The GTX 1060 OC video card from KFA2 features a very solid build, while the cooling system succeeds to keep the GPU at low temperatures on high loads. In DirectX11, the card does trade punches with the RX480 and wins most of the time! Surprisingly, in DirectX12 the RX480 from AMD gains a small advantage but considering the low number of DX12 titles nowadays, we think currently this card is a better buy.

As the GTX 1070 variants we have tested so far, the GTX 1060 is also marketed as a VR Ready product, so let’s test it out with the SteamVR Benchmark utility:

The card has obtained a rating of 7.3, which integrates in the VR Ready segment of the benchmark; the RX480 is close, but has a lower score of 7.1.

Most of us will agree that the OC variant of the card does come with only a mild overclock from the factory; with the supplied overclocking utility, we have succeeded to increase the GPU clock to 1744MHz, while the memory clock was raised to 2115MHz. After this tweak, we have got a healthy score increase in 3DMark Fire Strike benchmark:

Unlike the GTX 1070 models, this card model does not feature the fan-stop feature, so the fans will continue to rotate in 2D too; this is not necessary a bad thing because the fans are silent and the card will have low temperatures even when simply browsing the web.

KFA2 surprises us once again with the pricing of the reviewed model; the 6GB version of the GTX 1060 OC is available for just about 259 Euros -> this makes it clearly the cheapest dual-fan custom cooled card on the market, which is also pre-overclocked from the factory.

While these cards are branded in Europe as KFA2, the USA customers will be able to purchase the same hardware under the GALAX brand:

GALAX at US online store:

http://galaxstore.net/GALAX-GeForce-GTX-1060-OC-6GB_p_108.html

KFA2 in Germany:

http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/6144MB-KFA2-GeForce-GTX-1060-OC-Aktiv-PCIe-3-0-x16--Retail-_1117353.html

KFA2 in France:

http://www.rueducommerce.fr/Composants/Carte-Graphique/Carte-Graphique-NVIDIA/KFA2/4963862-GeForce-GTX-1060-OC-6Go-DDR5-192bit-DP-1-4-HDMI-2-0b-Dual-Link-DVI.htm

If you live in UK, the cards can be purchased from Overclockers UK:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/brands/kfa2

KFA2 GeForce GTX 1060 OC 6GB Video Card is Recommended for:

We would like to thank again to KFA2 for making this review possible!