AIDA64 Adds Support for NVIDIA TU116 GPU (GeForce GTX 1660)

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/06/2019 12:27 PM | source: | 28 comment(s)

It's clear that NVIDIA is preparing to release a non-RTX enabled GeForce GTX 1660 / 1660 Ti soon. Next tp the plethora of rumors and leaked info, AIDA just started adding support for a GPU called TU116.

It is suggested there will be two video cards based on the chip, namely the GTX 1660 and the 1660 Ti. The Ti variant will very likely get GDDR6 graphics memory, the non-Ti would get GDDR5 graphics memory as well as a 6GB and 3GB configuration. The 1660 series would not have raytracing cores. It remains unknown if tensor cores are present. We expect the cards to occupy the 200 to 300 USD price domain. AIDA release notes now show the following.

Nvidia GeForce
	GTX 1060	GTX 1660	GTX 1660 Ti	RTX 2060
GPU	GP106	12nm FF TU116	12nm FF TU116	12nm FF TU106
Shader cores	1280	1280	1536	1920
Memory	6 GB / 3GB GDDR5	6GB / 3GB GDDR5	6GB GDDR6	6GB GDDR6
Memory bus	192-bit	192-bit	192-bit	192-bit

Above the expected configuration of the pending cards, the specs however remain speculation until announced. Thanks Thel Vadam for this spot.

Update: meanwhile at some etailers videocardz spotted, some of the listings for 1660 Ti cards also have surfaced.

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HardwareCaps
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#5636226 Posted on: 02/06/2019 05:42 PM

The geek side of me is really interested in seeing the review of the GTX 1160. With nearly identical specs to the 1060, it will be great for comparing the performance of the two architectures.

Just look at the 1070 vs 2060. same CUDA count, similar clocks

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#5636271 Posted on: 02/06/2019 07:21 PM

Just look at the 1070 vs 2060. same CUDA count, similar clocks

That's true. The 1160 will supposedly use GDDR5, though, so it should be an even better comparison.

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#5636296 Posted on: 02/06/2019 07:59 PM

That's true. The 1160 will supposedly use GDDR5, though, so it should be an even better comparison.

It's true that it would be the best comparison but since the 1070 has 256 bit bus, the effective bandwidth difference isn't as massive as you would think.
performance jump seems to be engine sensitive but nothing huge, the cards are underwhelming considering we got roughly the same perf/dollar in 2016.

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#5636338 Posted on: 02/06/2019 10:08 PM

If 1660 exists, what will the next generation be called? 1760?`
I would really like an explanation to the naming decision.

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#5636351 Posted on: 02/06/2019 10:30 PM

If 1660 exists, what will the next generation be called? 1760?`
I would really like an explanation to the naming decision.
Absinthe.

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