Its aggressively priced RX 480-which offers excellent 1080p and VR-ready performance for a mere £180/$200-brought the budget fight to Nvidia in a segment where its competitor has traditionally struggled. But few could have predicted how soon it would appear after the launch of the GTX 1080 and GTX 1070, the company’s first Pascal-based graphics cards. Nvidia was always going to release the GTX 1060, just like it released the GTX 960, GTX 760, and GTX 560 before that. What a difference a little competition makes. GTX 1060 is faster than GTX 980, for just a wee bit more cash than AMD’s RX 480. …_SIP_block Part I: The New Best Budget Graphics Card – Nvidia GTX 1060 review: Can someone recommend the ‘best’ nvidia card for video decoding including hardware based h.265 and dual head output? how about Nvidia GTX 1060 (Best = opionion)” Q: “The wiki seems a bit out of date (recommending GeForce 200 or higher – which is no longer supported by nividia drivers).
