NVIDIA Reportedly Preparing 3 GB Models of Their Upcoming GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Graphics Card – First Turing TU116 Die Shot Leaks Out-February 2024-www.yitit.com

NVIDIA seems to be preparing more models than expected for the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti graphics card. The graphics card which is expected to release next week would be aiming a price point of around $279 US but if this rumor is true, then we can expect an even cheaper variant but not with a few sacrifices.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 3 GB Models May Be In The Pipeline - First Look at Turing TU116 GPU Die

So we have two interesting things to cover in this story, first, of course, the 3 GB models. It looks like NVIDIA or at least their AIBs will be offering the upcoming GeForce GTX 1660 Ti graphics card with 3 GB of VRAM. The reference model which we know of right now features 6 GB GDDR6 VRAM but there might also be a 3 GB GDDR6 VRAM variant as listed on the EEC website. The models that will feature 3 GB of VRAM include the following as compiled by Videocardz:

ASUS DUAL-GTX1660Ti-3GASUS DUAL-GTX1660Ti-A3GASUS DUAL-GTX1660Ti-O3GASUS EX-GTX1660Ti-O3GASUS PH-GTX1660Ti-3GASUS PH-GTX1660Ti-O3GASUS TUF-GTX1660Ti-3G-GAMINGASUS TUF-GTX1660Ti-O3G-GAMINGASUS TURBO-GTX1660Ti-3G

All of these models are from ASUS and the same models also exist in 6 GB flavors. The 6 GB lineup from ASUS additionally features the ROG STRIX Advanced and ROG STRIX OC edition graphics card which are the best custom models that ASUS has to offer. The interesting thing here would be the pricing as the GeForce GTX 1660 TI is expected to cost $279 US when it arrives on 22nd February.

If the AIBs manage to price the 3 GB models closer to the $229 US market, it will be an interesting option indeed but compared to the 6 GB model, we can see the major sacrifice be the VRAM which may lead to stutters on higher resolutions or high-res texture intensive gaming titles.

It is also not known whether this model would be limited to AIBs or will be sold by NVIDIA too. Right now, it looks like the models will be AIB only and will be available in select markets. The GeForce GTX 1660 is also expected to launch later in March with a price point close to $199 US. Honestly, it would have been better for NVIDIA to just name these cards, the GeForce GTX 2050 Ti and the GeForce GTX 2050 but considering the 20 series lineup is part of the RTX brand, the name change had to occur.

NVIDIA GeForce 16 Series Specifications

	GeForce RTX 2060 FE	GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB	GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB	GeForce GTX 1660 6GB	GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 4 GB	GeForce GTX 1650 4 GB	GeForce GTX 1630 4 GB
Architecture (GPU)	TU106	TU116-400	TU116-300	TU116-300	TU116	TU117 TU106	TU117
CUDA Cores	1920	1536	1408	1408	1280	896	512
Tensor Cores	240	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
RT cores	30	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A	N / A
Texture Units	120	96	88	88	80	56	32
ROPs	48	48	48	48	32	32	32
Base Clock	1365 MHz	1500 MHz	1530 MHz	1530 MHz	TBD	1485 MHz	TBD
GPU Boost	1680 MHz	1770 MHz	1785 MHz	1785 MHz	TBD	1665 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory	6GB GDDR6	6GB GDDR6	6GB GDDR6	6GB GDDR5	4GB GDDR5	4GB GDDR5	4GB GDDR6?
Memory Bus	192-bit	192-bit	192-bit	192-bit	128-bit	128-bit	64-bit
Memory Clocks	14 Gbps	12 Gbps	14 Gbps	8 Gbps	12 Gbps	8 Gbps	12
L2 cache	3 MB	1.5 MB	1.5 MB	1.5 MB	1.5 MB	1.5 MB	1.5 MB
TDP	160 W	120W	125W	120W	100W	75W	>75W
Transistors	10.8 billion	6.6 billion	6.6 billion	6.6 billion	6.6 billion	4.7 billion	4.7 billion
Die Size	445 mm²	284mm2	284mm2	284mm2	284mm2	200mm2	200mm2
Price	$349	$279	$229	$229	$159	$149	$119?