Buying Gtx 1060 wich one?

[Kasures]

Im looking to buy a gtx 1060 for gaming

Should i get 3 gb or 6 what difference does it make to gaming?

Also there are a number of companies selling the 1060 which one should i choose? Which company has Best price and performance for that particular card

Thanks!

 

[raisonjohn]

The GTX 1060-6GB will give you more graphics performance (higher FPS) due to the higher number of CUDA cores (and VRAM) compared to the 3GB version. The 6GB version is considered top-of-the-line GPU for 1080p-resolution/60Hz-refresh rate monitor gaming.

Best price/performance (as of today's current price listing) would be the Asus GTX 1060 Dual OC, recommended for ATX/mATX-sized rigs:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $279.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-23 16:37 EDT-0400

If you have a mini-ITX rig (small form factor), where size of the GPU is limited due to spatial clearance in your case, you can opt for the single-fan model such as the EVGA GTX 1060 SC Gaming:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $269.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-23 16:39 EDT-0400

 

[Kasures]

Would you say the 6gb is worth the extra money if im playing games such as gta 5 and battle grounds on high settings

 

[falconpunch3D]

Would you say the 6gb is worth the extra money if im playing games such as gta 5 and battle grounds on high settings

I would say yes, it's worth it. Games are always using more and more VRAM and 3GB is definitely on the low side for current games. Also from what I know about GTA 5 it could probably use the extra processing resources

 

[Rogue Leader]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from Kasures : "Gpu ram 3gb or 6gb?"

Im looking to buy a gtx 1060 graphics card but i dont know wether or not to buy the 3gb graphic card or rhe 6gb what is it that im paying extra for?
Ive looked online but i dont understand what the ram does or how it will affect my gaming experience. Thanks

some games need that extra vram, it depends on the game but if it runs out of vram its going to create a huge bottleneck and slow the pc down.
would recommend the 6gb version

Despite both being called 1060, the 6 GB version is actually different card from the 3 GB version. Has about 11% more shaders, render units, etc. So it will be faster than the 3GB version even if a game doesn't use the extra VRAM. If the price difference isn't that large, get the 6 GB version.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units#GeForce_10_series

VRAM is mostly used for textures. At this level of performance you're unlikely to be running it at 4k resolution, so there isn't much benefit to using ultra (2048x2048) textures. So 3 GB VRAM is probably enough unless you're modding a game like Skyrim and loading it with a ton of additional textures. Also, some newer games are using a lot more textures and can hit 3 GB even with high textures.

But as I said, the 6GB version is a faster card even discounting the extra VRAM. So get that if it's not priced too much higher.

The difference between the GTX 1060 3gb and 6gb is more than just VRAM (and this is unique to this card) the chip on the 3Gb card is actually cut down and it affects performance. In fact in some games the GTX 1050ti 4gb outperforms it. The GTX 1060 6gb card is by far worth the extra money.

 

[qasim1991]

Get the 6gb version well worth it.