GTX 1060

Seanspeed · 7 Jul 2016 at 16:09

dits said:
I'm guessing more in the region £260 for 6gb version. This card will certainly kill off RX 480.

Not at all.

But it might be decently competitive, depending on where exactly they stack up when *real* prices and performance are revealed.

Orangey · 7 Jul 2016 at 16:10

1060 doesn't need more phases. The 480 doesn't need the ones it has either lol.

Marine-RX179 · 7 Jul 2016 at 16:14

D13 said:
Nvidia 'the way you're meant to get played'

What a joke, i may finally jump ship if the third party 480's get good reviews. Or hold out for a good deal on a cheap 970. Maybe 180ish that would be nice.

Wipe the idea of 970 off your mind, unless all the games you play are pre-EOL releases. For new games are that released after EOL, the 970 would be lucky to retain even 75% of its peak performance comparing to when it was still in its prime.

LoadsaMoney · 7 Jul 2016 at 16:25

Inno3D iChill pictured.

http://videocardz.com/61963/inno3d-geforce-gtx-1060-ichill-x3-and-gaming-oc-detailed

Gregster · 7 Jul 2016 at 16:27

Marine-RX179 said:
...and the 2 gen later, 1060 still got the same low memory bandwidth as the 670 and 760, with a even smaller bus-size

People should not be paying £300 for a 1080p card by today's standard.

Ooooo you have seen the price listed somewhere?

Mayh3M · 7 Jul 2016 at 16:30

Boomstick777 said:
So the RX480 has 6+1 phase power VS 3+1 on the 1060, 4GB/8GB VS 3GB/6GB, larger BUS and prices start from under £200.

I imagine the Nvidia card will give a few % more performance and people will buy it. The RX480 could well perform better than the 1060 in DX12 titles and as that's the future could still be a good option for some.

Founders edition (Gouging edition) on the 1060 makes it a bit of a joke tbh. I mean the card might be fine, but the pricing is so so bad this time around from Nvidia. Pure greed?

They still got me with the FE 1080

Damn you Nvidia

The difference will likely be akin to that of a Fury X vs a 980 Ti. I remember how you (quite literally) hyped the Fury for an entire year, only to get rid if it within a month for the superior Nvidia alternative.

I will respect your decision when you buy the big Pascal chip as soon as it lands, which you will undoubtedly do regardless of the price. I hope you show the same respect to people who choose to buy a GTX 1060.

Orangey · 7 Jul 2016 at 16:38

LoadsaMoney said:
Inno3D iChill pictured.

http://videocardz.com/61963/inno3d-geforce-gtx-1060-ichill-x3-and-gaming-oc-detailed

What's with those translucent red bits?

Looks like a recipe for clicky-clack noises.

D.P. · 7 Jul 2016 at 16:39

SiDeards73 said:
480X was DOA anyhow after the powergate issue, thats probably done enough to tarnish its reputation anyhow.

Even when the AIB customs arrive you will still have people incorrectly telling others that it will blow up their PC if they bring it into the same room as the PC etc...

AMD are like bumbling drunk clowns it seems at times, they go from one mishap to another, always almost getting it right, but ultimately messing up one important thing at the end and leaving everyone wondering WTF

Almost right? In what way is the 480 almost right? the power efficiency is absolutely dire, performance is lackluster, the reference blower a disaster, it burns up, lots of people reporting stability issues, 4GB cards was just a marketing gimmick, and then there is the fact that it draws massive over the PCI-E spec through the motherboard.

The 480 is a disaster like the FX5800 and 2900XT. A monumental failure

TheRealDeal · 7 Jul 2016 at 16:40

Gregster said:
Ooooo you have seen the price listed somewhere?

With the Flounders Edition being $299 and our rates in the UK being poor i expect there will be some models over £300. I doubt many will be temped to pay that much though.

Apache14 · 7 Jul 2016 at 16:41

Looking at it they (480 / 1060) will be very slimier FPS/£

RX 480 being £230

GTX 1060 looks to be between 10-15% faster at probably for about £260 (around 13% more than the above)

So looking the same in terms of what you get for your £. I guess its all down to how much companies can get out of them with better cooling

TheRealDeal · 7 Jul 2016 at 16:41

D.P. said:
Almost right? In what way is the 480 almost right? the power efficiency is absolutely dire, performance is lackluster, the reference blower a disaster, it burns up, lots of people reporting stability issues, 4GB cards was just a marketing gimmick, and then there is the fact that it draws massive over the PCI-E spec through the motherboard.

The 480 is a disaster like the FX5800 and 2900XT. A monumental failure

Sure it is

. Gibbo's sales numbers suggest other wise. They were literally flying out of the door.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 7 Jul 2016 at 16:41

So are those aftermarket cards starting at £230(which $250 is with VAT added on top)?? If that is the case AMD is in trouble.

TheRealDeal · 7 Jul 2016 at 16:43

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
So are those aftermarket cards starting at £230(which $250 is with VAT added on top)?? If that is the case AMD is in trouble.

They won't be. Just look at the other launches 1070/1080 to see that most of the custom cards are around the FE pricing. More so with the gtx1070. I suppose if these have better availability in comparison they may be more aggressive on price.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 7 Jul 2016 at 16:46

TheRealDeal said:
They won't be. Just look at the other launches 1070/1080 to see that most of the custom cards are around the FE pricing. More so with the gtx1070.

Oh,OK so this is going to be the same price as the AIB RX480 cards??

Meh,that means both are a good £75 more than the RX480 4GB.

Going to have to wait longer methinks. I was OK with the RX480 4GB pricing but not so much with the £50+ tax for 4GB more RAM.

At this rate I will be probably buying either the RX485 or GTX2060 next year.

dits · 7 Jul 2016 at 16:51

AMD had a golden opportunity to corner the budget market. Yet they've failed miserably. Along comes the 1060 with a meagre 15% increase and costing £60/80 more to mop the budget sector.

Darujhistan · 7 Jul 2016 at 16:51

greatash said:
Wow they actually put founders edition tax on a lower end part, what a joke.

So I'm guessing these will be close to £300 here in the UK. For a x60 card.

Whats next, GTX 1050 3gb Founders for £200? This gen is a joke, bring on 2017 and Vega.

It'll be the same joke.

dits · 7 Jul 2016 at 16:52

TheRealDeal said:
Sure it is . Gibbo's sales numbers suggest other wise. They were literally flying out of the door.

How many are being returned?

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 7 Jul 2016 at 16:54

dits said:
AMD had a golden opportunity to corner the budget market. Yet they've failed miserably. Along comes the 1060 with a meagre 15% increase and costing £60/80 more to mop the budget sector.

LMAO,£60 to £80 more in the "budget sector" is a massive amount more.

Griffildur · 7 Jul 2016 at 16:54

dits said:
How many are being returned?

probably none seeing as people flashed them for double the memory ... Good luck buying more of those though, it was all a marketing gimmick to pretend that AMD has cards under $200.

RavenXXX2 · 7 Jul 2016 at 16:56

Pains me to do it but I'll be picking up the 1060FE on release for £230 which aint that bad considering it's faster than the 480 and consumes a lot less power, something I'm after. FE will only be available through Nvidia.