Question about 1060 6GB.

[solomon Hunter]

In 2 years from now, how will the 1060 6gb hold up with high settings. 40 fps+ on modern games (what does 40 fps feel like?)? And what does VRam do for games?

 

[SoggyTissue]

you cant see past 24 fps (human natural eye register), but it makes a difference to fast moving objects ... lower fps will make things skip across your screen, so naturally gamers want the highest possible so no skiping occurs. especially useful when youre playing first person shooters and turning on the spot, you dont want your surroundings skipping past you, you might miss an enemy.

vram is where all the data for the display is held. the more of it, the faster it can be displayed and in higher resolution (speed comes form not having to cache from ram/page).
think about 256 colours ... its not gonna take much vram for that, what about 16 million colours ... gonna take more right.
same with textures, a flat smooth surface like a skyscraper tower wall will not take much vram data to render, but a mountainside will (all the dirt, trees, possibly animals). vram is a resource, a small amount allows you to see a small amount of detail. large amounts will allow you to see a lot more detail (depending on game settings and what the game will render).

i generalise so that you can have a vague understanding of what fps means and what vram is used for.

 

[Shektron]

Whether it will hold to your expectations really can't be said for sure - it is the future, and cannot be predicted without a huge list of assumptions.

As for what VRAM does - it hold textures. Higher your texture detail settings, higher the required VRAM. It's basically like RAM, but for your GPU -it stores vital information that the GPU needs for providing you with a smooth framerate, without having to wait for the secondary storage(SSD and HDD) to send in the required data. As of date, most games don't need more than 3 gigs of VRAM for running at 1080p high, but we are pretty close to going over 3 gigs, so for a future proof card, it is better to go with the 6 gig version of the 1060.

 

[ThomasKK]

GTX1060 plays most recent games at high settings and a 60fps without problems, it is an upper mid-range gaming graphics card. In 2 years you will be able to play the new upcoming games in the same framerate like now but with a bit lower graphical settings, for example if you play a game from 2017 in 1080p@high/ultra preset and 60fps, you will be able to play a game from 2019 with 1080p@medium settings preset at 60fps <- something like it.

VRAM = Video RAM = Video Random Access Memory = It is a place where your computer stores your game's graphical data (the higher your resolution and graphic details (low/med/high/ultra) are, the more VRAM your game needs).