Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1060 9Gbps Graphics Card Review

Peter Donnell / 7 years ago

Final Thoughts

Price

The Gigabyte AORUS GTX 1060 9 Gbps 6GB Graphics Card is available right now from Amazon for around £300. That is a little expensive, but since the stock is absolutely in tatters due to mining (at the time of writing), this price is inflated and the stock is non-existent. Comparable RX 580 cards are around £260, but again they’re also out of stock right now.

Overview

While this is easily one of the best Nvidia GTX 1060’s on the market right now. It’s still the same high-performance card that we know and love. Of course, it’s a little bit faster too, and that’s no bad thing. The faster memory is giving immediate gains to the performance over the old model, and it’s very competitive for those who are gaming at 1080P using Ultra settings. Of course, it still has plenty of power for those wanting to game at 1440P, 21:9 and even at refresh rates above 60 FPS (mostly on 1080P panels). While it’s not a 4K gaming card, it can still hit 30FPS in most games using ultra settings, so there’s room to wind those back to medium to get smoother performance.

Build Quality

The build quality is rock solid. Most noticeable is that full-size backplate, that gives the card added strength, while also providing a boost to the overall aesthetics. The Windforce cooler is one of the best on the market too. Not only does it look superb, it’s also very efficient. This is one of the coolest and quietest GTX 1060’s on the market today. Of course, it’s also one of the more efficient cards. While the RX 580 can go head-to-head in terms of performance and is a little cheaper, it’s not too hard to justify spending a little more for a cooler, quieter and more efficient card.

Overall, it’s a great gaming graphics card, with solid performance, excellent build quality and more. However, let’s just hope the stock on pretty much any graphics card returns soon, as with the mining boom (again), gamers are really missing out.

Pros

Fastest GTX 1060 we’ve tested
Amazing Windforce X3 cooler
Incredibly cool and quiet
Easy to overclock
Solid 1080/1440 performance
RGB lighting

Cons

None

Neutral

Cheaper RX 580 is still quite competitive against it

“A cooler, quieter and faster Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060, the 9 Gbps edition card from Aorus is sure to be a compliment to and mid-budget gaming system.”