ASUS unveils new GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Phoenix graphics card

ASUS intros their new GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Phoenix, rocking a single fan and single 6-pin PCIe power connector.

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Published Feb 15, 2018 10:28 PM CST
Updated Nov 3, 2020 12:52 PM CST

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ASUS has just unveiled their latest in their line of Phoenix branded graphics card with the new GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Phoenix, coming in with a compact design.

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The new ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Phoenix is short, at just 18.3 inches long on a custom-made PCB. ASUS cools the new card with a simple aluminum heat sink, spiral-looking fans, and an 80mm cooler.

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ASUS ships the GTX 1060 6GB Phoenix with NVIDIA's reference clocks, so we have 1506/1708MHz for base/boost GPU clocks, respectively. There's 6GB of GDDR5 memory on-board at its stock 8Gbps frequency.

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The card is powered by a single 6-pin PCIe power connector making it a super power efficient graphics card, perfect in the eyes of cryptocurrency miners. As for the price, it's constantly changing due to the price of graphics cards right now due to crypto miners buying them all out.

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Anthony Garreffa

Anthony joined the TweakTown team in 2010 and has since reviewed 100s of graphics cards. Anthony is a long time PC enthusiast with a passion of hate for games built around consoles. FPS gaming since the pre-Quake days, where you were insulted if you used a mouse to aim, he has been addicted to gaming and hardware ever since. Working in IT retail for 10 years gave him great experience with custom-built PCs. His addiction to GPU tech is unwavering and has recently taken a keen interest in artificial intelligence (AI) hardware.