It looks like NVIDIA has silently introduced a new GeForce GTX 1060 SKU in their lineup which has even better specifications than the original variant. The GeForce GTX 1060 has seen many variants since its launch back in 2016 and still receives updates as it is one of the most popular gaming card available under the $300 US price bracket.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB Graphics Card Gets GDDR5X Memory – Slight Update To Tackle AMD Radeon RX 590?
With AMD’s refresh Polaris lineup closing in for launch, NVIDIA has just gone ahead with a memory bump on their mainstream GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card. The GeForce GTX 1060 originally got 8 Gbps memory which was later updated to 9 Gbps on the 6 GB GDDR5 variants. Now, NVIDIA will be offering a 6 GB GDDR5X variant which will deliver even higher memory bandwidth to the graphics card, resulting in a small but noticeable performance improvement.
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One thing we have learned from Pascal overclocking is that a memory overclock would improve performance dramatically. The graphics card is a perfect fit for 1080p 1440p gaming with a good array of graphical settings but with higher bandwidth, you’d definitely expect a small improvement in performance.
Currently, only Micron produces GDDR5X memory while the industry has is now moving to GDDR6 with the GeForce 20 series cards. Micron’s product catalog shows that they offer 10 Gb/s and up to 12 Gb/s DRAM speeds on their G5X solutions. Considering that the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is a mainstream card, the entry-level 10 Gbps chips would be an ideal choice. Aside from the reference speeds, GDDR5X has good overclocking potential so you can hit higher clocks with manual tuning with ease.
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When it comes to specifications, the GPU specs remain the same which include 1280 CUDA Cores, 1506 MHz base clock, 1708 Boost clock and a 6 GB GDDR5X memory running along a 192-bit bus interface. That would deliver a bandwidth of 240 GB/s if the memory is clocked at 10 Gb/s. Aside from that, the TDP would remain set at 120W and would require a single 6-pin connector to feed the graphics board. The interesting thing here is that the GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB graphics card was launched with the GP106 GPU but was later available in cut down GP104 variants, retaining the same core specs. The GP106 full config offers 1280 CUDA cores while the GP104 full config offers 2560 CUDA cores.
NVIDIA GeForce 10 Pascal Family
Graphics Card Name
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA Titan X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
NVIDIA Titan Xp
Graphics Core
GP107
GP107
GP107
GP106 / GP104
GP106
GP106 / GP104
GP104
GP104
GP104
GP102
GP102
GP102
Process Node
14nm FinFET
14nm FinFET
14nm FinFET
16nm FinFET
16nm FinFET
16nm FinFET
16nm FinFET
16nm FinFET
16nm FinFET
16nm FinFET
16nm FinFET
16nm FinFET
Die Size
132mm2
132mm2
132mm2
200mm2
200mm2
200mm2
314mm2
314mm2
314mm2
471mm2
471mm2
471mm2
Transistors
3.3 Billion
3.3 Billion
3.3 Billion
4.4 Billion
4.4 Billion
4.4 Billion
7.2 Billion
7.2 Billion
7.2 Billion
12 Billion
12 Billion
12 Billion
CUDA Cores
640 CUDA Cores
768 CUDA Cores
768 CUDA Cores
1152 CUDA Cores
1280 CUDA Cores
1280 CUDA Cores
1920 CUDA Cores
2432 CUDA Cores
2560 CUDA Cores
3584 CUDA Cores
3584 CUDA Cores
3840 CUDA Cores
Base Clock
1354 MHz
1392 MHz
1290 MHz
1506 MHz
1506 MHz
1506 MHz
1506 MHz
1607 MHz
1607 MHz
1417 MHz
1480 MHz
1480 MHz
Boost Clock
1455 MHz
1518 MHz
1392 MHz
1708 MHz
1708 MHz
1708 MHz
1683 MHz
1683 MHz
1733 MHz
1530 MHz
1583 MHz
1582
FP32 Compute
1.8 TFLOPs
2,3 TFLOPs
2.1 TFLOPs
4.0 TFLOPs
4.4 TFLOPs
4.4 TFLOPs
6.5 TFLOPs
8.1 TFLOPs
9.0 TFLOPs
11 TFLOPs
11.5 TFLOPs
12.5 TFLOPs
VRAM
2 GB GDDR5
3 GB GDDR5
4 GB GDDR5
3 GB GDDR5
6 GB GDDR5
6 GB GDDR5/X
8 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5X
12 GB GDDR5X
11 GB GDDR5X
12 GB GDDR5X
Memory Speed
7 Gbps
7 Gbps
7 Gbps
8 Gbps
8 Gbps
9 Gbps / 10 Gbps
8 Gbps
8 Gbps
11 Gbps
10 Gbps
11 Gbps
11.4 Gbps
Memory Bandwidth
112 GB/s
84 GB/s
112 GB/s
192 GB/s
160 GB/s
224 GB/s / 240 GB/s
256 GB/s
256 GB/s
352 GB/s
480 GB/s
484 GB/s
547 GB/s
Bus Interface
128-bit bus
96-bit bus
128-bit bus
192-bit bus
160-bit bus
192-bit bus
256-bit bus
256-bit bus
256-bit bus
384-bit bus
352-bit bus
384-bit bus
Power Connector
None
None
None
Single 6-Pin Power
Single 6-Pin Power
Single 6-Pin Power
Single 8-Pin Power
Single 8-Pin Power
Single 8-Pin Power
8+6 Pin Power
8+6 Pin Power
8+6 Pin Power
TDP
75W
75W
75W
120W
120W
120W
150W
180W
180W
250W
250W
250W
Display Outputs
1x Display Port 1.4
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x DVI
1x Display Port 1.4
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x DVI
1x Display Port 1.4
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x DVI
3x Display Port 1.4
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x DVI
3x Display Port 1.4
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x DVI
3x Display Port 1.4
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x DVI
3x Display Port 1.4
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x DVI
3x Display Port 1.4
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x DVI
3x Display Port 1.4
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x DVI
3x Display Port 1.4
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x DVI
3x Display Port 1.4
1x HDMI 2.0b
3x Display Port 1.4
1x HDMI 2.0b
Launch Date
October 2016
May 2018
October 2016
September 2016
August 2018
July 2016
June 2016
October 2017
May 2016
August 2016
March 2017
April 2017
Launch Price
$109 US
$119 US-$129 US
$139 US
$199 US
TBD
$249 US
$349 US
$449 US
$499 US
$1200 US
$699 US
$1200 US
It’s an interesting choice and would be all NVIDIA want to tackle AMD’s refreshed Radeon RX 590 graphics card with the 12nm Polaris GPUs. This doesn’t go without us asking, when would we see the GeForce GTX 1060 replacement on the Turing GPU architecture? Let us know your own thoughts about the GDDR5X equipped GTX 1060 in the comments below.
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