Why choose the GTX 1060?

6GB GDDR5. Entry-level Pascal GPU at minimal cost.

When is the GTX 1060 not a good fit?

No Tensor Cores and only 6GB VRAM. Only viable for legacy CUDA applications or lightweight cloud desktop use.

Are GTX 1060 prices going up or down?

The median on-demand price across providers has risen about 66% since August 2025, from $0.04 to $0.07/hr per GPU. This reflects the market-wide median, which moves both when providers change prices and when lower or higher priced offerings enter the market.

What size AI models can the GTX 1060 run?

With 6GB of VRAM, the GTX 1060 is mainly limited to small quantized models and lightweight GPU workloads.

How much VRAM does the GTX 1060 have?

The GTX 1060 has 6GB of VRAM. Multi-GPU setups increase total memory, but that memory is not automatically pooled across GPUs.

What is the GTX 1060's memory bandwidth?

The GTX 1060 has 192 GB/s of memory bandwidth. Higher bandwidth helps with faster data transfer between GPU memory and compute cores.

What data types does the GTX 1060 support?

The GTX 1060 supports 2 precision formats. Training: FP16, FP32.

Does the GTX 1060 support NVLink?

No. The GTX 1060 is a PCIe-only GPU with no NVLink, so it is better suited to single-GPU inference and smaller-scale workloads than large distributed training jobs.

How much does the GTX 1060 cost per hour?

GTX 1060 pricing currently ranges from $0.02/hr to $0.09/hr per GPU, depending on the provider, instance type, and billing model.

How much does the GTX 1060 cost per month?

At 720 hours per month, one GTX 1060 can cost between $11.16 to $63.43 per month, depending on the provider. Reserved and spot pricing can lower that further.

Which cloud providers offer the GTX 1060?

The GTX 1060 is available from 2 cloud providers: Salad, Vast.ai.

Can I rent the GTX 1060 in the cloud?

Yes. We currently track 7 GTX 1060 listings across 2 cloud providers: Billing type Listings Avg $/GPU/hr On-demand 4 $0.06/hr Reserved 1 $0.02/hr Spot 2 $0.05/hr

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Key Specifications

Architecture

Pascal

Memory

6GB GDDR5

Memory Bandwidth

192 GB/s

Release date

Q3 2016

GTX 1060 Pricing and Availability

For smaller projects, the GTX 1060 is available around $0.02/hr per GPU (on-demand). This tier offers a 82% discount compared to the higher end of the market ($0.09/hr).

2 providers

How this list works

The two views

By provider shows one card per company, placed where its best offer ranked. By configuration lists every offer.

Order

What you can rent comes first: in stock, then waitlist, then not reported, then out of stock. Priced offers rank ahead of quote-only, and on-demand ahead of other billing types.

Within a group, five factors set the order, largest first:

Location: datacenter proximity, blended with provider HQ.
Price: hourly price, per GPU and in total.
Billing type: reserved ahead of spot, spot ahead of quote-only.
Specs: more VRAM, vCPUs and RAM.
Provider diversity: in By configuration, a provider's repeat rows rank slightly lower, so one company can't take all the top spots.

Search

We match the provider, GPU model, form factor, billing type, availability and instance name. Matching is partial and case-insensitive. Everyday words work too, so "interruptible" finds spot and "sold out" finds out of stock.

Transparency and funding

Ads and sponsors: Paid placements sit at the top of the list and are always labeled as sponsored content. Sponsorship never influences the organic ranking itself.
Affiliates: Affiliate links are marked. We may earn a commission if you click them, but commissions never affect the order.
Prices: Shown in USD, converted at daily reference rates where a provider publishes in another currency. A month means 720 hours. How we estimate costs.

Vast.ai Our sponsor

USA 6 configs 1x-2x

On-Demand from $0.0155 Reserved from $0.0155 Spot from $0.0311

From $0.0155 / GPU / hr On-Demand Visit website


1x GTX 1060	6GB	8	8GB	On-Demand	$0.0155	$0.0155	In stock
1x GTX 1060	6GB	8	8GB	Reserved (6mo)	$0.0155	$0.0155	In stock
1x GTX 1060	6GB	4	8GB	Spot	$0.0311	$0.0311	In stock
1x GTX 1060	3GB	16	31GB	Spot	$0.07	$0.07	In stock
1x GTX 1060	3GB	16	31GB	On-Demand	$0.09	$0.09	In stock
2x GTX 1060	6GB	32	63GB	On-Demand	$0.09	$0.18	In stock

Salad

USA 1 config 1x

On-Demand from $0.0440

From $0.0440 / GPU / hr On-Demand Visit website


1x GTX 1060	6GB	4	8GB	On-Demand	$0.0440	$0.0440	Not reported

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why choose the GTX 1060?: 6GB GDDR5. Entry-level Pascal GPU at minimal cost.
When is the GTX 1060 not a good fit?: No Tensor Cores and only 6GB VRAM. Only viable for legacy CUDA applications or lightweight cloud desktop use.
Are GTX 1060 prices going up or down?: The median on-demand price across providers has risen about 66% since August 2025, from $0.04 to $0.07/hr per GPU. This reflects the market-wide median, which moves both when providers change prices and when lower or higher priced offerings enter the market.
What size AI models can the GTX 1060 run?: With 6GB of VRAM, the GTX 1060 is mainly limited to small quantized models and lightweight GPU workloads.
How much VRAM does the GTX 1060 have?: The GTX 1060 has 6GB of VRAM. Multi-GPU setups increase total memory, but that memory is not automatically pooled across GPUs.
What is the GTX 1060's memory bandwidth?: The GTX 1060 has 192 GB/s of memory bandwidth. Higher bandwidth helps with faster data transfer between GPU memory and compute cores.
What data types does the GTX 1060 support?: The GTX 1060 supports 2 precision formats. Training: FP16, FP32.
Does the GTX 1060 support NVLink?: No. The GTX 1060 is a PCIe-only GPU with no NVLink, so it is better suited to single-GPU inference and smaller-scale workloads than large distributed training jobs.
How much does the GTX 1060 cost per hour?: GTX 1060 pricing currently ranges from $0.02/hr to $0.09/hr per GPU, depending on the provider, instance type, and billing model.
How much does the GTX 1060 cost per month?: At 720 hours per month, one GTX 1060 can cost between $11.16 to $63.43 per month, depending on the provider. Reserved and spot pricing can lower that further.
Which cloud providers offer the GTX 1060?: The GTX 1060 is available from 2 cloud providers: Salad, Vast.ai.
Can I rent the GTX 1060 in the cloud?: Yes. We currently track 7 GTX 1060 listings across 2 cloud providers:

Billing type Listings Avg $/GPU/hr

On-demand 4 $0.06/hr

Reserved 1 $0.02/hr

Spot 2 $0.05/hr