Rumor, GTX1060 Specs, Performance and Discussion

[the54thvoid]

When are the real reviews out? They're slightly more reliable than random Firestrike posts.

 

[dorsetknob]

When are the real reviews out? They're slightly more reliable than random Firestrike posts.

when the various review Sites have Cleared the green Cheque

 

[john_]

this is supposed to be an oced 6gb 1060 vs an rx480 (at least thats what is mentioned on the driver descriptors)
http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/9202637/fs/9188962

pretty weak if this turns out to be true, unless the price is incredibly slashed from the one on the announcement

This must be the time where someone would say the phrase "the drivers probably are not yet optimized". But I also doubt this to be real. Except if Nvidia fears that 1060 will be a threat for the biggest cards, but isn't this the reason they removed the SLI support? I wouldn't expect the card to not be at least 5-10% faster than a reference RX 480 at 1.9GHz. I believe custom RX 480s will be at the same level as custom 1060s.

 

[RejZoR]

So, where is that "GTX 1060 is so much faster than RX480" graph they were showing so proudly?

 

[Caring1]

...But I also doubt this to be real. .... I wouldn't expect the card to not be at least 5-10% faster than a reference RX 480 at 1.9GHz. I believe custom RX 480s will be at the same level as custom 1060s.

It appears real from scores I have seen coming through F.S.
The 1060 scores slightly lower than the RX480.

 

[RejZoR]

Granted, these are both overclocked. Might behave slightly different when stock. Though, if GTX 1060 still doesn't win with such overclock, I see that as very unlikely. When does GTX 1060 NDA goes down?

 

[the54thvoid]

Granted, these are both overclocked. Might behave slightly different when stock. Though, if GTX 1060 still doesn't win with such overclock, I see that as very unlikely. When does GTX 1060 NDA goes down?

Definitely a rushed launch so NDA seems over but reviews not ready?

 

[Nergal]

If the 1060GTX turns out to be slower and more expensive, well, let´s just say it´s a double win for AMD.

1) Launching the 480 very specific and forcing NVIDIA´s hand
2) NVIDIA´s response is lackluster

It would be a real joke tbh.
All the NVIDIA fanboys would be forced to retract almost all their critique on the 480, because the 1060 would be all that and worse.

So I personally doubt those firestrike scores resemble the real power.
I can´t imagine NV releasing a product like this. AMD-fanboys would have a field day of giving critique, statistics and overall lol for months (till Ti/VEGA battle)

 

[RejZoR]

Well, it's not so unexpected. NVIDIA wasn't really planning on releasing GTX 1060 this soon. And I think they didn't really expect RX480 to perform this well. They thought they have an absolute upper hand based on GTX 900 vs R9 3xx/Fury series. Maybe RX480 isn't the most power efficient, but it is price efficient. Something NVIDIA will be having quite hard time dealing with.

And while Firestrike doesn't represent the true performance, it certainly shows a trend.

 

[AsRock]

Can´t beat around the bush that the Rx480 delivers quite remarkable speeds on DX12, can play high quality on FULL HD and is cheaper than what the competition has to offer.
I can´t stress enough that if NVIDIA doesn´t drop prices of the 1060 in the range of the Rx480; they will have missed a huge opportunity to maintain or even gain market share.

It doesn´t matter if it is faster, its´ the pricing that counts.
Hell, the 1060 could even be as fast as a 1070GTX; if it is too much money, it is too much money, simple as that.

Just think about how putting a 3GB card against a 8GB card for the same pricing sounds to the average PC person.
Defending that will just sound like nvidia-fanboy talk; regardless if you are right or not.

Not 100% true, some thing that nVidia have that AMD don't have is momentum. Most people don't go to tech sites, most just believe what they see. Kinda like seeing some one in a cops uniform you automatically believe the person is a cop.

 

[RejZoR]

Yeah, NVIDIA has plenty of idiots who were saying NVIDIA is the best thing ever even during GeForce FX era. That's why they do so well even when they fuck up majestically. AMD for some reason doesn't have that luxury. Then again, this also means AMD has less fanboy idiots...

 

[dorsetknob]

most just believe what they see. Kinda like seeing some one in a cops uniform you automatically believe the person is a cop.

OR Some one Wearing one of These

And they think they are next to god and you have to obey them

PS its not Green Team Green its Dayglo prat Green

 

[MustSeeMelons]

So the FE is going to be 299, which means all AIB's are going to be roughly that price also. Predicting the price at my location, including VAT/Warranty/Random markup it comes to about 350 Euros, the same I paid for my 970 almost 2 years ago. I guess I'll be forced to sit with my 970 for the foreseeable future unless the 1070 does reach it's MSRP. Now I'm just being naive.

 

[GhostRyder]

I wish we would get a review of it already...Just for the curiosity of if it can overclock as well as the top tier variants and such.

 

[RejZoR]

So the FE is going to be 299, which means all AIB's are going to be roughly that price also. Predicting the price at my location, including VAT/Warranty/Random markup it comes to about 350 Euros, the same I paid for my 970 almost 2 years ago. I guess I'll be forced to sit with my 970 for the foreseeable future unless the 1070 does reach it's MSRP. Now I'm just being naive.

You're in the same boat as me. RX480 just devalued my GTX 980 entirely. Selling it now would be literal throwing of money out the window, especially since GTX 980 serves me perfectly well. It would be a bit different if it was already struggling. So, I'll most likely sit this one out and check the scene with RX500 and GTX 2000 series.

 

[xkm1948]

You're in the same boat as me. RX480 just devalued my GTX 980 entirely. Selling it now would be literal throwing of money out the window, especially since GTX 980 serves me perfectly well. It would be a bit different if it was already struggling. So, I'll most likely sit this one out and check the scene with RX500 and GTX 2000 series.

I would say it all based on what you need, not what the card offers. 980 still runs all games sub4k perfectly fine. As long as it meet your demand I see no reason to upgrade.

 

[RejZoR]

My demand is game running smoothly using max possible settings at 1080p. If it can do 144 fps great because of monitor refresh and V-Sync, if not, still fine for as long as it's high enough to satisfy my demanding eyes.

 

[john_]

Well, it's not so unexpected. NVIDIA wasn't really planning on releasing GTX 1060 this soon. And I think they didn't really expect RX480 to perform this well. They thought they have an absolute upper hand based on GTX 900 vs R9 3xx/Fury series. Maybe RX480 isn't the most power efficient, but it is price efficient. Something NVIDIA will be having quite hard time dealing with.

And while Firestrike doesn't represent the true performance, it certainly shows a trend.

I think they knew exactly how RX 480 was going to perform. Probably for a month or two before RX 480 came out. What I believe they didn't knew, was how GlobalFoundries was doing with the GPU manufacturing. GF did probably better than expected, AMD's delay of one month, gave them the chance to stockpile enough cards for the market and keep the prices close to MSRP even after the high demand, and that's what forced Nvidia to rush the 1060. An RX 480 at not enough quantity jumping from $239 to $299 or over $300 was easily counter with the Maxwell price drops. An RX 480 at $239 that sells like hot cakes was a problem for Nvidia and they had to rush 1060. And of course 1060 will sell, even if it is pricier and slower, or at least put a couple of brakes in RX 480's selling.

 

[Tatty_Two]

So, where is that "GTX 1060 is so much faster than RX480" graph they were showing so proudly?

This is probably AMD's marketing version that screams "you can still go out and buy thousands of 480's because they will be faster than the 1060" sorry, just couldn't resist that one.....

 

[Helgaiden]

http://videocardz.com/62122/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-official-performance-leaked

the numbers are getting torn apart in the comments in that link, but it appears to be a little faster

 

[AsRock]

http://videocardz.com/62122/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-official-performance-leaked

the numbers are getting torn apart in the comments in that link, but it appears to be a little faster

Personally i rarely like the benchmarks they do and how they do them, more so this one were one user posted this, although different systems but totally different out come and i know i trust W!zzards results than that site.

That VC link lacks to much data.

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/RX_480/19.html

 

[okidna]

So Hilbert from Guru3D "accidentally" use his GTX 1060 sample to review Corsair's new fans : http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/corsair_ml_magnetic_levitation_fan_review,2.html

Those weird & big solder points and no SLI bridge = GTX 1060.

 

[okidna]

When are the real reviews out? They're slightly more reliable than random Firestrike posts.

Later today, in + 2 hours to be precise : http://videocardz.com/62364/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-reviews

So the difference between RX 480 and GTX 1060 is from the retail launch date you can buy the custom GTX 1060, meanwhile for RX 480 you must wait at least until late July or mid-August.

 

[the54thvoid]

Later today, in + 2 hours to be precise : http://videocardz.com/62364/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-reviews

So the difference between RX 480 and GTX 1060 is from the retail launch date you can buy the custom GTX 1060, meanwhile for RX 480 you must wait at least until late July or mid-August.

Well, wait and see. But that be funny, flood the market with 1060's when there still aren't that many 1080's.

 

[ViperXTR]

some chinese review already out

Also, new driver soon with the release of 1060?