GTX 1060

[SignatureSigner]

Almost every week on EVGA's MidWeekMaddness I see the same listing for GTX 1060s (both 3gb and 6gb models) and I sometimes see gtx 1650s SC (Or something like this with various OC's and VRAM amounts.) I want to know if this is a good deal for 1080p and light 1440p gaming along with some streaming.(Gaming at 60-120fps) (depending on game) I don't intend to be running at MAX settings or anything crazy. I want to pair this with a Ryzen 5 2600 or 1600AF and with the nvec encoder would this be ok for streaming while playing Minecraft or something? Just want to know others opinions and if this is a OK deal or not because I seem to find GTX 1060's and gtx 1650's for 150-200$ on other sites (EBAY,AMAZON,Newegg) Thanks!

[AndreiArgeanu]

It's ok for the purposes mentioned but it's not ideal. I would expect the 1650 super and the 1060 6gb to struggle a little at times with the very latest demanding AAA titles, while streaming at 1080p.

[SignatureSigner]

Ok thanks I don't plan on running Rise of the Tomb Raider while streaming or really running any particularly demanding titles but your advice is good to keep in mind.

[Mark Kaine]

it's a good card (eh) but don't expect anything close to max settings and at 1440p it will struggle hard in many games.

 

 

[steelo]

3 hours ago, SignatureSigner said:

Almost every week on EVGA's MidWeekMaddness I see the same listing for GTX 1060s (both 3gb and 6gb models) and I sometimes see gtx 1650s SC (Or something like this with various OC's and VRAM amounts.) I want to know if this is a good deal for 1080p and light 1440p gaming along with some streaming.(Gaming at 60-120fps) (depending on game) I don't intend to be running at MAX settings or anything crazy. I want to pair this with a Ryzen 5 2600 or 1600AF and with the nvec encoder would this be ok for streaming while playing Minecraft or something? Just want to know others opinions and if this is a OK deal or not because I seem to find GTX 1060's and gtx 1650's for 150-200$ on other sites (EBAY,AMAZON,Newegg) Thanks!

The GTX 1060's are relatively powerful, but wouldn't be my first choice for streaming. It should work well enough though if you're on a tight budget. From my experience, it can play most modern 1080 AAA titles around 50-60 fps (medium to high settings), but it will probably struggle mightily with 1440p gaming...you won't be getting 60 fps at 1440p. I have a 1600 AF and it's a great budget CPU...not the most powerful out there, but would pair fine with that gpu.

 

I think a 1600 af/gtx 1060 would do fine to get your foot in the door...you can always upgrade later on...

[Mark Kaine]

1 hour ago, steelo said:

The GTX 1060's are relatively powerful, but wouldn't be my first choice for streaming. It should work well enough though if you're on a tight budget. From my experience, it can play most modern 1080 AAA titles around 50-60 fps (medium to high settings), but it will probably struggle mightily with 1440p gaming...you won't be getting 60 fps at 1440p. I have a 1600 AF and it's a great budget CPU...not the most powerful out there, but would pair fine with that gpu.

 

I think a 1600 af/gtx 1060 would do fine to get your foot in the door...you can always upgrade later on...

Depends on the games , I can play Tekken 7 at 1440p (supersampled) at *max* settings 60fps.

 

But that is really an outlier and as said the card will struggle hard with many games at 1440p, won't even get 30fps in many...

 

Again, good card but there are probably better options by now (though not that plentiful either)