Many wondered how NVIDIA managed to implement support for memory GDDR5X the GeForce GTX 1060. As it turned out, she didn’t do it, and just did a rebranding of the flagship model GTX 1080 and cut its full power.
This is evidenced by the dismantling of the graphics card Colorful iGame 1060 U-TOP V2. Instead of modifying the memory controller in the GTX 1060, in the new version of the video card uses a graphic processor with the existing support GDDR5X. Video card got the chip GP104, like the GTX 1080, instead of the usual GP106. In this case, GP104, the manufacturer has blocked half of the cores, cutting the performance.
Also, the video card was unusual for the standard version cooling system with three fans, power “8+2 phase”, two 8-pin connectors and the slot SLI.