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Report: Nvidia GTX 1660 Super Launching October 29. Here's All We Know
Despite 'only' having increased memory bandwidth, we expect the GTX 1660 Super to perform better in today's Triple-A titles.
Over the last few weeks we have seen lots of rumors about the alleged Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super. Today, we found the last bits of information that we needed to know, which includes the card’s specifications and pricing. The latest rumor (via VideoCardz) includes that Nvidia will officially launch the GeForce GTX 1660 Super on October 29th, which means that by this time next week, we will finally know how much truth there is to all these rumors.
As such, it’s time for a ‘Here is all we know’ post, detailing all the information we know about the GeForce GTX 1660 Super to date.
Nvidia GTX 1660 Super TLDR
· The GTX 1660 Super’s only upgrade will be from GDDR5 to GDDR6 memory, thereby increasing the memory bandwidth from 192 GB/s to 336 GB/s – a 75% increase
· The GTX 1660 Super is rumored to cost $10 more than the non-super variant.
· The GTX 1660 Super is expected to be announced on October 29
Nvidia GTX 1660 Super Specifications
As far as the rumors are concerned, the GTX 1660 Super will be identical to the ‘ordinary’ GTX 1660, with only one exception: instead of GDDR5 memory, it will come with GDDR6 memory.
This one change can have quite the impact, however. The GDDR5 memory on the standard card ran at an effective speed of 8,000 MHz, whereas in the GDDR6 configuration it will run at an effective speed of 14,000 MHz. This change presents a 75 percent increase in memory clock, and given that both cards run over a 192-bit memory interface, also a 75 percent increase in memory bandwidth, jumping from 192 GB/s to 336 GB/s. This figure is higher than the GTX 1660 Ti’s 288 GB/s memory bandwidth.
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