GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G Benchmark and Specs

All technical data and various benchmarks of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G are listed on this page. The graphics card is based on the GP106-300-A1 (Pascal) graphics chip, which is manufactured with a structure width of 16 nm. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G can operate up to 4 screens with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 become.
FP32
4.15TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.80GHz
Memory
3GB GDDR5
TDP
120 W

Technical details

GPU

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G has 9 execution units with 1152 shaders. This gives the graphics card a theoretical FP32 computing power of 4.15 TFLOPS.

GPU Chip
GP106-300-A1 (Pascal)
Streaming Multiprocessors
9
Shader
1152
Render Output Units
48
Texture Units
72

Memory

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G is equipped with 3 GB graphics memory of the type GDDR5. The memory clock of the graphics card is 2.002 GHz and the speed is 8 Gbps.

Memory Size
3 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Clock
2.002 GHz
Memory Speed
8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
192 GB/s
Memory Interface
192 bit

Clock Speeds

The base frequency of this graphics card is 1.556 GHz and the manufacturer specifies the maximum turbo clock as 1.797 GHz. If supported (see below), the performance can be further increased by overclocking.

Base Clock
1.556 GHz+3 %
Boost Clock
1.797 GHz+5 %
Avg (Game) Clock
1.771 GHz
Overclocking
Yes

Thermal Design

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 120 W.

TDP
120 W
Tjunction max
94 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 6-Pin

Cooler & Fans

Graphics processor and graphics memory of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G are cooled by a Air cooling.

Fan-Type
Axial
Fan 1
2 x 90 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling

Connectivity

Up to 4 monitors can be operated with the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G.

Max. Displays
4
HDCP
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort
2x DP 1.4
DVI
1

Featureset

With the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G it is possible to operate a screen with a resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels. Furthermore, the DirectX standard version 12_1 is supported.

Max. resolution
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
Raytracing
No
DLSS / FSR
Yes
LED
No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

This area lists the video codecs that the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G can decode or encode in hardware in order to minimize the processor load, which leads to lower power consumption.

h264
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
VP8
No
VP9
Decode
AV1
No

Dimensions

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in a case. It is 223 mm long, 121 mm high and 39 mm wide.

Length
223 mm
Height
121 mm
Width
39 mm
Width (Slots)
2 PCIe-Slots
SFF-Ready
No

Additional data

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 199 $. The graphics card manufactured in 16 nm is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes.

GPU Interface
PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release date
Q3/2016
Launch Price
199 $ (Reference)
Structure size
16 nm
Part-no
GV-N1060WF2OC-3GD
Documents
data sheet
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G
1.556 GHz · 3 GB · 120 W TDP
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Benchmark results

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p) Rank 3,933 / 4,595

  1. GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3GGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G3 GB GDDR5
    29 fps (avg)
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBAverage of gpu group
    25 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Rank 4,088 / 4,594

  1. GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3GGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G3 GB GDDR5
    47 fps (avg)
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBAverage of gpu group
    46 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Rank 4,076 / 4,601

  1. GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3GGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G3 GB GDDR5
    68 fps (avg)
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBAverage of gpu group
    67 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

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Geekbench 6 - OpenCL Rank 4,646 / 5,255

  1. GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3GGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G3 GB GDDR5
    33,383
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBAverage of gpu group
    33,496

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Rank 4,666 / 5,233

  1. GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3GGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3G3 GB GDDR5
    34,647
  2. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBAverage of gpu group
    33,700

MonkeyBench 2026.3 · browser GPU test

Average of 4 public MonkeyBench results (WebGPU) for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB.

104GPU points (Ø)
Rank 218 / 524 · in the MonkeyBench GPU ranking

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