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Gigabyte Launches GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming D5X 6G (w/ GDDR5X)
A week or so ago we noted that NVIDIA would be releasing a GeForce GTX 1060 based on faster GDDR5X memory. Gigabyte is the first to out a graphics card based on the new spec, it's called the GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming D5X 6G
On the US NVIDIA website the new refresh SKU could already be found. By using GDDR5X over GDDR5 NVIDIA is able to create an answer on price and performance towards the pending RX 590, at least that is the thesis. The new model would be priced in the 299 USD bracket. Gigabyte is the first to introduce this model. Normally you'd look at 6 GB 8 Gbps GDDR5 memory on a 192-bit bus. Precise specs, however, are missing, the GDDR5X is listed at 192 GB/s which we hope is a mistake, as that is the same as it was before :) The shader proc count is the standard 1280 units:
Features
- Powered by GeForce GTX 1060
- Integrated with 6GB GDDR5X 192bit memory
- WINDFORCE 3X with Blade Fan Design & 3D Active Fan
- 16.7M Customizable Color RGB Lighting
Core Clock
- Boost: TBD MHz/ Base: TBD MHz in OC Mode
- Boost: TBD MHz/ Base: TBD MHz in Gaming Mode
Time will tell what this does in performance. We expect AMD to get 5 to 10% faster with their new 12nm models, perhaps the GDDR5X memory on the GTX 1060 can offer a similar increase. With this new refresh SKU one thing becomes clear as well, a GeForce GTX 2060 is not going be released anytime soon. Thanks, SH SOTN for the news submitted.
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Review: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS Master - 10/22/2018 08:22 AM
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Gigabyte makes a booboo, mentioned RTX 2070 Ti - 10/17/2018 09:05 AM
Alright, I'll call this is an honest mistake as it simply just is too early for this anyway. Gigabyte posted a Halloween banner with a promotion yesterday, it mentions the RTX 2070 and the RTX 2070 ...
Gigabyte XCC Ready Motherboard Opens New Opportunities For Multi-Core Processors - 10/15/2018 08:35 AM
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#5600709 Posted on: 10/27/2018 03:59 PM
It's 2016 again.
It's 2016 again.
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#5600716 Posted on: 10/27/2018 04:12 PM
1440p medium settings ready, no reason for low settings anymore
1440p medium settings ready, no reason for low settings anymore
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#5600720 Posted on: 10/27/2018 04:27 PM
It's not a horrible idea. At least it's not the same 1060 we get from every other partner. This should actually have some performance difference. Considering there is still no mid level RTX(and if there was, that cost though), or anything from AMD aside from the rumored Polaris refresh, people still want products like this. It's not gonna do 1440p 120hz, but it's not made to do so. 1080p gaming just fine.
People seem to think if it's not RTX or one of the thousand 1080 series then it's unnecessary. Fact is, this price performance point is the most popular.
It's not a horrible idea. At least it's not the same 1060 we get from every other partner. This should actually have some performance difference. Considering there is still no mid level RTX(and if there was, that cost though), or anything from AMD aside from the rumored Polaris refresh, people still want products like this. It's not gonna do 1440p 120hz, but it's not made to do so. 1080p gaming just fine.
People seem to think if it's not RTX or one of the thousand 1080 series then it's unnecessary. Fact is, this price performance point is the most popular.
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#5600721 Posted on: 10/27/2018 04:28 PM
With this new refresh SKU one thing becomes clear as well, a GeForce GTX 2060 is not going be released anytime soon.
It would be interesting to know what 2060 would be like, though. If we assume 1070(Ti) and 1080 are phasing out, there's a huge price & power gap between 1060 5X and 2070.
With this new refresh SKU one thing becomes clear as well, a GeForce GTX 2060 is not going be released anytime soon.
It would be interesting to know what 2060 would be like, though. If we assume 1070(Ti) and 1080 are phasing out, there's a huge price & power gap between 1060 5X and 2070.
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#5600738 Posted on: 10/27/2018 05:23 PM
Wait 300$ msrp (probably around 350$ retail) for a refresh of a past generation entry level gpu?
The GPU market needs some competition.
Wait 300$ msrp (probably around 350$ retail) for a refresh of a past generation entry level gpu?
The GPU market needs some competition.
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#5600760 Posted on: 10/27/2018 06:39 PM
SLI fingers! Finally, "Cheap" SLI!
SLI fingers! Finally, "Cheap" SLI!
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#5600764 Posted on: 10/27/2018 06:54 PM
It's not a horrible idea. At least it's not the same 1060 we get from every other partner. This should actually have some performance difference. Considering there is still no mid level RTX(and if there was, that cost though), or anything from AMD aside from the rumored Polaris refresh, people still want products like this. It's not gonna do 1440p 120hz, but it's not made to do so. 1080p gaming just fine.
People seem to think if it's not RTX or one of the thousand 1080 series then it's unnecessary. Fact is, this price performance point is the most popular.
Yup!
It's not a horrible idea. At least it's not the same 1060 we get from every other partner. This should actually have some performance difference. Considering there is still no mid level RTX(and if there was, that cost though), or anything from AMD aside from the rumored Polaris refresh, people still want products like this. It's not gonna do 1440p 120hz, but it's not made to do so. 1080p gaming just fine.
People seem to think if it's not RTX or one of the thousand 1080 series then it's unnecessary. Fact is, this price performance point is the most popular.
Yup!
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#5600765 Posted on: 10/27/2018 06:59 PM
Main speed improvement is probably this one:
16.7M Customizable Color RGB Lighting
Set it to green for better performance.
Main speed improvement is probably this one:
16.7M Customizable Color RGB Lighting
Set it to green for better performance.
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#5600775 Posted on: 10/27/2018 07:19 PM
but but, doesnt gddr5x have lower cuda performance/openCL????
isnt that a downgrade?
http://monitorinsider.com/GDDR5X.html
but but, doesnt gddr5x have lower cuda performance/openCL????
isnt that a downgrade?
This suggests that at least some parts of the GPU memory system is designed for a 32 byte prefetch. The 64 byte prefetch may result in overfetch when filling up the L2 cache with data. This would reduce the cache hit ratio and reduce effectiveness of the memory bandwidth increase of GDDR5X.
http://monitorinsider.com/GDDR5X.html
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#5600778 Posted on: 10/27/2018 07:26 PM
"Precise specs, however, are missing, the GDDR5X is listed at 192 GB/s which we hope is a mistake, as that is the same as it was before
"
OK, what is the likelihood that, on the manufacturer's official website,
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/10series/geforce-gtx-1060/
...the one, single specification that would differentiate this GTX 1060 from the rest of the brood would be inaccurately reported?
Now, I am taking note of the catch-all "GDDR5/X" description, but, I wouldn't be in the least surprised if Nvidia would, in essence, be saying, "Here, have some of that magic GDDR5X!", and leave it clocked at 8GHz if only not to upset their already overly-granular product stack.
"Precise specs, however, are missing, the GDDR5X is listed at 192 GB/s which we hope is a mistake, as that is the same as it was before
"OK, what is the likelihood that, on the manufacturer's official website,
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/10series/geforce-gtx-1060/
...the one, single specification that would differentiate this GTX 1060 from the rest of the brood would be inaccurately reported?
Now, I am taking note of the catch-all "GDDR5/X" description, but, I wouldn't be in the least surprised if Nvidia would, in essence, be saying, "Here, have some of that magic GDDR5X!", and leave it clocked at 8GHz if only not to upset their already overly-granular product stack.
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#5600788 Posted on: 10/27/2018 07:52 PM
Is it me or up-to GTX1070 levels- the AMD is better choice thanks to cheap free-sync monitors?
So the "RX 590" should be better then those 1060 GDDR5X?
Is it me or up-to GTX1070 levels- the AMD is better choice thanks to cheap free-sync monitors?
So the "RX 590" should be better then those 1060 GDDR5X?
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#5600798 Posted on: 10/27/2018 09:04 PM
Hahahaha, 300$. And some fanboys said they want to clear stocks with the ridiculously high RTX prices.
No. The GTX 1060 does not support SLI (anyway, it has an average performance increase of ~50% which is pathetic - same for CF)
Hahahaha, 300$. And some fanboys said they want to clear stocks with the ridiculously high RTX prices.
SLI fingers! Finally, "Cheap" SLI!
No. The GTX 1060 does not support SLI (anyway, it has an average performance increase of ~50% which is pathetic - same for CF)
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#5600840 Posted on: 10/28/2018 01:56 AM
It's not a horrible idea. At least it's not the same 1060 we get from every other partner. This should actually have some performance difference. Considering there is still no mid level RTX(and if there was, that cost though), or anything from AMD aside from the rumored Polaris refresh, people still want products like this. It's not gonna do 1440p 120hz, but it's not made to do so. 1080p gaming just fine.
People seem to think if it's not RTX or one of the thousand 1080 series then it's unnecessary. Fact is, this price performance point is the most popular.
Not most popular, most affordable/most purchased (for people wanting higher performance). 1080ti is the most popular 10 series card but most can't justify the cost. Think Nissan Maxima / Nissan GTR.
It's not a horrible idea. At least it's not the same 1060 we get from every other partner. This should actually have some performance difference. Considering there is still no mid level RTX(and if there was, that cost though), or anything from AMD aside from the rumored Polaris refresh, people still want products like this. It's not gonna do 1440p 120hz, but it's not made to do so. 1080p gaming just fine.
People seem to think if it's not RTX or one of the thousand 1080 series then it's unnecessary. Fact is, this price performance point is the most popular.
Not most popular, most affordable/most purchased (for people wanting higher performance). 1080ti is the most popular 10 series card but most can't justify the cost. Think Nissan Maxima / Nissan GTR.
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#5600871 Posted on: 10/28/2018 04:34 AM
Popularity=Sales numbers. 1080ti is the most powerful of the Pascal card, Steam charts alone show what is the most used/popular card.
https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey
1080 and 1080ti are low on the list.
Not most popular, most affordable/most purchased (for people wanting higher performance). 1080ti is the most popular 10 series card but most can't justify the cost. Think Nissan Maxima / Nissan GTR.
Popularity=Sales numbers. 1080ti is the most powerful of the Pascal card, Steam charts alone show what is the most used/popular card.
https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey
1080 and 1080ti are low on the list.
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I'm glad they released this, there wasn't quite enough combinations of 1050-1060's. Another 5 or 6 and we shall be sorted.