11-14-2018, 01:59 AM
https://www.techpowerup.com/249518/nvidi...force-1060
Quote:Instead of reworking a purpose-built memory controller solution compatible with the GP106 GPU, the company has gone and carved the SKU from its existing GP104 silicon - which already supports the GDDR5X memory subsystem due to its implementation on the GTX 1080 and 1080 Ti graphics cards. A smart usage of GP104 inventories (which have been superseded by NVIDIA's new RTX 20-series in the high end) or very defective dies (remember the GTX 1060 has half the Shaders, at 1280, compared to the GTX 1080's 2560). This decision by NVIDIa could also go some way in explaining dwindling inventories and increasing pricing of GTX 1080 graphics cards, as chips that could have been used for that SKU could be used for the new GTX 1060.