NVIDIA Introduces GeForce GTX 10 Series GPUs For Notebooks In Singapore

NVIDIA today introduced its GeForce GTX 10 series GPU for gaming notebooks in Singapore, alongside its partners ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, Aftershock, Acer, which its upcoming GeForce GTX 10 series GPU powered gaming notebooks will be on display during Singapore COMEX 2016 IT Show Exhibition @ Suntec Singapore 8 - 11 Sep 2016.

Unlike all the company's previous generation GPUs for gaming notebooks, the GeForce GTX 10 series GPUs for gaming notebooks overshadowed its predecessor, the Maxwell architecture GPU, in every aspect, capable of offering not only the same performance as the desktop Pascal GPUs, but also NVIDIA' exclusives such as Simultaneous Multi-Projection that greatly enhanced VR performance, NVIDIA's revolutionary screenshot technology Ansel, greatly improved overclocking performance, and more.

A series of GeForce GTX 10 series GPU powered gaming notebooks from 6 of NVIDIA's partners - HP, Clevo, Acer, ASUS, Gigabyte/AORUS, MSI displayed during the launch event meant to show just how capable these gaming notebooks are and how it can benefit gamers who is always on the go, to the attending medias.

“The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10-Series for notebooks empowers mobile gamers in Singapore with more power, performance and features compete better. Together with NVIDIA’s gaming technologies, they will enjoy an immersive and engaging gaming experience,” said Simon Tan, Director, Consumer Business, APAC South, NVIDIA.

“Acer’s new Predator gaming notebooks and desktops deliver premium gaming and an uncompromising combination of power and portability”, said Lishi Chia, Director, Marketing, Acer.

“The New Aftershock line of gaming notebooks powered by the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10-Series graphics cards offer an unprecedented performance leap in the mobile form factor, for FHD gaming and beyond” said Marcus Wee, Managing Director, Aftershock.

“AORUS has unveiled our highly anticipated full GeForce GTX 10-Series GPU lineup – the 13.9-inch X3 Plus v6, 15.6-inch X5 v6, and 17.3-inch X7 DT v6 and X7 v6. Our aim is to give gamers superior gaming experience,” said Jason Wu, Sales Manager, SEA Region, AORUS.

“The ASUS ROG GX800, G800, G752 and Strix GL502 gaming laptops now feature NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10-Series graphics which deliver incredible performance and energy-efficiency, and feature NVIDIA G-SYNC technology,” said Leo Tseng, Singapore Country Manager (Systems), ASUS

“Driven by a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 graphics, the HP Omen gaming laptop equips gamers with powerful weapons to take on any challenge,” said Kendrick Koh, Marketing Development Manager, HP

“MSI spares no effort in delivering amazing gaming experience to enthusiastic gamers. That’s why we have updated our entire gaming notebook lineup with the new GeForce GTX 1080, 1070 and 1060 GPUs,” said Green Lin, Regional Marketing Manager, MSI.

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 GAMING 6G Review

As NVIDIA has mentioned that the GTX 1060 Founders Edition will not be available in the Malaysian market, AIB partner's like ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, Zotac, etc will be offering their own design of the GeForce GTX 1060 instead. 

The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming is one of the GTX 1060 you'll find here in the Malaysian market and with no further adieu, let's see what kind of performance we can expect from the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming!

(The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 6G retails at RM1469)

Specifications

Graphics Processing	GeForce® GTX 1060
Core Clock	Boost: 1847 MHz/ Base: 1620 MHz in OC Mode Boost: 1809 MHz/ Base: 1594 MHz in Gaming
Process Technology	16 nm
Memory Clock	8008 MHz
Memory Size	6 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5
Memory Bus	192 bit
Card Bus	PCI-E 3.0 x 16
Output	Dual-link DVI-D *1 HDMI-2.0b*1 (Max Resolution: 4096x2160 @60 Hz) Display Port-1.4 *3 (Max Resolution: 7680x4320 @60 Hz)
Digital max resolution	7680x4320
Multi-view	4
Card size	H=40 L=278 W=114 mm
PCB Form	ATX
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Recommended PSU	400W
Power Connectors	8 pin*1

Unboxing

The new G1 Gaming packaging has a much more distinguished appearance compared to how it used to look when Gigabyte first announces the branding. Prominent features such as Gigabyte's signature WINDFORCE cooling technology, GPU Gauntlet Sorting, 16.8M customizable RGB lighting can be found at the back of the box.

The content of the box, a user's guide, drivers CD and of course, the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 6GB graphics card. 

Just like the high-end GTX 1080 G1 Gaming, the GTX 1060 G1 Gaming comes with a much more distinguishable orange stripes on the new cooler design instead of being just plain black like the GTX 970 G1 Gaming we've reviewed in the past when Gigabyte first announced its G1 Gaming brand. While the GTX 1060 Founders Edition comes with a shorter PCB design, Gigabyte like most of the AIB partners would do, offers the GTX 1060 G1 Gaming as a full-length dual-slot graphics card withits own PCB design.  

The fan blade retains the striped design from the past G1 Gaming graphics card that greatly reduce the fan noise, Gigabyte has further enhanced the fan blade design which boasts a 23% improved air flow compared to the older design.

The LED on the side of the shroud is now RGB and it can be customized using the Gigabyte Xtreme Engine software and theGigabyte has also added a 'Fan Stop' LED indicator at the side of the shroud to alert the user when the fan isn't spinning without having to go through the trouble of removing the side panels just to check on the status of the cooler fans.

Unlike the GTX 1060 Founders Edition that comes with a 6-pin PCIe power connector, the GTX 1060 G1 Gaming comes with an 8-pin PCIe power connector to deliver the supposed required power according to Gigabyte's own design for the Pascal GP106 GPU.  

The metal backplate has been very common on higher end graphics card nowadays, acting as both added plus to the aesthetics, as well as an enhancement to the graphics card rigidity, preventing the PCB from sagging over time.

We've already experienced the GTX 1060 Founders Edition in the past and it's really a shame that it doesn't supports SLI. Given that it's already a very capable graphics card (GTX 980 equivalent), just imagine what it can do if it comes with SLI support. 

The display output option is pretty common nowadays, 1 x DVI-I connector, 3 x DisplayPort and 1 x HDMI port.

Performance Test

Test Rig Configuration
CPU Cooler	Raijintek Triton 240
CPU	Intel Core i7 4790K @4.6GHz
Motherboard	ASUS Maximus Hero VII
Memory	G.Skill TridentX 2400MHz
Primary Hard Drive	Intel 520 SEries 240GB
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Straight Power 10 600W
Chassis	Vector Bench case

We mounted the Gigabyte GTX 1060 G1 Gaming on our test bench as above and each and every benchmark is conducted in a room of about 30C° ambient temperature.

Performance 
We ran a few graphically demanding games and synthetic benchmarks in our possession on a selected settings at 1080p, which is considered as high for much of our test as usual.The final result of each benchmark is presented in the form of the graph below:

Overclocking
We ran the same graphically demanding games and synthetic benchmark on 1080p with the highest achievable clock speed for both its memory and GPU that is stable enough to be able to complete each benchmark with the following values:

• 112MHz raise on the GPU core clock
• 522MHz raise on the memory clock
• Extra 11% gain on the power

That's not much gain in terms of overclocking compared to NVIDIA's reference design GTX 1060, but we're able to achieve 2091MHz clock speed during our benchmark session as the highest clock that is stable enough to complete all the tests without any issue. 

Performance Comparison With NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition
We've done a performance comparison with a Founders Edition of the GeForce GTX 1060 and the result of the clash between the two beast cards is as following:

Temperature

Temperature wise, we've observed temperature record of 42°C during idle and 67°C on load, which turns out to be quite impressive. The loading temperature can be further lowered to 62°C if one would prefer better cooling performance by sacrificing the acoustic performance.

Verdict

Performance wise, the GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming performed just as good as a Maxwell GPU based GTX 980 (or better in some titles) and is capable of handling most of the AAA titles at 60fps with ease without needing to overclock the card - well, that is except for the GPU killer of all time, Crysis 3. A slight extra performance can still be extracted of course, by pushing the GPU boost clock to 2091MHz with an extra 112MHz to the GPU. While most of the GeForce GTX 10 Series card we've tested were able to go above the 2000MHz GPU clock mark, these Pascal GPUs aren't exactly performing at its best due to the NVIDIA Green Light program which has been going on for years. Custom BIOS of the GeForce GTX 1080 that offers higher overlocking headroom has made it appearance in the enthusiasts community forum and we're looking forward to see a custom BIOS for the GeForce GTX 1060.

Price wise, the GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming comes with a MSRP of RM1469, which is slightly expensive than most GTX 1060 that falls under RM1400. That money you're paying of course, isn't just about the G1 Gaming brand, but also a solid build quality (metal shroud and metal backplate), good cooling performance with very silent operation even when the fan runs at maximum speed and last but not least, higher GPU clock compared to most of its competitor's GTX 1060.

Pros

• Combination of both aesthetics 
• Solid build quality, comes with metal backplate for enhanced rigidity
• Decent overclocking headroom 
• Good cooling performance, ultra silent operation
• Low power requirement
• Supports NVIDIA's Ansel and other NVIDIA's exclusive features

Cons

• Lack of SLI support

EVGA Unleashes GeForce GTX 1060 3GB GDDR5 With EVGA ACX Cooling Technology

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB graphics card are loaded with innovative new gaming technologies, making it the perfect choice for the latest high-definition games. Powered by NVIDIA Pascal – the most advanced GPU architecture ever created – the GeForce GTX 1060 3GB delivers brilliant performance that opens the door to virtual reality and beyond.

These cards also feature EVGA ACX cooling technology. EVGA ACX once again brings new and exciting features to the award winning EVGA ACX cooling technology. SHP gives increased heatpipes and copper contact area for cooler operation, and optimized fan curve for even quieter gaming. Of course, ACX coolers also feature optimized swept fan blades, double ball bearings and an extreme low power motor, delivering more airflow with less power, unlocking additional power for the GPU.

EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Superclocked – Small Size, Huge Performance

The EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 may look small, but it offers big performance. In fact it is about 20% faster than a GeForce GTX 970! All while being 28% smaller and running 17% cooler overall. The EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 Superclocked is the perfect card for the HTPC or small form factor PC enthusiast.

EVGA PrecisionX OC Unlocks the Power of Pascal

The next generation of EVGA PrecisionX has arrived with EVGA PrecisionX OC. This new version of Precision is built for the NVIDIA Pascal architecture and combines the best of EVGA Precision and EVGA OC Scanner to give you never before seen overclocking features and built in automatic overclock tuning.

Includes Exclusive Features for EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

• DirectX 12 OSD Support – See the on screen display on DirectX 12 games.
• EVGA OC ScannerX Integration – Automatically find your optimal voltage/frequency curve!
• K-Boost Function – Maximize your clocks with this exclusive feature.

Click on the following link to learn mroe about the EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB:
http://goo.gl/ebMfJh

Gigabyte Releases Its GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Lineup

GIGABYTE, the world’s leading premium gaming hardware manufacturer, today announced the addition of the 3GB models to its GeForce® GTX 1060 lineup. Delivering brilliant performance and power efficiency, the GIGABYTE GTX 1060 graphics card equipped with 3GB of high-speed GDDR5 memory will be available in gamers’ favorite G1 GAMING, dual-fan WINDFORCE OC, and compactly-built Mini ITX OC Edition, providing a wide range of factory overclocked solutions for the budget conscious gamers.

GTX 1060 G1 GAMING 3GB

The GTX 1060 G1 GAMING 3GB ups the ante with Super Overclocked GPU, the signature WINDFORCE technology, and RGB Illumination for those who crave superior cooling and overclocking capability. Through GIGABYTE’s GPU Gauntlet Sorting technology, the top-notch GPU cores built in the G1 GAMING cards push the overclocking capability to the limit without compromising the system reliability. The highest-grade components augmented with 6+1 phase design make the MOSFET working at a lower temperature to provide more stable voltage output for superior overclocking. 

The WINDFORCE 2X cooling system incorporates dual 90mm alternate-spinning fans with the unique blade design and composite copper heat pipes with direct touch to the GPU, together keeping the card cool and quiet even when heavily overclocked. The semi-passive fans remain off when the system is running at low load or idle. An LED fan indicator provides a user-friendly, instant display of the fan status.

The card brings vibrancy to PC builds with its full-spectrum RGB and lighting effects that can be customized using the newly developed XTREME Engine utility software. At rear, a sleek-looking metal back plate adds rigidity and protection to the card. The smart power LED indicator helps to ensure the system stability at all times in case of any power abnormality.

GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3GB

The GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 3GB comes with a solid backplate and runs sufficiently cool and quiet with the help of WINDFORCE 2X cooling system, featuring two semi-passive 90mm fans, a pure copper composite heat pipe with direct touch to GPU, and unique blade fan design. Alternate spinning fans further reduce turbulence to a minimum. Via the intuitive interface of XTREME Engine utility, gamers can enjoy smooth gaming right away with a simple click of the button to overclock the card without the hassle of any manual adjustment.

GTX 1060 Mini ITX OC 3GB

Measuring 17cm in length, the small form factor GTX 1060 Mini ITX OC 3GB is perfect for building compact gaming rigs or HTPC. Equipped with a pair of 8mm composite copper heat pipes with direct touch to GPU and a single 90mm unique-blade fan with semi-passive cooling, the custom-designed cooler can dissipate heat effectively, while maintaining remarkably quiet even under loads. The card is built using Ultra Durable chokes and capacitors, making the MOSFET working at a lower temperature for more stable voltage output.

Tech Armory Announces Its NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 10 series GPU Powered Commandos Gaming Notebooks

Tech Armory® Malaysia, a tech enthusiast company located at Subang Jaya SS15 is a company who emphasize in design and provide high-performance gaming and heavy duty workstation laptop and desktop is proud to present its Commandos Gaming Notebooks, the first Malaysia brand Gaming Notebook to embrace the NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 10 series GPU.

Just in case if you're not aware of the existence of Tech Armory, the has been doing custom gaming notebooks for their customers for quite a long while, utilizing bare chassis from Clevo to house the components selected by the customers. 

Technical Specifications

	Light but Powerful			Ultimate & Heavy Duty
Size	15.6"	17.3"		15.6”	17.3”
Model	S15EX	S17EX		W15EX	U17X
Resolution	Full HD IPS G-Sync UHD IPS 3840x2160	FHD IPS 1920x1080   FHD IPS 1920X1080 GSYNC		UHD IPS 3840x2160 FHD IPS 1920x1080 GSYNC
Memory Slot	4 x DDR4 (Max 64G)
Processor	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 Processor  6700HQ / 6820HK			6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 Processor  6700K
Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 8G GDDR5		NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 8G GDDR5	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 8G GDDR5
	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 6G GDDR5		NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 6G GDDR5
Keyboard	Full RGB Keyboard

With NVIDIA officially announced the availability of its Pascal GPU for gaming notebooks and a list of participating partners, Tech Armory as one, is making its move by introducing 4 new Commandos gaming notebooks housing desktop grade NVIDIA's latest Pascal architecture based GPU to deliver the best gaming performance for those who always wanted a portable gaming powerhouse, especially the gamers who is always on the go.

Slim, Light & Powerful - S15EX and S17EX Series

Specially tailored for gamers who seeks for the balance point between performance and mobility, both the Commandos S15EX and S17EX series houses the latest 6th-Gen Intel Core i7 6700HQ / 6820HK processors, the powerful yet efficient GeForce GTX 10 Series GTX 1060 / GTX 1070 in a slim chassis for that very purpose. 

The Gaming Powerhouse With Unprecedented Performance - W15EX and U17X Series
Packs with a desktop grade 6th-Gen Intel Core i7 6700K processor, GeForce GTX 10 Series GTX 1080 that fuels modern days 4K gaming and VR experiences, the W15EX and U17X series gaming notebooks are the true gaming powerhouse that offers both the performance of a gaming desktop and mobility of a notebook.   

Pricing & Availability

The latest NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 10 Series powered  Commandos™ gaming notebooks can be ordered at http://www.techarmory.my with stock ready to be shipped out starting from August 17th onwards.

NVIDIA Brings Desktop Graphics Performance To Gaming Notebooks With Pascal GPU

When NVIDIA announces its Pascal GPU as the new king of consumer graphics, we were already been given a hint that the mobile Pascal GPU is already on its way to the gaming notebooks and will be available by the mid of August, which is today.

Instead of going with the mobile GPU as usual, NVIDIA went full force with desktop Pascal GPU for all the latest gaming notebooks equipped with a NVIDIA GPU to deliver the best possible gaming performance for the gamers on the go. 

Desktop GPU Performance On Gaming Notebooks

The Pascal GPU to be available on all the upcoming gaming notebooks consists of the existing Pascal GPU with a slightly lower GPU boost clock over its desktop counterpart. The GTX 1070 however, appears to have a slightly higher CUDA cores count of 2048 compared to its desktop counterpart with 1920 CUDA cores count. NVIDIA did not disclose the reason behind the different CUDA cores count but we are assuming that out of all the Pascal GPU for gaming notebooks, the GTX 1070 for gaming notebooks will offer the closest performance to its desktop counterpart with that extra CUDA cores.

According to NVIDIA, the Pascal GPU is capable of up to 3 times more performance that the previous generation Maxwell mobile GPU, claiming that a GTX 1080 on a gaming notebook can easily beat a GTX 980M on SLI. All these Pascal GPU powered gaming notebooks comes with dual-FET power supply for increased power efficiency and power delivery to give higher peak current to deliver up to 95% of the performance you're experiencing on a gaming desktop. 

NVIDIA also confirmed to allow overclocking on the Pascal GPU for gaming notebooks, where it is equipped with a multi-phased power controller to deliver better power density for better overclocking performance just in case if you're one of those enthusiasts who wanted more performance from overclocking. As we're all aware that not everyone will attempt to overclock the GPU of their gaming notebook, we can expect most of the NVIDIA partner to offer their own Pascal GPU gaming notebooks with higher clock speed.

With the now refined BatteryBoost and better power efficiency of the Pascal GPU, NVIDIA boasts not only a 30% better battery life on Pascal GPU powered gaming notebooks but also improved unplugged performance that promises near to zero stutters caused by CPU interruptions as well as controlling the overall frame rates at the seemingly playable 30 fps.  

To further leverage your gaming experience, these upcoming Pascal GPU powered gaming notebooks will not only come as thin as 18mm and las light as 4lbs, some of the gaming notebooks will come also with G-SYNC panel capable of 120Hz for a ultra-smooth gaming experience, as well as display resolution of at least 2560 x 1440 and in some case, up to 4k display. 

NVIDIA unveiled some benchmark result of few AAA titles from its test lab as well, showing that the Pascal GPU for gaming notebooks are indeed capable of 120HZ gaming and 4K gaming with a very decent fps count on high settings. 

Just like its desktop counterpart, the Pascal GPU for gaming notebooks grant these upcoming gaming notebooks with Pascal GPU the ability to support all the upcoming VR titles with NVIDIA VRWorks integrated i.e: Poolnation VR, Everest VR, Unreal Tournament, Obduction, ADridt, Raw Data, etc. 

The revolutionary in-game screen capturing technology, NVIDIA Ansel too will be supported on the Pascal GPU powered gaming notebooks for the upcoming updates for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Epic Games' Fortnite, Paragon and Unreal Tournament, Cyan Worlds' Obduction, Thekla’s The Witness, Boss Key Productions’ Lawbreakers, Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s The Division, and the highly-anticipated No Man’s Sky from Hello Games.

With the Pascal GPU for gaming notebooks going official starting from today, we can expect to see more of these gaming notebooks with Pascal GPU from involving partners such as Sager, Gigabyte, Lenovo, Clevo, EVGA, Alienware, ASUS, MSI , HP, Acer, Razer, Origin, XMG, etc from now and onward.