NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Equipped with Fewer CUDA Cores

[medi01]

Reviewers complain about 4Gb on 470 not being enough, wonder what will be said about 3 Gb.

Could this "less CUDA" thing result from... yield problems?

I have to say that I don't understand why so many people are saying things like "And yet this will outsell the 480 2:1."


I mean it could, sure (No one here can predict the future). But right now it seems like the 480/470 are selling WAY better than the 1060.

Comments from people working retail said they had dozens more 480's being supplied to stores compared to 1080's/1070's, and new rumors tell of shipments of 100,000 480's on boats from China. Also look at newegg: 480 CONSTANTLY sold out, 470 near-constant out-of-stock, and there are always 1 or 2 1060 models for sale.

From where I am sitting Polaris looks like the roaring success AMD needed. They are flooding the market and yet can't keep them in stock.

What you describe could also be just shortages of AMD chips.
At least in EU, 480 is nowhere to be had, while there are plenty (overpriced) 470 AIBs.

 

[xorbe]

Could this "less CUDA" thing result from... yield problems?

Total wag, but my gut instinct tells me it's more of a product differentiation move than yield recovery.

 

[$ReaPeR$]

this will probably be on par with the 480, the 3 gigs are too low for the specs of this card and imo it will hold it back.

 

[Captain_Tom]

I continue to admire the performance focus on a few DX12 titles in relation to the hundreds of DX11 games that people are playing, let alone all of those probably millions that are gaming with Windows 7 and 8 where DX12 does not even factor, personally I think the competition is good for everyone but it would not sit easy with me to recommend to a friend on Windows 8 the 480 based on your specific pitch, and I happen to think the 480 is a fine card.

Deus EX comes out in under a week LMAO. Enjoy living in the past.

 

[Tatty_Two]

Deus EX comes out in under a week LMAO. Enjoy living in the past.

Let's try living in the "now" ...... so you mean ignore the billions of DX11 gamers and focus on the millions of DX12 gamers? it also sounds like me and millions of others that are not even on Windows 10 will able to enjoy the game in DX11 so there is a small step into the future for you.

 

[xorbe]

Enjoy living in the past.

I can't decide if this is trolling, no life, just plain rude, or all three.