Gigabyte releases Aorus GeForce GTX 1060 with WindForce 3X Cooler

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 09/14/2017 09:16 AM | source: | 3 comment(s)

Gigabyte is revamping one of the product series in their Aorus line with a nice WindForce 3X GeForce cooler. The revision 2 product would be a GeForce GTX 1060.

As you can see it now has been added to the Aorus series and comes with that premium feel. The big cooler certainly will be sufficient for a GTX 1060. The backside reveals a nice back-plate with the copper slab on the rear GPU side of the PCB as well.

GPU: GeForce GTX 1060
CUDA number: 1,280 groups
Core base clock: 1,607MHz / 1,632MHz
Core Boost clock: 1,835MHz / 1,860MHz
Memory clock: 8,008MHz
Video memory: GDDR5 6GB
Memory bus width: 192bit
Output Interface: DualLink DVI-D × 1, DisplayPort1.4 × 3, HDMI2.0b × 1
VGA cooler: WINDFORCE 3X
Bus Interface: PCI-Express3.0 (x16)
Auxiliary power supply: 8pin × 1
Dimensions: 38 × 280 × 111mm

The Base clock for the product is 1,607MHz with a boost to 1,835MHz. The memory is kept reference at 8,008MHz on that 192-bit wide bus. Display outputs wise you'll see DVI-D, and two of each HDMI 2.0b and DisplayPort. The card feeds of an 8-pin power connector. That is a whole lotta card for a 1060 alright.

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jazh23
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#5471952 Posted on: 09/14/2017 01:39 PM

This video card Rev.2.0, is being sold on Amazon and Newegg a couple of months ago for $289.99, now it cost $329.99, for me it's one of the best GTX 1060 out there.
https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N1060AORUS-6GD-rev-20#kf

Rev. 1.0, comes with Samsung memories at 9Gbps.
https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N1060AORUS-6GD-rev-20#kf

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#5472031 Posted on: 09/14/2017 04:26 PM

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#5472057 Posted on: 09/14/2017 05:13 PM

It's
https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N1060AORUS-6GD-rev-20#kf
https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N1060AORUS-6GD-rev-10#kf

Though the only change to the specs officially or well the listings between the above models is that version 1.0 came with the GDDR5X high-speed 9 GB/s version and 2.0 appears to have reverted to GDDR5 standard speed for the 1060 again for whatever reason.

A PCB comparison would be needed to tell if there's other differences which I thought was less of a thing these days but it seems it's still around doing things such as stripping down things and re-releasing the product again.

EDIT: Or perhaps I'm just misunderstanding.
(Still it is the same product so if the consumer isn't aware of the differing revisions and product number between the two that could be problematic.)

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