Nvidia to launch GTX 1660 Ti; 1060 Replacement?

[Taf the Ghost]

From our friends over at VideoCardz:

 

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We have received a word from a board partner about upcoming Turing-based GeForce graphics card.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

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The name is not yet fully confirmed, although we have heard it from two sources (three including the source of this picture).

The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is to become NVIDIA’s first Turing-based card under GTX brand. Essentially, this card lacks ray tracing features of RTX series, which should (theoretically) result in a lower price.

New SKU features TU116 graphics processor and 1536 CUDA cores. This means that GTX 1660 Ti will undoubtedly be slower than RTX 2060.

On a contrary to some rumors, our sources claim that GTX 1660 Ti still features GDDR6 memory and a 192-bit bus. So far we have not heard anything about GDDR5(X) variants.

The launch date is not yet set. The new card is likely to be released as GTX 1060 series will fully disappear from the market, so probably not long from now.

 

This fits in another rumor that VideoCardz got about the "1660" naming scheme that they thought was an error.

 

My Thoughts:

 

We know Nvidia is going to have their actual Mainstream Range on Turing at some point soon, but what that looks like has always been a tad bit of a question mark. This should be a completely different die from the 2060/2070's, fully without RT or Tensor cores. For the volume that the xx60 series sells at, there's no way Nvidia could put RT features on those cards. Still, "1660 Ti" seems clunky. I think moving to 12xx series for the Mainstream cards would make more sense with the High-end cards on 20x0 naming. Then they could have 30x0 and 13xx versions in 2020.

[Princess Luna]

GTX 1660 Ti? okay that's it time to fire whoever's naming products at nVidia.

 

That aside the card seems to be the budget option yet to exist, it'll be a GTX 1070 for likely a hundred bucks less... not bad and should give the RX580 and RX590 a run for their money.

[Origami Cactus]

Can we just stop with those tech news?

Seriously, the entire article seems like satire, especially because already gtx 1160, and rtx 2060 have been leaked, 1660ti just sounds stupid.

So idk, i rate it not very probable out of 10.

[BananaInSandals]

I officially give up on remembering any cpu and gpu model number... How does 1060 jump to 1160 to 1660ti while 980 went to 980ti to 1080 to 1080 ti to whatever. It's so confusing to people that aren't following it full time.

[Fasauceome]

2 minutes ago, Origami Cactus said:

Can we just stop with those tech news?

Seriously, the entire article seems like satire, especially because already gtx 1160, and rtx 2060 have been leaked, 1660ti just sounds stupid.

Not really much of a leak if this is the new leak to replace it. 

 

However, given the enormous amount of possible 1160 and 2060 variants, what if this exist in addition to all that? What a nightmare.

[Taf the Ghost]

1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

Not really much of a leak if this is the new leak to replace it. 

 

However, given the enormous amount of possible 1160 and 2060 variants, what if this exist in addition to all that? What a nightmare.

I think Nvidia employees have spent too much time at Starbucks. "What would a half-caf 1050 look like?".

[maartendc]

Fake

[mxk]

10 minutes ago, campy said:

Where's my RTX 2030

reeeee

************RT 2030

[sazrocks]

Please no

[mxk]

More numbers in the model name = better

 

And that's why it's called windows 2000

 

Why is nvidia turning back the clock with these names?

[.Apex.]

what the f...

[SeraphicWings]

The fuck is wrong with Nvidia nowadays?

[Princess Luna]

18 minutes ago, campy said:

Where's my RTX 2030

reeeee

RT 2030*

[mxk]

1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

RT 2030*

the X in gtx and rtx is for plebs

[bcredeur97]

Geez, can't wait to get my new RGTX 1632.314 Ti

[.Apex.]

seems like the companies are competing as to who will confuse the consumer more..

 

9990XE, X399 B350, 1660TI

[CharminUltraStrong]

27 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

GTX 1660 Ti? okay that's it time to fire whoever's naming products at nVidia.

 

That aside the card seems to be the budget option yet to exist, it'll be a GTX 1070 for likely a hundred bucks less... not bad and should give the RX580 and RX590 a run for their money.

I wouldn't count the chickens before they've hatched,  with how their pricing has been it's probably gonna be 250-300 for a 1660 with a 1050 replacement to come in soon.

[RejZoR]

Even AMD is less confusing with its individual names like Fury X, Vega 64, Radeon 7 etc...

[poochyena]

I want my gtx 1234 ti

 

no, better, gtx 1337 ti for the most elite gamerz

[Void Master]

Turing is really messed up 

I am waiting for the rt 2030 though 

Maybe we can raytrace at 800x600 !

I need those reflections !

(Rays should be tracing everywhere)

I wish the radeon vll makes Nvidia learn ....

 

 

[GoldenLag]

appears to be a GPU slightly below the 1070.

 

well we have a GPU placed between the rx 590 and gtx 1070. 

 

question is pricing.

[aisle9]

"GTX 1660 Ti"

 

The "Ti" is so they can charge the same as a 2060 because Ti.

[PlayStation 2]

So we're on the 16 series now?

[Drak3]

Hopefully they don't do a 1080 rebranded as the 1920.

 

Or do, for the lulz.

[Guest]

13 minutes ago, handymanshandle said:

So we're on the 16 series now?

Nvidia has seen HUGE progress recently