A new generation of GPUs from AMD and Nvidia is imminent. For the latter it is about the architecture Pascal, the successor to today's Maxwell, to be manufactured on a 16 nanometer technology from TSMC. Both points are expected to lead to both higher performance, better energy efficiency.
Previously SweClockers has been able to uncover that Nvidia is aiming for a launch of Pascal for laptops at Computex 2016, which takes place May 31. Now it appears that the plans would include desktops as well, however, neither the highest or lower performance segment will be included which many first predicted.
According to information for SweClockers, Nvidia launches a primarily direct replacement for the Geforce GTX 970 and GTX 980. A source also claims that the first wave should include a replacement for the GTX 980 Ti, however, the performance in terms similar to the GTX Titan X will remain available a foreseeable future.
Another detail is that the graphics cards use memory standard GDDR5X, a further development of GDDR5. The first generation will clear rates of 10 and 12 Gbps, from 7 Gbps used in GTX 970 and GTX 980. Together with a 256-bit memory bus, this would provide bandwidth 320 and 384 Gb / s, in line with the GeForce GTX 980 Ti and AMD's Radeon R9 390X.
That Nvidia is aiming at Computex could be interpreted as their partner gets free reign to demonstrate self-designed solutions in place. Whether that happens remains a mystery, as several partner manufacturers have not yet received any chips by Nvidia or even had access to the full specifications. It could mean that graphics cards will initially only with Nvidia's reference design.
Uncertainties about the naming
In previous leaks have been coming graphics cards appeared as the Geforce GTX and 1070 GTX 1080, which is in line with Nvidia's current naming scheme. Rumors suggest that the company abandon the GTX prefix and instead combine the Roman numeral X (10) with the Arabic which is the standard today - such as Geforce X80.
