Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 vs Nvidia AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 - Is there a big enough difference?

andrE1122 · Jul 19, 2017

So I am kinda stuck since I can't decide whether to wait a couple of weeks and get the Nvidia AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 or just go with Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 since the stores in my area have it in stock. My current graphics card died and I need a new one, but I am not sure if I should wait or not because I don't know if there's a big difference in FPS between the two. Can you guys perhaps tells me on average how much more FPS am I getting if I get the AORUS?

Thanks in advance,
Andrej.

RobCrezz · Jul 19, 2017

Nvidia make all the 1060 GPUs, the difference is just the pcb and the cooler.

Can you link the version that is in stock?

JackNaylorPE · Jul 19, 2017

I would suggest never considering a reference card. There are many good 1060s out there, ones Id specifically avoid are the reference and EVGA SC.

In past generations, the performance of the GPU was to alarge part controlled by the quality of:

-GPU Cooling
-VRM Cooling
-PVB componentry, spefically the VRM. Over clocking ability was a slikely to be limited by the VRM quality and cooling as the GPU cooling

In any roundup comparision, you could pretty much determine the winner by just looking at the PCB, VRM and VRM / memory cooling. With the 10xx series, nvidia has added a nerf to performance wit Boost 3 and, unlike past generations, we have no BIOS editor to unlock the limits imposed by Boost 3. Still, there are performance differences ... with the 1080 Ti, those differences range as high as 7% between fastest and slowest cards.

Check out the reviews here (type 1060 in the search box)

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/

The Gigabyte Extreme Gaming hit 101.0 fps, MSI Gaming X 101.1 in the overclocked test, the reference hit 97.5

But there's more to a card than fps, look at the noise and temp tests ... MSI Gaming X was 28 dbA, Reference was 34 dbA ... MSI hit 69C Oc'd, reference hit 78C ... that's just 4C below the throttling point so if ya location is not air conditioned in the summer... expect thermal throttling to have an impact.

andrE1122 · Jul 19, 2017

RobCrezz :

This is the one in stock: https://www.asus.com/us/ROG-Republic-Of-Gamers/ROG-STRIX-GTX1060-O6G-GAMING/
This is the other: https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N1060AORUS-6GD-rev-10#kf

RobCrezz · Jul 19, 2017

Get the Asus one thats in stock, its the better card in my opinion (I actually have that card).

andrE1122 · Jul 19, 2017

RobCrezz :

Can you explain why do you think it's better?

JackNaylorPE · Jul 19, 2017

Asus Strix - 9.0 rating w/ main beef being the cost
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GTX_1060_STRIX_OC/

Gigabyte Extreme Gaming - 9.8 rating but the Aurorus has a slightly lower OC..
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Gigabyte/GTX_1060_Xtreme_Gaming/

andrE1122 · Jul 19, 2017

JackNaylorPE :

That's the xtreme version you linked, but I guess you're implying both AORUS are lower OC?

RobCrezz · Jul 19, 2017

andrE1122 :

It has a better cooler and from past experience its my opinion that Asus make better quality products.

The overclocks are not relevant, 30 seconds in afterburner and you match any of these overclocks.

andrE1122 · Jul 19, 2017

Thank you for the help Rob and Jack, you've made it easier for me to make a choice

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