Just a few days before what has been rumored as an official launch date, Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 has been pictured in full details showing that it actually lacks SLI whatsoever.

To be based on Nvidia's Pascal GP106 GPU with 1280 CUDA cores and available in two versions, with 3GB and 6GB of GDDR5 memory paired up with a 192-bit memory interface, the Geforce GTX 1060 is similar to the GTX 1070 and GTX 1080, at least aesthetically. The shroud will be somewhat simpler and it will lack a backplate.

The PCB on the GTX 1060 is also shorter and it comes with three DisplayPort, one HDMI and one DVI-D display outputs and draws power from a single 6-pin PCIe power connector, which should be enough for the earlier detailed 120W TDP.

The big surprise is the lack of SLI connector and although it has been previously rumored that the 3GB version will lack SLI support, it appears that the 6GB is the same and Nvidia will completely lack SLI support which should prevent two of these to have an impact on GTX 1080 sales.

This is a big handicap for the GTX 1060 but if the performance is right and the price hits the sweet-spot, it could still provide decent competition to AMD's Radeon RX 480.







Source: via eTeknix.com.