The specifications of Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti have leaked in various Russian sites. This includes the graphics card's specs, memory, and reference speeds.
In an article published in TechRadar, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti has four different versions listen on four different Russian retail sites. Some of these retail sites are DNS Shop, Mitcor, Nix, and Albasoft.
Based on the information in those Russian sites, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti cards have Gaming X and Armor models from MSI. These graphics cards also have Palit Storm X and Storm X OC variants.
Meanwhile, an article published in My Broadband indicated that the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti has 6GB of GDDR6 memory. However, this could also mean that it will have a slightly slower memory clock at 12Gbps.
The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is also listed to have the reference speeds between 1,500MHz and 1,770MHz. The graphics card is also listed to include 1,536 CUDA cores and 96 texture units.
As for the price, none of the Russian sites indicated Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti's possible price. It is currently speculated that it will be retailed for $279.
The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is featuring the same microarchitecture found in the RTX series. However, it is not expected to have ray-tracing capabilities.
Based on the leaks, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti improved its CUDA cores and other features compared to the Nvidia GTX 1060. The Nvidia GTX 1060 has 1,280 CUDA cores, 80 texture units, a 1,506MHz base clock, and a 1,708 boost clock.
The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is still lesser compared to Nvidia RTX 2060. The Nvidia RTX 2060 has 1,920 CUDA cores, 120 texture units, a 1,365MHz base clock, and a 1,680MHz boost clock.
Some fans might speculate about the leaked information about the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. But on the other hand, rumors about its existence can finally be put into place.
There were early reports that Nvidia would release a new graphics card. It did not specify that it will be the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti but reports said that the new GPU will be built on the Turing architecture.
After those speculations appeared on the internet, there were few words about it. So the leaks found on the Russian sites about the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti gave some hope to gamers.
With the confirmation of its existence, people who are hyping about the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is still waiting for the confirmation of the leaks found in those Russian sites. As of the moment, they can still wait for the proper details.
