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geforce 960 4GB vs 1060 3GB

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Ryzenhasrisen

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May 30, 2017 144 0 710 hello, im looking for a graphics card that has power and can game at 1080p, but energy efficient enough to use with a 450 psu. and i found the 960 4gb and 1060 3gb. couldnt find any comparisons using the 4gb edition of the 960. anyone know which is better? Solution 1060 3GB VS 1060 6GB [video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYNigmB6sWY"][/video] Sort by date Sort by votes

vapour

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Aug 28, 2017 12,401 98 69,090 1060 3gb, 960 is too weak to use up 4 gb ram, mostly less than 2gb will be needed. However, 1060 has more CUDA cores, which is the real deal. 1060 6gb is good to have if you can spend a little bit more. For 1060's gpu power, some games will reach that 3gb limit, thus 6gb is good to have and also has more cuda cores than 3gb. Upvote 0 Downvote

bjornl

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Mar 16, 2016 2,962 2 10,965 The 960 won't render faster because it has more ram. This is not the case with the 1060, as the 3gb version is mildly crippled compared tot he 6gb ( it is not just a ram difference). THe 1060 3gb should probably have been called something like a 1055ti. http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-960-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1060-3GB/3165vs3646 Upvote 0 Downvote

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Aug 18, 2009 128,848 1,890 159,590 1060 3GB VS 1060 6GB [video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYNigmB6sWY"][/video] Upvote 0 Downvote Solution R

Ryzenhasrisen

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May 30, 2017 144 0 710 So worth it to go the extra money for a 6gig 1060? or maybe an amd card? this would just be 1080p maybe light light 4K Upvote 0 Downvote

vapour

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Aug 28, 2017 12,401 98 69,090 RX 580 8gb is good to have with freesync too. 1060 6gb is quicker with more cuda cores, RX 580 will be better in 4k I think, due to extra 2 gb vram. Upvote 0 Downvote

Dark Lord of Tech

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Aug 18, 2009 128,848 1,890 159,590 Ryzenhasrisen : So worth it to go the extra money for a 6gig 1060? or maybe an amd card? this would just be 1080p maybe light light 4K I have the RX 580 8GB Nitro+ Limited Edition and the ASUS ROG OC 1060 6GB and they perform very equally , 580 wins by a small margin. Upvote 0 Downvote R

Ryzenhasrisen

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May 30, 2017 144 0 710 alright cool thank you for all the helpful responses Upvote 0 Downvote You must log in or register to reply here. Share: Facebook X Bluesky LinkedIn Reddit Tumblr WhatsApp Email Share Link

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