KFA2 GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X Review 56

KFA2 GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5X Review

Temperatures & Clock Profiles »

Overclocking

Overclocking results listed in this section are achieved with the default fan, power, and voltage settings as defined in the VGA BIOS. We choose this approach as it is the most realistic scenario for most users.

Every sample overclocks differently, which is why our results here can only serve as a guideline for what you can expect from your card.

GPU-Z Screenshot for Overclocked Graphics Card


This is where things get interesting. Since the GTX 1060 GDDR5X uses D9VRL Micron chips that are clocked at only 1000 MHz, we're having high hopes for memory overclocking, especially considering these exact chips are rated for 1375 MHz by Micron.

With manual overclocking, maximum overclock of our sample is 1440 MHz on the memory (44% overclock!) and +175 MHz to the GPU's base clock, which increases maximum Boost from 1924 MHz to 2050 MHz (7% overclock).

Really impressive memory overclocking, and no special tweaks are needed. Just dial up the clocks like on any other card until you see artifacts appear. GPU overclocking is lower than on other GP104 GPUs, which suggests some binning.

Maximum Overclock Comparison
Max. GPU ClockMax. Memory Clock
ASUS GTX 1060 STRIX OC2188 MHz9680 Mbps
Gigabyte GTX 1060 XtremeGaming2164 MHz9600 Mbps
KFA2 GTX 1060 GDDR5X OC2050 MHz11520 Mbps
MSI GTX 1060 Armor2164 MHz9800 Mbps
MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X 3 GB2152 MHz9660 Mbps
MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X2139 MHz9740 Mbps
MSI GTX 1060 OC2114 MHz9480 Mbps
NVIDIA GTX 1060 FE2101 MHz9520 Mbps
Palit GTX 1060 Super JetStream2114 MHz9380 Mbps
ZOTAC GTX 1060 Mini2177 MHz9080 Mbps
Important: Each GPU (including each GPU of the same make and model) will overclock slightly
differently based on random production variances. This table just serves to provide a list of typical
overclocks for similar cards as determined during TPU review.


Overclocked Performance

Using these clock frequencies, we ran a quick test of Unigine Heaven to evaluate the gains from overclocking.

Overclocked Performance Unigine Heaven

Actual 3D performance gained from overclocking is 14.7%.
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