When comparing Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 6G vs ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP Edition, the Slant community recommends Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 6G for most people. In the question“What are the best GTX 1060 cards?” Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 6G is ranked 1st while ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP Edition is ranked 4th. The most important reason people chose Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 6G is:
At roughly 28cm in length, it has a pretty compact body and can fit without any trouble in any decent chassis.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Can easily fit in any chassis
At roughly 28cm in length, it has a pretty compact body and can fit without any trouble in any decent chassis.
Pro LED lighting controllable by software
Like its more powerful siblings, the GTX 1060 G1 Gaming also has LED lights which can be controlled and animated with the Xtreme engine software utility.
Pro Good for compact builds
The GTX 1060 AMP Edition is smaller than other GTX 1060 cards on the market, making it a perfect choice for compact builds with little space inside the chassis.
Pro Fair performance
While remaining relatively compact, this GTX 1060 card offers solid performance reaching the score of 11365 in the Firestrike.
Cons
Con Needs proper ventilation inside the chassis to keep relatively cool temperatures
Even though the fans that the GTX 1060 G1 Gaming uses are excellent, the lack of proper ventilation holes in the backplate make it very easy to trap heat inside the card. To compensate for that you need to make sure that there's proper ventilation inside the chassis.
Con Can easily trap heat
The GTX 1060 G1 Gaming has a metal back-plate which covers the back of the card. However, it does not have any ventilation gaps or holes. This can easily create issues with heat being trapped inside the card.
Con Relatively hot
Under heavy load, the GTX 1060 AMP Edition reaches a temperature of 78 degrees C, just 2 degrees shy of the maximum set by the reference.