EVGA SSC vs FTW

Mischief · December 25, 2017

I am in the market for a new 1060 (6 GB) and the one that I've found that seems to suit my needs is the 1060 SSC. Living in Canada there isn't as many places to get cards, I have found FTW and FTW+ cards but my question is: How good are they comparing to a SSC 1060 6GB?

ARikozuM · December 25, 2017

SSC uses a stock PCB with custom cooling while the FTW uses a custom EVGA-designed PCB with custom cooling and better power delivery.

If the price is only a few dollars away, go with the FTW.

Darkseth · December 25, 2017

FTW is a bit better. Bigger cooler, custom PCB.

Won't matter much, GTX 1060 is a 120w chip. Easy to cool, if the cooler is somewhat decent.

What's the price difference?

Crunchy Dragon · December 25, 2017

I would take the FTW

Ithanul · December 25, 2017

I can't say much about a SSC compare to a FTW of the GTX1060s. But, in my experience with my two 1080Tis (one is a SC the other is a FTW3), the FTW is far easier to stabilize and less throttling on its core clock since it allows a higher power limit within its BIOS. I can't vouch if this behavior is the same on the GTX1060 models.

Mischief · December 26, 2017

1 hour ago, Darkseth said:

FTW is a bit better. Bigger cooler, custom PCB.

Won't matter much, GTX 1060 is a 120w chip. Easy to cool, if the cooler is somewhat decent.

What's the price difference?

The SSC is 383 (Newegg) and the FTW+ is 403 (CAD btw)

Edit: Having problems finding them on Amazon and Canada Computers (A local store)