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NVIDIA to release GTX 1060 SKU with faster GDDR5X Graphics Memory
It is with certainty that we can say that AMD will release a 12nm fabbed version of Polaris, likely called Radeon RX 590. With that knowledge in mind NVIDIA will be releasing a refresh GeForce GTX 1060, this round, however, it'll be fitted with faster GDDR5X graphics memory.
On the US NVIDIA website the new refresh, SKU can be found. By using GDDR5X over GDDR5 NVIDIA is able to create an answer on price and performance towards the new RX 590, at least that is the thesis. The new model will be priced 299 USD.
The current model has 6 GB 8 Gbps GDDR5 memory on a 192-bit bus. The GDDR5X model will likely get 9 or maybe 10 Gbps GDDR5X graphics memory offering an increased up-to 240 GB/s memory bandwidth (coming from 192 GB/s). Time will tell what this does in performance. We expect AMD to get 5 to 10% faster with the 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.
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#5598272 Posted on: 10/19/2018 07:52 PM
There probably won't be an RTX 2060, they've said that there isn't sufficient raytracing performance below the 2070 to warrant building one. And the 1070 won't get another boost past the 1070Ti because the 2070 is only a little faster then a 1080, and they would not want to compete with themselves.
The most likely thing they will do is do a die shrink on the 1070 to save costs, rebrand it as a GTX 2060, and turn the 1060 into the 2050 like they have done in the past.
There probably won't be an RTX 2060, they've said that there isn't sufficient raytracing performance below the 2070 to warrant building one. And the 1070 won't get another boost past the 1070Ti because the 2070 is only a little faster then a 1080, and they would not want to compete with themselves.
The most likely thing they will do is do a die shrink on the 1070 to save costs, rebrand it as a GTX 2060, and turn the 1060 into the 2050 like they have done in the past.
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#5598273 Posted on: 10/19/2018 07:54 PM
GDDR5x has particulars about optimisation that will make these cards pretty poor for compute work initially.
GDDR5x has particulars about optimisation that will make these cards pretty poor for compute work initially.
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#5598275 Posted on: 10/19/2018 07:57 PM
What is this? 5th? 6th differently configured GTX 1060 on HW level?
What is this? 5th? 6th differently configured GTX 1060 on HW level?
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#5598332 Posted on: 10/19/2018 11:19 PM
+1 , thinking the same here :/ , GTX1060 6GB GDDR5, GTX1060 3GB normal edition , GTX1060 3GB gimp castrated edition , GTX1060 10GB GDDRX5 incoming + the different hardware configurations done by third hardware partners
, i believe this will step into GTX1070 and GTX1070Ti territory with high enough clocks and very fast 10GB gddrx5 memory.
What is this? 5th? 6th differently configured GTX 1060 on HW level?
+1 , thinking the same here :/ , GTX1060 6GB GDDR5, GTX1060 3GB normal edition , GTX1060 3GB gimp castrated edition , GTX1060 10GB GDDRX5 incoming + the different hardware configurations done by third hardware partners
, i believe this will step into GTX1070 and GTX1070Ti territory with high enough clocks and very fast 10GB gddrx5 memory.
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#5598358 Posted on: 10/20/2018 01:05 AM
I'd buy one if the price is correct.
I'd buy one if the price is correct.
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#5598362 Posted on: 10/20/2018 01:19 AM
Now we get RX 480 on 12nm and GTX 1060 with GDDR5X.
Now we get RX 480 on 12nm and GTX 1060 with GDDR5X.
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#5598371 Posted on: 10/20/2018 01:59 AM
Wouldn't a used 980ti crush any form of a 1060 for less money?
Wouldn't a used 980ti crush any form of a 1060 for less money?
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#5598372 Posted on: 10/20/2018 02:02 AM
A more appropriate name would be the GTX 1065.
A more appropriate name would be the GTX 1065.
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#5598379 Posted on: 10/20/2018 02:21 AM
We call this the money maker!
We call this the money maker!
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#5598391 Posted on: 10/20/2018 03:45 AM
Are these gt 1060 cards even bandwidth limited to begin with i mean the 1070ti with gddr5 performs almost the same as the 1080 with gddr5x the difference is so small that i'm not even sure the difference is from the missing SM or the slight bandwidth gain.
Are these gt 1060 cards even bandwidth limited to begin with i mean the 1070ti with gddr5 performs almost the same as the 1080 with gddr5x the difference is so small that i'm not even sure the difference is from the missing SM or the slight bandwidth gain.
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#5598405 Posted on: 10/20/2018 05:27 AM
they are bandwidth limited to an extent.
here you can see the msi gaming X+ (9gbps) vs the old msi gaming X (8gbps) (have the same rated core clocks)
https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-gtx-1060-gaming-x-plus-review,24.html
(this assumes the same boost clocks are hit on both cards, which may vary between samples)
65 fps vs 62fps about 5% performance increase, for a 12.5% increase in memory frequency.
if i were to guess, i assume MAX maybe 8-12% (depending on whether it ends up with 10 or 12gbps memory) with over a 8gbps card.
this of course will only be evident with bandwidth bottlenecks, anything shader bound will perform exactly the same.
Are these gt 1060 cards even bandwidth limited to begin with i mean the 1070ti with gddr5 performs almost the same as the 1080 with gddr5x the difference is so small that i'm not even sure the difference is from the missing SM or the slight bandwidth gain.
they are bandwidth limited to an extent.
here you can see the msi gaming X+ (9gbps) vs the old msi gaming X (8gbps) (have the same rated core clocks)
https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-gtx-1060-gaming-x-plus-review,24.html
(this assumes the same boost clocks are hit on both cards, which may vary between samples)
65 fps vs 62fps about 5% performance increase, for a 12.5% increase in memory frequency.
if i were to guess, i assume MAX maybe 8-12% (depending on whether it ends up with 10 or 12gbps memory) with over a 8gbps card.
this of course will only be evident with bandwidth bottlenecks, anything shader bound will perform exactly the same.
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#5598420 Posted on: 10/20/2018 07:07 AM
That's just sad.
I remember the good old days when performance would literally double every year.
Now we have 2 year old hard ware with a few tweaks and a new sticker totalling to about 10 percent in performance increase.
It truly is a sad state.
Shames me to say this being in the IT industry for more than a decade
That's just sad.
I remember the good old days when performance would literally double every year.
Now we have 2 year old hard ware with a few tweaks and a new sticker totalling to about 10 percent in performance increase.
It truly is a sad state.
Shames me to say this being in the IT industry for more than a decade
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#5598451 Posted on: 10/20/2018 10:06 AM
That's just sad.
I remember the good old days when performance would literally double every year.
Now we have 2 year old hard ware with a few tweaks and a new sticker totalling to about 10 percent in performance increase.
It truly is a sad state.
Shames me to say this being in the IT industry for more than a decade
Sadly have to agree, but due to a lack of competition and i assume Nvidia just has way too many chips sitting around they're making all these extra variations of cards to try and get rid of them.
Doesn't help with the 1060 cards being rather confusing to deal with to the ill-informed, Guess this is kind of what a future without AMD would look like, Nvidia doing what they want because they could.
Though i don't get it from a business standpoint, the cards obviously just aren't selling well because everyone either has these cards or waiting for the next step up not a side upgrade
That's just sad.
I remember the good old days when performance would literally double every year.
Now we have 2 year old hard ware with a few tweaks and a new sticker totalling to about 10 percent in performance increase.
It truly is a sad state.
Shames me to say this being in the IT industry for more than a decade
Sadly have to agree, but due to a lack of competition and i assume Nvidia just has way too many chips sitting around they're making all these extra variations of cards to try and get rid of them.
Doesn't help with the 1060 cards being rather confusing to deal with to the ill-informed, Guess this is kind of what a future without AMD would look like, Nvidia doing what they want because they could.
Though i don't get it from a business standpoint, the cards obviously just aren't selling well because everyone either has these cards or waiting for the next step up not a side upgrade
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#5598466 Posted on: 10/20/2018 11:31 AM
You forgot the GTX 1060 5GB version for the China Market with 160bit bus
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/MAXSUN-GTX1060-Terminator-5G-video-card-5G-160bit-GDDR5-8008MHz-1506-1708MHz-1280units-PCI-Express-3/32859186534.html
+1 , thinking the same here :/ , GTX1060 6GB GDDR5, GTX1060 3GB normal edition , GTX1060 3GB gimp castrated edition , GTX1060 10GB GDDRX5 incoming + the different hardware configurations done by third hardware partners , i believe this will step into GTX1070 and GTX1070Ti territory with high enough clocks and very fast 10GB gddrx5 memory.
, i believe this will step into GTX1070 and GTX1070Ti territory with high enough clocks and very fast 10GB gddrx5 memory.You forgot the GTX 1060 5GB version for the China Market with 160bit bus
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/MAXSUN-GTX1060-Terminator-5G-video-card-5G-160bit-GDDR5-8008MHz-1506-1708MHz-1280units-PCI-Express-3/32859186534.html
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Will this not be bumping into the 1070???
How about the 2060?? I would rather see that.
Thanks HH.