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NVIDIA rumored to launch GeForce RTX 2060 with 12GB memory by January 2022 - VideoCardz.com

NVIDIA to reintroduce GeForce RTX 2060 with 12GB memory? We have new information on planned update to GeForce RTX 20 series. Back in January, it was reported that NVIDIA is bringing back a large stock of RTX 2060 graphics cards. This would be a direct response to the market situation at the...
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Could be released by January. Here's your answer for what they plan on doing with the Turing wafers that were meant for CMP.
 
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Yes, 2060 12GB LP my new GPU card if it less them $400.00 to buy! May buy anyways even above MSRP. Been waiting and now sort of impatient! If it does not come in LP, them back to the 6GB GDRR6 1650 Super LP!
 
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NVIDIA launches GeForce RTX 2060 12GB, a perfect card for crypto miners - VideoCardz.com

NVIDIA launches GeForce RTX 2060 with 12GB and TU106-300 GPU, overpriced gaming GPU for miners Multiple NVIDIA board partners unveiled its GeForce RTX 2060 12GB graphic cards. The seemingly highly anticipated cure for the mid-range GPU market has been turned into a complete disaster. Despite the...
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Looks like this is a mining card in the end, at least if those early benchmarks are to believed. Its possible it doesn't have the LHR limiter, otherwise the comparison doesn't make sense to me.
 
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PingSpike said:
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NVIDIA launches GeForce RTX 2060 12GB, a perfect card for crypto miners - VideoCardz.com

NVIDIA launches GeForce RTX 2060 with 12GB and TU106-300 GPU, overpriced gaming GPU for miners Multiple NVIDIA board partners unveiled its GeForce RTX 2060 12GB graphic cards. The seemingly highly anticipated cure for the mid-range GPU market has been turned into a complete disaster. Despite the...
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Looks like this is a mining card in the end, at least if those early benchmarks are to believed. Its possible it doesn't have the LHR limiter, otherwise the comparison doesn't make sense to me.
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We don't even have to get angsty about the MSRP as it appears nvidia isn't even bothering to set one? lol.

Might as well not exist save for maybe giving some relief to 3060 supplies if miners change their focus.
 
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blckgrffn said:
We don't even have to get angsty about the MSRP as it appears nvidia isn't even bothering to set one? lol.
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They did say that it is a premium product v. the old 2060 and that the price would reflect that.
 
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Based in that hashing efficiency it’s what, a $1200 street price card? Clearly premium!
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Waitasec, according to that article, it launched today??? Where is it? What is the price? No MSRP makes the whole thing kinda foggy, you know what I mean? No way to tell if retailer's price is in scalping territory or not.

And I call shens on that mining info. Doubtful that the RTX 2060 12GB hashes @ 84W, while the known-efficient (bordering on MOST efficient) GPU the RX 6600 XT hashes @ 110W?

My RX 6600 cards do as low as 54W in software, roughly 65-70W at the wall. I can't imagine that sufficiently-tuned, that the RX 6600 XT is much different.

What I'm saying is, that they are probably of similar efficiency for hashing, although the 7nm TSMC cards should have the edge over the NV 12nm cards in that dept., especially for "other altcoins".

My GTX 1660 Super cards get around 31.xx MH/sec mining ETH on NH, @ 75W or so in software.
 
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VirtualLarry said:
Waitasec, according to that article, it launched today??? Where is it? What is the price? No MSRP makes the whole thing kinda foggy, you know what I mean? No way to tell if retailer's price is in scalping territory or not.
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OEMs Target Miners with RTX 2060 12GB, But Gamers Need It More

At least one AIB said their RTX 2060 12GB cards are mostly for miners.
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Toms article quotes an AIB saying it is indeed intended to be sold to miners and thus nVidia decided to not do much publicity about it.
 
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jpiniero said:
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OEMs Target Miners with RTX 2060 12GB, But Gamers Need It More

At least one AIB said their RTX 2060 12GB cards are mostly for miners.
www.tomshardware.com www.tomshardware.com

Toms article quotes an AIB saying it is indeed intended to be sold to miners and thus nVidia decided to not do much publicity about it.
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That also explains why Nvidia made sure to increase the VRAM from 6GB to 12GB. 6GB would've been fine for its use in gaming given it's not a high-end card, but it would likely be too much of a bottleneck for mining. Overall, it doesn't seem like a bad idea. The addition of LHR made the 30-series less desirable for miners, and as a result, they can release a card that isn't limited, but isn't as desirable for gamers. In other words, shift the miners toward the unrestricted 20-series cards to help reduce demand on the 30-series cards. Although, unsurprisingly, this will highly depend upon price and availability. Along those lines, if a miner really wants to grow their operation and the 20-series is sold out while the 30-series is available, I highly doubt they're going to ignore the 30-series card.
 
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"Premium" for whom, miners? LOL.
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https://www.tweaktown.com/news/8310...060-12gb-is-premium-version-of-the/index.html

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/8321...ch-560-and-great-for-crypto-miners/index.html

The comment about helping it steer miners away from the the 30 series @Aikouka made? I don't think that will happen. The mentality seems to be - Buy all the cardz! I will be surprised if it helps pricing or availability on other products. My hot take is that it is merely more red meat for the wolves.
 
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https://www.tweaktown.com/news/8310...060-12gb-is-premium-version-of-the/index.html

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/8321...ch-560-and-great-for-crypto-miners/index.html

The comment about helping it steer miners away from the the 30 series @Aikouka made? I don't think that will happen. The mentality seems to be - Buy all the cardz! I will be surprised if it helps pricing or availability on other products. My hot take is that it is merely more red meat for the wolves.
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Well, I kind of argued against myself at the end there too. :p It all depends upon factors that we have no idea about such as availability, price-to-performance ratios, and current miner demand. Although, I guess you could say that if the potential miner focus is correct, then I don't think this is necessarily a bad thing for gamers looking to get a new graphics card... so long as this doesn't siphon too much GDDR6 away from the 30-series cards that need it.
 
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At the end of the day, anything that will ultimately drive up difficulty to eventually end this madness is ok by me. Not sure if the Crypto Speculative bubble will really ever pop at this point, might as well make mining the popular coins hard enough so hard that miner's existing inventory runs afoul their P&L sheets and gets offloaded.
 
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Isn't 6GB still plenty for mining? I would think the 12GB would be more useful in games honestly. Either way 12GB is better than 6, so that is good. But what is the reason of making a 12GB 2060 vs having a 16GB 2060 Super, or just making more 2060 Supers? Honestly the last option makes the most sense to me.
 
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Shmee said:
Isn't 6GB still plenty for mining? I would think the 12GB would be more useful in games honestly. Either way 12GB is better than 6, so that is good. But what is the reason of making a 12GB 2060 vs having a 16GB 2060 Super, or just making more 2060 Supers? Honestly the last option makes the most sense to me.
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The 2060 12 GB replaces the 3050 Ti in the lineup.

The 3050 is rumored to be coming out in January with 8 GB, so this 2060 can't have 6 GB and it won't have 16 GB. As to why not the 2060 Super as is, Six 2 GB chips is now likely cheaper than Eight 1 GB chips.
 
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Hmm Nvidia has been making some really weird product options lately. Less memory then more memory then less then more, also the whole LHR issue, it boggles the mind :/
 
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Shmee said:
Hmm Nvidia has been making some really weird product options lately. Less memory then more memory then less then more, also the whole LHR issue, it boggles the mind :/
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2 GB GDDR6X chips weren't available at the time of Ampere's launch.
 
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