

🔥 Elevate your game with MSI’s GTX 1060 — cool, quiet, and VR-ready!
The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G is a high-performance graphics card featuring 1280 CUDA cores and 6GB of GDDR5 memory. It supports up to 4 displays at ultra-high resolutions (7680x4320) and incorporates MSI’s Twin Frozr VI cooling system with advanced Torx Fan 2.0 technology for superior airflow and silent operation. Designed for easy installation and built with premium materials, this VR-ready GPU delivers smooth gameplay, efficient heat management, and reliable performance for both gaming and creative workloads.





| ASIN | B01IEKYD5U |
| Antenna Location | Gaming |
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,837 in Computer Graphics Cards |
| Brand | msi |
| Built-In Media | Cables and Connectors, Graphics Card, Quick Setup Guide |
| Compatible Devices | Desktop |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 929 Reviews |
| Display Maximum Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
| Display Resolution Maximum | 7680x4320 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00824142132142 |
| Graphics Card Interface | PCI Express |
| Graphics Card Ram | 6192 MB |
| Graphics Coprocessor | gddr5 |
| Graphics Description | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G graphics card |
| Graphics Processor Manufacturer | GeForce GTX 1060 |
| Graphics RAM Type | GDDR5 |
| Graphics Ram Size | 6192 MB |
| Graphics Ram Type | GDDR5 |
| Item Type Name | Computer Graphic Card |
| Item Weight | 3.3 Pounds |
| Manufacturer | MSI Computer |
| Memory Clock Speed | 8192 MHz |
| Mfr Part Number | GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G |
| Model Name | GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G |
| Model Number | GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G |
| Number of Fans | 2 |
| UPC | 824142132142 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Video Output Interface | DVI, DisplayPort, HDMI, PCI Express |
| Video Processor | GeForce GTX 1060 |
| Warranty Description | 3 Years |
J**E
Great GPU at a REALLY Great Price...and it handles VR LIKE A DREAM!!!
Great Nvidia GPU at a REALLY Great Price!!! The main reason i bought this card was because me and my son were building a MSI computer for him. We tried to get everything MSI branded and color schemed so everything matched. And it also has the Mystic Light capability built in to it, so that was a plus. Now the performance is really awesome, and I always go for Nvidia when i do game cards, and this GPU does not disappoint at all!!! He can play his games on basically the highest level and there is no jittering and the frame rate is great. The card stays cool, and i believe that is because the MSI tech they use, Twin Frozr, is above and beyond most cooling fans. It is REAL quiet also, which is really great. I also bought this card because it is VR Ready, so we are covered there for when we decide to jump in the VR Gaming craze. Another reason i bought this card is because it is the same type of GPU chipset i have in my laptop, and it runs great!!! Installation was easy and painless, and there was no trouble while doing the installation. I like that it came with stickers to put on the computer case as well...now we can boast about what is part of the powerhouse inside. UPDATE: Better With VR -Its been a bit over 6 months now since we installed this card in the MSI build me and my son did. It is STILL kicking butt and taking names!!! One of the reason we got this card was because it was VR ready, and let me tell you, we have gone VR and have a Occulus Rift that we can use on his machine with this card, AND IT DOES NOT DISAPPOINT AT ALL!!! We have 3 PC's in the house that use the Rift, but this card uses it most of the time, so it gets the most play time with it. It still stays cool, NEVER LOUD, and no lag at all!!! I would tell everyone to buy this card for their new setup without any hesitation, because well...it WORKS SO GOOD!!!
S**O
9 years and still going strong.
Great value GPU. Bought it back in 2017 and have not had an issue.
J**N
Better than other products I tried
I had originally purchased an ASUS GTX 1060 6GB since I was told that they made good products, but I found that when it arrived some of the ports were broken and that it felt really flimsy, so I returned it. I then saw that this card was cheaper than the ASUS one (about $20-$30 cheaper) and had a rebate with it as well as being Amazon's choice for the GTX 1060 series graphics cards. So I looked at the reviews and saw many good things about it and decided to order it. It arrived a few days later and I found right off the bat that the packaging was way better; the box was way sturdier, and it actually shipped in a second box unlike the ASUS one that arrived in its original packaging. After opening it I found that the user manual was also better than the ASUS one, this one told you the recommended tools and everything whereas the ASUS one basically just said to install it in the computer and put the CD in. Once I got to the card my first thought was, WOW this is a beast of a graphics card and began inspecting it to make sure there was no damage during shipping, the first thing I noticed was that this one came with plastic port protectors to prevent damage to any connections unlike the other. The next thing I noticed was that on the bottom side of the card it had a shield to protect the sensitive electronics underneath unlike the other card that just had all of the bare resistors showing. I then looked at the casing on the card and found that it was made of better quality materials and felt super sturdy. After I finished inspecting and comparing it to the other card I began installing it, the installation was a breeze and took only about 20 minutes to completely install the card and all of the drivers I needed. So far I haven’t run into any problems with the card and have been able to play any game on the highest video settings as well as being able to make complex animations and models in programs such as Autodesk Maya and Cinema 4D. Overall I would recommend this card to anyone because of its quality and ease of installation.
B**E
A very good player...
This card is fantastic... where do i start?... for anyone looking for a decent graphics card is, this dude games great you won't regret it if you buy it. First off, the card is much bigger than it looks in the pictures, luckily my tower had no problems for room, i specifically purchased a tower to accommodate my Gigabyte 960 4GB 3 fan G1 card so it fit with room to spare. However, i would advise anyone wanting this card to make certain you have the room for it in your case, I'm sure most of you already know that. It's not as long as my Gigabyte card but it's very close, and it's wide, quite the card indeed. I like my 960, it does a decent job for gaming, but after firing this feller up, i'd bet it's nearly twice the card as the 960 is. In Crysis 3 with everything cranked up to max settings, the game played with absolutely no lag, got average 55 to 60 fps easily, even more at times, but I can only see 60 fps from MSI afterburner and I had vertical sync turned on due to my not so high priced monitor. For any potential buyers looking for a 1060, do yourself a huge favor and save up if you have to, but get this 6GB version, do NOT get the 3GB version card, there's quite a bit of difference with the 6GB card, a lot of the newer games are becoming Vram hogs so you're gonna need the 6GB version if you plan on gaming for recent and future games.
K**C
MSI is a trusted brand, here is my thoughts on this vs a close competitor card
My experience with the 1060 line of cards is: 2 x MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X6's. 1 Gigabyte Xtreme 1060 First off, the 1060s seem to be under rated from the factory. Making them easily overclockable. CASUAL OVERCLOCKING RESULTS: ------------------------------------------------------------- 1: Gigabyte Extreme GTX 1060: $279 ------------------------------------------------------------- Base Clock of 1620 mhz with a boost of 1873 mhz. Overclocked itself to 2025 mhz out of the box. OC'd manually to 2212 mhz with MSI Afterburner, as far as I could go before artifacts present ------------------------------------------------------------- 2.MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X6: $259 -------------------------------------------------------------- Base Clock of 1569 mhz with a boost of 1809 mhz. Overclocked itself to 2000 mhz out of the box. OC'd manually to 2200 mhz with MSI Afterburner, and I feel I could have gone further, Just stopped because not much more to prove.Only changed core clock numbers! ____________________________________ Both of these cards performed amazingly in my 2 systems: The Gigabyte 1060 is in an Intel I5 6600k / Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 Motherboard, 16gb DDR4 3000, SSD, AIO Corsair The MSI 1060 is in an Intel I5 7600k / MSI Z270 SLI Plus Motherboard, 16gb DDR4 3000, SSD, AIO Corsair These systems were near identical... Both graphics cards are extremely quiet with a custom fan curve, with neither of them push more that 47C at load. So much more room to go! Both Intel CPUs never pushed past 54C (I5 7600k Kabylake) and 40C (I5 6600k SkyLake) respectively. Thoughts: Both cards perform fantastic in an optimal setting. For example, both 1060s (and an RX480) bottleneck roughly 20+ FPS with my FX6300 Build. Frame rates not near as smooth in the AMD FX 6300 Build. (I love AMD, I am not a fan boy of either AMD or INTEL) ---------------------------------------------------------- Gigabyte Xtreme 1060 PROS: -Rock Solid company / Great looking card / over performs / silent fans (nothing like the windforce Gigabyte fans / highest core clock of all 1060s available out of the box. LEDs and LED software are perfect. ---------------------------------------------------------- Gigabyte Xtreme 1060 CONS: - Takes up 3 slots / Sleeve Bearing Fans / Perhaps the orange accent stripes / VR HDMI's located on back of video card internally. (WTF) --------------------------------------------------------- MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X6 PROS: - Rock Solid company / Ball Bearing fans / Subjectively nice looking design / over performs / higher than normal factory overclock, huge dual fans and quiet ---------------------------------------------------------- MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X 6 CONS: -Outdated cosmetic design looks like any card from 2011, Red plastics are different shades of red / RGB on side logo only ----------------------------------------------------------- SIDE NOTE: In my FX 6300 Build, I had an EVGA GTX 1070 FTW. Though the card put out decent frame rates even bottle necked with the AMD, it suffered in many games that the 2 1060 cards do not. I do not know how to explain this other than the FX chip being the bottle neck. GTA V is the only game that the 1070 did better in...and even that based of smooth game play could be debatable. I think the key here is to match your system with equal parts. No need for a Ferrari if you are only going to go 70 mph, know what I'm saying?
N**.
BEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK!!! AWESOME MID-HIGH TIER GRAPHICS CARD
Wow, just.... WOW~! This GPU is wonderful. I've had it for one day now and I've played every game I own with it and I cannot express how much of a difference it has made compared to my previous cards which I had Crossfired. I'm getting 10-20 frames per second more than what I used to get and not only that, but the thermals of this card keep my computer nice and cool instead of turning it into a heater. I have a Thermaltake Tower 900 so the airflow is not as optimal as other cases, but this card has extremely low temps, even under load, so it helps keep my big box nice and cool by not getting as hot as some cards on the market. Now, I cannot say that it was decently priced, but for the money, it is totally worth it in my book. Grade A product MSI, THANK YOU! Any person considering a graphics card right now, look no further... I researched every single graphics card currently out on the market and I chose this one because it was in my budget, and it offers a lot for what you are paying. MSI makes great products and this card is a great example. OKAY, TIME FOR THE PROS AND CONS PROS: 1. Overclocked. 2. Low temps under load. 3. Aestetically pleasing. 4. RGB CONS: 1. RGB is limited to the msi logo only. 2. thats it, its a great card, haha.
R**.
It's not all that it seems.. It's so much more!
I purchased this video card on a whim because of the color and the fact that it was the series I wanted. 1060s are killer for the games that are out nowadays. I could not believe how nicely this complimented my Red MSI H110M Micro ATX MOBO and my Red Ballistix Sport LT RAM kit. Pros: It's sleek and beautiful. The LEDs on it are subtle, but enough to make it really POP in any case with a transparent side panel. THERE ARE NOT 500 TINY PIECES OF PLASTIC TO PEEL OFF OF IT FRESH OUT OF THE BOX. (I know I'm not the only person that spends more time peeling "protective" plastic off of their video card than they do building a PC.) The performance is honestly surprising for such a budget friendly GPU. It shreds through any title I’ve thrown at it with 60+ FPS, even on the highest settings and in the peaks of team fights. Cons: To me, it seems that the fans get kind of loud during intense gaming. But, that may also be partially the other 4 fans I have in my case as well. Conclusion: I don't have much bad to say about this particular GPU, if anything at all. Easy to prep, easy to install, drivers are easy to find on the website.. +5 to MSI Gaming.
R**P
Excellent 1080p card. Quiet and cool
This card replaced my Sapphire R9 270X OC 4gb, and while that card could still keep up in most games, I was having to dip down into the dreaded "Medium" and like texture qualities in very intensive games (Battlefield 1, Witcher 3). This card is amazing, runs super quiet even under load, keeps cool under load (Afterburner showed just 63-64 after an hour of BF1 at highest settings. This is coupled with a now-ancient FX8350), has some interesting/neat LED options, and overclocking is super simple, even if I haven't taken advantage of that yet. I debated long and hard either going with a 1060 or 1070, but I decided since I will not be purchasing a 1440 or 4k monitor any time soon, that a 1060 was perfect for me. The only other MSI product I've owned is the H110M Pro-VD motherboard I put in my girlfriend's budget school PC, which has been excellent as well, and I'm glad I went with this over the other 1060 card I was looking at. I purchased this and a new PC case just to fit it. One hundred percent excellent idea on my part, except now I want to build a whole new rig, which unfortunately means another $1,000+ :) :)
F**E
Absolutely love it, what a great GPU!
Fantastic value, really excellent bit of kit - great gaming, great for overclocking, the picture quality looks amazing on my new Asus UHD monitor - really glad I chose it. I had the 3gb version originally, but I wasn't sure if the 3gb Vram was going to be enough to future proof it with the level of games that are being released, although having said that, I've rarely seen this card go up past the 3Gb mark. The only downside, which Nvidia have obviously done to stop people buying 2 of these instead of the 1080, is the fact that there isn't the option for an SLI bridge to link 2 cards together - although I use it for rendering in Cinema 4d more than gaming, so I'm tempted to bu another one, as Octane requires multiple cards not linked by SLI. For someone on a budget that doesn't want to lay out £600 for a gtx 1080, 2 of these separately would have been ideal - but for the gamer, editor, motion designer, on a relatively low/medium budget - this card is worth every penny. I wish I'd bought a case with a window now, the LED's look great. I've even bought matching red Corsair fans, so when the side comes off my tower, or the panels are moved to one side, the card lights up, matching the glow from my Asus Z170 Pro Gaming Mobo. It's also incredibly quiet and even overclocked as high as I could get it, the temperatures still stay so low you can hardly hear it (I do have a Fractal R5 sound proofed case though but even with the side off, it's super quiet). I'm fairly new to the whole custom pc malarky, and I'm really pleased with this purchase.
M**Y
Cheap price and Better GPU
Product is awesome and stylish. Purchased for 22K from global store. Which is cheaper than Indian market. Actual price for the product is around 18K and 3K for import deposit fee and total cost me around 22K. Same product in Indian market provides almost more than 28K. Which you can save up to 6K, if you like save the money. For global store, you will not get warranty inside India. But, if you purchase from a reputed brand, the product will be fine for long life. Can't predict 100% will, 1 or 2 percent will have some issues. If you building up a new PC for gaming, you can use this 6K for some other parts (processor, ram, motherboard...). If you worried about the warranty, better purchase from Indian market. And having good performance, can play the latest games @1080p.
Z**S
High quality, fast gaming
My current system: Ryzen 3 1300x, 8GB DDR4 ram EVGA 650w 80+ gold 500GB 500GB Western Digital SSD. The gaming performance is very impressive. I can play all my games at 1080p High/Ultra settings with 60 fps. Games like Far Cry 5, Warframe, Skyrim Special Edition with ENB mods, and I'm sure, many other great AAA titles. For $429 Cad (when I purchased) I definitely feel like I got what I paid for and I'll tell you why. There are apps such as the MSI Gaming App and MSI Afterburner which let you customize your graphics card colors, adjust fan speed, and even monitor the temperature of your card. Even at a low 25%-30% fan speed, the card stays at or below 60 degrees Celsius. There is an option called Zero Frozr in the MSI Gaming App which lets you set it to where the fans turn on when the card reaches 60c but I recommend you just set the fan speed to 30% while gaming just so the card doesn't keep spinning up and stopping. The fans are also extremely quiet and the card even has built in preset overclocking settings so you can either choose to run it overclocked, have it in gaming mode, or set it to silent mode. While gaming you can expect this graphics card to reach 55-60c while gaming maybe even 65-70c depending on what game and settings you play but most of the time it doesn't go past 63c. In conclusion, if you're thinking of buying this graphics card but aren't sure how hot it gets or how much fps you can get in your games at 1080p I can assure you if you have the right processor and ram with a decent power supply you will enjoy every moment with this card.
H**R
Super
Guter Verkäufer.Gerne wieder.
J**S
Excelente rendimiento, estico, precio, MSI!!
Que mas decir, es una tarjeta muy buena para juegos del 2018 en atrás, es una tarjeta muy bonita, material bueno de calidad vaya, me gusta su rendimiento a pesar de ser GDDR5 su GPU es pura fuerza gráfica!! si buscas algo mas para juegos como gears 5 o metro redux si los levanta pero no al 100% es GTX el precio lo vale por eso es mi recomendación, si me actualizare a futuro claro pero si veo una RTX a un precio accesible de ahí soy. P.D. no te quedes con las ganas, el juego mas pesado en gráficos que a levantado es el DOOM ETERNAL!!
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