No SLI for GeForce GTX 1060 ?

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 07/04/2016 12:48 PM | source: | 82 comment(s)

News on the web spreading like wildfire is that the upcoming GeForce GTX 1060 could possibly not be SLI compatible. Judging from leaked photos it seems clear that the card does not have SLI connectors.

Obviously it could be possible that the card doesn't need any SLI bridge and moves its data over PCI-Express much like AMD does these days. But yeah, that would be a totally different direction for Nvidia as they always have required the SLI bridger hence I do not find that plausible (over PCI-e). The photos that surfaced certainly indicate the lack of SLI connectors.

Also interesting to see is a small PCBs, that's nearly Mini ITX format. The card seems to be powered by a 6-pin power connector which kind of confirms the rumored 120 Watt TDP. Anyhow, have a peek at the photos that leaked from purepc.pl Obviously this the SLI news remains unconfirmed.

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Undying
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#5300559 Posted on: 07/04/2016 12:51 PM

Why would 1060 differ from 1070/1080? If the others need an SLI bridge GP106 will need it too.

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#5300560 Posted on: 07/04/2016 12:55 PM

Maybe it's gonna be cheap and efficient so Nvidia doesnt want 2 cheap cards surpass the more expensive 1080 by any means necessary.

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#5300566 Posted on: 07/04/2016 01:04 PM

Who knows? Maybe Nvidia doesn't need/want to promote the 1060 in SLI as a single AMD high end GPU "killer".

Nvidia PR clearly identified the 1060 competition in the leaked slide: "Much faster than a RX 480".

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#5300567 Posted on: 07/04/2016 01:06 PM

Nvidia is being worse with those slides than AMD, lol. Seems like this 192bit/3GB card is a BEAST!

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#5300568 Posted on: 07/04/2016 01:07 PM

Hilbert, fight with this plague, it is "photos", not "photo's". I'm not english native speaker but mistakes on such basic things irritate me as f...

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#5300572 Posted on: 07/04/2016 01:16 PM

Nvidia is being worse with those slides than AMD, lol. Seems like this 192bit/3GB card is a BEAST!

True.The bars are HUGE. LOL

But...I can't say which PR BS slides is the clear winner: "AMD 51%...151%" VS "Nvidia impossible X Axis distortion".

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#5300576 Posted on: 07/04/2016 01:24 PM

Why would 1060 differ from 1070/1080? If the others need an SLI bridge GP106 will need it too.

Maybe it's gonna be cheap and efficient so Nvidia doesnt want 2 cheap cards surpass the more expensive 1080 by any means necessary.

Probably this if true, Nvidia forcing people to buy slightly more expensive cards so they get the performance. Making more money, coincidentally

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#5300583 Posted on: 07/04/2016 01:32 PM

Willing to bet gp106 will be significantly smaller than Polaris 10. Remember glofo is around 10% smaller than tsmc; so 314mm gp104 is around 280mm in glofo terms. I believe nvidia will have higher margins on their midrange

Uhm yeah I can imagine, not that familiar with the differences between GloFo and TSMC. But does that have to do something with SLI compatability?

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#5300584 Posted on: 07/04/2016 01:33 PM

@sammarbella those graphs are criminal.

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#5300587 Posted on: 07/04/2016 01:36 PM

@sammarbella those graphs are criminal.

Not mine, the leaked slide is from "that forbidden site in here...".

I know you can decipher which is.

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#5300590 Posted on: 07/04/2016 01:39 PM

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#5300592 Posted on: 07/04/2016 01:50 PM

If this is true, then im done with Nvidia.

They're taking the mickey now. If true then this is beyond appalling. They charge an arm and a leg for their cards and now they're turning a feature thats been the norm for over a decade into a premium model only feature.

Every time a person asks "Should I go 960 SLI or a single 970" the answer is "Single more powerful GPU every time". So I see no reason for the 1060 to support SLI, none at all. You want more performance, 1070 will be the better choice since 2x1060 will most likely be more expensive than a single 1070 (or roughly the same price) and will work better only in less than 10% of the titles. So if removing the SLI support from 1060 will reduce the price even by 1$, I'm happy.

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#5300596 Posted on: 07/04/2016 01:59 PM

But what about the price?
Asus Gtx 1060 8GB (?)=472-499 Euro? :O
Hard to believe.I know Nvidia=Apple=Intel=Premium price,but what the heck!

videocardz(.)com/61826/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-rumors-part-2

Maybe 3GB dont suport SLI.IF 6GB version will not support SLI then will be big mistake.

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#5300600 Posted on: 07/04/2016 02:06 PM

2 positive things are gonna happen finally for our sake and overall wellness:

i) cheaper 1060 (3/6) because the less circuits needed for Mgpu support.
ii) finally you should realise that the correct way to go with is buying the best GPU you can afford and if it's not powerful enough then you go for SLI/CF.

there is no point after all, if vega (small or huge) / (big or bigger) pascal are not enough that kind of gpu's tier you should amplify their power through Mgpu.

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#5300603 Posted on: 07/04/2016 02:09 PM

Every time a person asks "Should I go 960 SLI or a single 970" the answer is "Single more powerful GPU every time". So I see no reason for the 1060 to support SLI, none at all. You want more performance, 1070 will be the better choice since 2x1060 will most likely be more expensive than a single 1070 (or roughly the same price) and will work better only in less than 10% of the titles. So if removing the SLI support from 1060 will reduce the price even by 1$, I'm happy.

Indeed 2 midrange cards have always been garbage compared to 1 high-end.

But 2x 1060 should proly be compared to 1080.
Because SLI-ed would be close to GTX 1080 in performance, while slightly undercutting its price.

GTX 1060 6GB:

MSRP: $259-279
Performance: ~ GTX 980
TDP: 100-120W

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