NVIDIA to launch GeForce GTX 1060 with GDDR5X memory to combat Radeon RX 590?

Word is going around that NVIDIA may have one more Pascal-based video card up its sleeve. VideoCardz heard from a source that Gigabyte is working on a new GeForce GTX 1060 with 6GB GDDR5X memory. This card is reportedly based on a cut-down GP104 GPU, the chip that's used for the GeForce GTX 1080.

As the site notes, a GP104-based GTX 1060 has been present in NVIDIA's drivers for months now but so far we have not seen any models based on this SKU.

It is believed that GP104 GTX 1060 variant was made specifically for the Chinese market, where GTX 1060 is the most popular choice for Internet Cafes.

The problem with GeForce GTX 1060 series is that there are far too many variants. It is hard to keep track of what model is being tested or preinstalled in OEM systems. So yet another model is not going to make this any simpler.

Interestingly, the timing for the GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5X launch seems to somewhat coincide with the rumored AMD Radeon RX 590.