GeForce 10 series
Nvidia's Pascal-based GPU series launched in May 2016.
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Nvidia introduced Founders Edition versions of the GTX 1060, 1070, 1070 Ti, 1080 and 1080 Ti, which were reference cards designed and built by Nvidia.[1] The GeForce GTX 1060 was announced on July 7, 2016, delivering GTX 980-level performance while consuming only 120 watts.[2] The GTX 1060 featured 1,280 CUDA cores, 6GB of GDDR5 memory, and a boost clock of 1.7GHz.[2] Due to production issues and a global semiconductor shortage, the GTX 1050 Ti was brought back into production in 2021.[3]
Production of chips initially utilized only TSMC's 16 nm process, while later chips (GP107, GP108) were fabricated using Samsung's 14 nm process.[4] Starting July 19, 2016, custom boards for the GTX 1060 from partners like ASUS, EVGA, and MSI became available.[2] In January 2021, Nvidia made the GeForce GT 1010 available with little public announcement.[5] Game Ready Driver support for the GeForce 10 series, along with Maxwell and Volta architectures, was ended by Nvidia in December 2025.[6]
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An Nvidia press release stated the GTX 1060 was on average 15 percent faster and over 75 percent more power efficient than the closest competitive product at stock speeds.[2] The same release noted the GTX 1060 supported Simultaneous Multi-Projection technology, which yielded a 3x VR graphics performance improvement over previous generation GPUs.[2] The GTX 1060 also supported NVIDIA Ansel technology, a game-capture tool for exploring and sharing gaming imagery.[2] The Founders Edition of the GTX 1060 was priced at $299 and was available only from Nvidia's website starting July 19, 2016.[2]
The Founders Edition used a dual-FETs power supply to improve power efficiency.[2]
References
- Wikipedia, "GeForce 10 series" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Oh, "The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Founders Edition Review: GP104 Comes in Threes", AnandTech, November 2, 2017; Burnes, "GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition: Premium Construction & Advanced Features", GeForce.com, May 18, 2016; "A Quantum Leap for Every Gamer: NVIDIA Unveils the GeForce GTX 1060", nvidianews.nvidia.com, July 7, 2016 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "A Quantum Leap for Every Gamer: NVIDIA Unveils the GeForce GTX 1060", nvidianews.nvidia.com, July 7, 2016. facts only, no text reused. nvidianews.nvidia.com
- Wikipedia, "GeForce 10 series" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: WhyCry, "NVIDIA to reintroduce GeForce RTX 2060 and RTX 2060 SUPER to the market", VideoCardz, January 20, 2021; Dent, "NVIDIA revives the GTX 1050 Ti in the face of GPU shortages", Engadget, February 12, 2021; Chacos, "Confirmed: Nvidia taps the GTX 1050 Ti to battle graphics card shortages", PCWorld, February 11, 2021 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "GeForce 10 series" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: btarunr, "NVIDIA "Pascal" GPUs to be Built on 16 nm TSMC FinFET Node", TechPowerUp, September 17, 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "GeForce 10 series" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "NVIDIA quietly introduces the GeForce GT 1010", NotebookCheck, January 16, 2021 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "GeForce 10 series" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "NVIDIA officially ends GeForce GTX 10 & GTX 900 Game Ready driver support, brings back 32-bit PhysX support for RTX 50 series", VideoCardz.com; "NVIDIA Support", nvidia.custhelp.com; "NVIDIA confirms end of support for GeForce GTX 700, 900 and 10 series after 580 drivers", VideoCardz.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: GeForce 10 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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