Gtx 1060 Founders Edition
Gpu name gp106 gpu variant gp106 400 a1 architecture pascal foundry tsmc process size 16 nm transistors 4 400 million die size.
Gtx 1060 founders edition. A closer look at the geforce gtx 1060 founders edition as with the geforce gtx 1070 and 1080 nvidia has announced a founders edition version of the geforce gtx 1060. Nvidia geforce gtx 1060 founders edition. Both the gtx 1060 and rx 480 are pretty capable for a mid range graphics card but paying 10 less having crossfire multiple gpu configuration support and getting 2gb extra on the memory with the radeon rx 480 does seem to. Here s one of the first pictures of the nvidia geforce gtx 1060 founders edition reference pcb.
The geforce gtx 1060 however has 6gb of memory and will be priced starting at 249 for gtx 1060 cards from nvidia s partners while the founders edition fe that is produced and sold by nvidia. These founders edition geforce gtx 1060 cards and custom variants from add in board partners are now being made available together but the difference is that this founders edition card will only be available to buy from nvidia. Like the earlier gtx 1080 and 1070 cards. But are there any good reasons to pick nvidia s implementation.
Bus width 192 bit. Nvidia geforce gtx 1060 founders edition. Power is drawn from a 6 pin pcie power connector however this connector isn t on the pcb but is on a receptacle towards the end of the cooler. Plus it features brilliant thermals that keep the gpu cool under even the most intense gaming conditions.
The pcb is about 2 3rds the length of the actual card and despite that it s pretty barren. The geforce gtx 1060 6 gb founders edition graphics card is crafted by nvidia engineers with premium materials and components. Memory size 6 gb. We ll start things off with nvidia s geforce gtx 1060 founders edition.
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