my exact 1060 3gb model that I have 😂 had it for 5 years and it still does great!

[kieranniemand]

1060 3GB here in an old machine and still absolutely flying for what it is 🥳

[hunterparker]

I got my first built in 2017 and i had gone with a MSI gtx 1060 3gb. that card was what i used up until 2021. I upgraded to a 3060ti Founders Edition. That 1060 completely did everything i ever wanted including vr. It wasn’t perfect for vr that why i did eventually upgrade, but a super awesome card for sure. i wish i kept it around :/z

[CoolAssWizard]

I've been waiting for a 1060 3GB review for while, I was thinking of getting one :)