The GTX1060 won't be in that price bracket. People that want a somewhat similar performance but cheaper will go get the RX 480.
The GTX1060 won't be in that price bracket. People that want a somewhat similar performance but cheaper will go get the RX 480.Nvidia just killed AMD in the $200-300 market.$250 for 1060 6gb is very reasonable against AMDs $240 RX480.Lower TDP,15% better perf(acc to Nvidia),better overclockability,much lower cpu overhead and almost same price although AIB cards will obviously be $20-30 more.
The 120W power consumption for that level of performance is great. But going by history the RX 480 will probably soon be the faster card and certainly in DX12. Looking forward to the benchmarks.
Im more intrigued about the missing ram chips... was this a 256-bit chip and cut it down to 192bits? maybe there is a planned 256bit 8GB 1060TI?
Going in knowing these cards aren't that powerful and are 2 year stop-gaps, it's easy to recommend the $200 480 because 1060 $249-299 is 25%-50% more expensive. That makes 1060 overpriced for the level of performance it has.
In fact, there's still no MSRP 1070 or 1080 going around, correct? Where can you buy a 1070 for $379 and a 1080 for $599? I haven't checked in awhile, maybe this mythical variant exists.
Why do you guys expect if NV is doing the same thing, MSRP & FE dual pricing, that you somehow think custom 1060s that are BETTER than the reference card to sell for 25% less at MSRP?
Any word on when we will see real benchmarks, not just "leaks"?
It looks like July will be a very interesting month as by the 19th, we will bring a full performance review of the Founders Edition of the GTX 1060, and we hope to be able to also compare it with aftermarket versions of the RX 480. Stay tuned to BTR! We are going to have a GTX 1060 related contest which we will announce later on today.
Im more intrigued about the missing ram chips... was this a 256-bit chip and cut it down to 192bits? maybe there is a planned 256bit 8GB 1060TI?
I've seen reviews... somewhere... that show the 480 faster than a 980 in dx12 games by 5-10% already and slower in dx11 games.
I think it will be incumbent on review sites to have a nice array of both dx11 and dx12 games benchmarked for readers to make an informed choice on what to buy.
No one is forcing you to buy a FE, so 50% more expensive is a fallacy.
FE is the only version available at the moment. So if you only want Nvidia and these new models, then yeah, you have no other choice than FE right now. It's not a fallacy when the notion of choice is a fantasy.
Now its Nvidias turn to unveil their response as the GTX 1060 6GB starting at $249 which will also be available as their reference Founders Edition for $299, and also including custom boards starting July 19 from Nvidias add-in card partners. These include ASUS, Colorful, EVGA, Gainward, GALAX, Gigabyte, Innovision 3D, MSI, Palit, PNY and Zotac.
Why is everyone saying this will kill the RX 480 , no doubt that it will sell a lot since it has a NVIDIA badge , but the 960 GTX was quiet expensive in many parts of the world. The 1060 starts more expensive from the get go, so very curious to all the benchmarks and DX12 performance reviews .
But so many people just going around yelling this is the end for AMD . Well if that would happen why are people so doom glooming happy about that,... NVIDIA cards have never been so ridicules expensive
And yes I will buy either a RX 480 AIB or 1060GTX AIB , price/performance and DX12/Vulcan will be decision making factors.
Why is everyone saying this will kill the RX 480 , no doubt that it will sell a lot since it has a NVIDIA badge , but the 960 GTX was quiet expensive in many parts of the world. The 1060 starts more expensive from the get go, so very curious to all the benchmarks and DX12 performance reviews .
But so many people just going around yelling this is the end for AMD . Well if that would happen why are people so doom glooming happy about that,... NVIDIA cards have never been so ridicules expensive
And yes I will buy either a RX 480 AIB or 1060GTX AIB , price/performance and DX12/Vulcan will be decision making factors.
NVIDIA said:The GTX 1060 has been crafted for speed and optimized for performance per watt. Manufactured on the leading-edge FinFET 16nm process, the GTX 1060 delivers GTX 980-level performance and twice the energy efficiency in VR. It consumes only 120 watts of power while driving the latest VR and DirectX 11/12 PC games at blistering speeds.
The GTX 1060 features 1,280 CUDA cores, 6GB of GDDR5 memory running at 8Gbps and a boost clock of 1.7GHz, which can be easily overclocked to 2GHz for further performance. Across the top gaming titles, GTX 1060 is on average 15 percent faster and over 75 percent more power efficient than the closest competitive product..
GTX 1060 custom boards will be available starting July 19 from add-in card partners worldwide, including ASUS, Colorful, EVGA, Gainward, Galaxy, Gigabyte, Innovision 3D, MSI, Palit, PNY and Zotac. MSRP will start at $249.
The special limited GeForce GTX 1060 Founder’s Edition board—designed and built by NVIDIA—will be available starting July 19 for $299 at www.nvidia.com only. The GeForce GTX 1060 Founder’s Edition is crafted with premium materials and components, including a faceted die-cast aluminum body machine finished for strength and rigidity and a thermal solution designed to run cool and quiet. Like the GeForce GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 Founder’s Edition boards, a dual-FETs power supply is used to improve power efficiency, along with a low impedance power delivery network and custom voltage regulators.
Fudzilla said:Based on Nvidia's 16nm GP106 Pascal GPU, the Geforce GTX 1060 will feature 1280 CUDA cores, 80 TMUs and 48 ROPs as well as come with 6GB of GDDR5 memory paired up with a 192-bit memory interface. The GPU works at up to 1.7GHz for the GPU Boost clock and Nvidia claims it can go as high as 2.0GHz with overclocking, which is an impressive number.
As noted, select review sites got the samples of the new GTX 1060 and should have plenty of time to bring reviews when NDA gets lifted on Tuesday, July 19th at 14:00 BST / 15:00 CET.
Well, I'll believe this card is really $249 when I see it.
I fully expect the card will be +/- 5% of the 480 and will realistically be $300 if in stock.
Which means that the 480 at a cheaper price and more availability, at least in July and August, will mean I will be getting a 480.
Erenhardt said:Market decided it doesn't want competition.
Or, market recognizes that there isn't any.
Geforce GTX 1070 often goes in stock for $399 in Newegg, and that's with current limited supply and crazy demand. There will be price gouging with Geforce GTX 1060, no doubt, but shortly after it should settle at $249-269 for entry AIB models.
Eh, no not often. There is only one AIB 1070 on Newegg listed for $399 and its the Gigabyte Windforce. Been out of stock for awhile now. All others are $429+, been waiting to get one. However, I might pick up a Ti for cheaper.
NDA lifted on specs and launch date I guess? Announcement of an announcement type thing.what happened to nda lifting today? why no reviews? where are the benchmarks?
I've seen reviews... somewhere... that show the 480 faster than a 980 in dx12 games by 5-10% already and slower in dx11 games.
I think it will be incumbent on review sites to have a nice array of both dx11 and dx12 games benchmarked for readers to make an informed choice on what to buy.
I don't know how to express how useless that is without breaking the rules.NDA lifted on specs and launch date I guess? Announcement of an announcement type thing.
look at those numbers. when you take out the outliners, what do you see? 480 = 980. GG no reThe reviews I have seen only show it is that much faster in Hitman Dx12
guru3D numbers
Rise of the Tomb Raider DX12
980 20% faster than RX 480 at 1080p
980 27% faster than RX 480 at 1440p
Hitman DX12
RX 480 21% faster than 980 at 1080p
RX 480 26% faster than 980 at 1440p
Total War: Warhammer
RX 480 2.6% faster than 980 at 1080p
RX 480 and 980 dead even at 1440p
Ashes of the Singularity
RX 480 and 980 dead even at both 1080p and 1440p
Tomshardware numbers
Ashes of the Singularity
980 8.6% than RX 480 at 1080p
980 9% faster than RX 480 at 1440p
Techpowerups numbers
Rise of the Tomb Raider DX12
980 14.5% faster than RX 480 at 1080p
980 8.8% faster than the RX 480 at 1440p