NVIDIA just announced its Pascal based graphics card, the GeForce GTX 1060.
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A lot of fans were surprised about the existence of the AMD RX 490, since a listing of this graphics card has been spotted online. A separate rumor also seems to confirm the existence of the 3GB model, but indicates that it will be known as the GTX 1050. If you care about maximum power efficiency and minimal noise, the GTX 1060 is a clear victor over the RX 480. Check out the specs of mobile GTX 1070 above.
The mobile version of GTX 1060 will keep all of CUDA cores featured in desktop version (1280 cores) but will have slightly lower clock speeds ( default clock is 1405 MHz and Boost clock is 1671 MHz). We have the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming and GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming graphics cards, as well as their GeForce GTX 1070 G1 Gaming and Xtreme Gaming graphics cards.
The GTX 1060 uses 6GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 8Gbps and features a HDMI 2.0b port, as well as DisplayPort 1.4 connections, in order to be compatible with VR headsets. We’ve already put MSI’s Gaming X through the wringer and today we turn our attention to another premium option in the form of the Asus ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 OC. The memory interface has a 192-bit design. While we won’t dive into overclocking in this review, Nvidia says it’s pushed the GTX 1060 Founders Edition past 2GHz.
There’s most definitely a feeling of déjà vu with these 10-series GeForce parts, as most partners have seen fit to repurpose the same cooler design for each available SKU. However, on the Geforce GTX 1060 the 192-bit memory bus can only run at 192 GB/s. Regardless of the reason, AMD is building a potent narrative about its own DirectX 12 performance – and Nvidia has yet to offer much in the way of an API counter-argument.
Nvidia Corporation’s GeForce GTX 1060 is only a day away from its official launch, July 19, but a new leak has revealed some features that will undoubtedly excite fans.
The one drawback with the 1060 however, is that it doesn’t support SLI. If you’re more concerned with performance in DX12/Vulkan or care about maximizing your game performance per dollar, the situation is murkier and the RX 480 is still quite compelling. Hit those links for details on all the goodies.
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The GTX 1060’s first problem is its cost.
