The Card

Palit's thermal solution is a new design that shares the bulky look of the GameRock cooler that was introduced with the GTX 1080. On the back, you will find a sturdy metal backplate. Dimensions of the card are 12 cm x 25 cm.


The card offers an RGB-lit Palit logo, which defaults to green, but you can change it to follow GPU temperatures, customize the color, or turn it off completely.


Installation requires three slots in your system.


Display connectivity options include a DVI port, an HDMI port, and three DisplayPorts. Unlike previous NVIDIA cards, the DVI port no longer includes the analog signal, so you'll have to use an active adapter. NVIDIA also updated DisplayPort to be 1.2 certified and 1.3/1.4 ready, which enables support for 4K @ 120 Hz and 5K @ 60 Hz, or 8K @ 60 Hz with two cables.

The GPU also comes with an HDMI sound device. It is HDMI 2.0b compatible, which supports HD audio and Blu-ray 3D movies. The GPU video encoding unit has been updated to support HEVC at 10-bit and 12-bit.


The GeForce GTX 1060 does not support SLI.


Pictured above are the front and back, showing the disassembled board. High-res versions are also available (front, back).