Rumor: GeForce GTX 1070 Ti to get locked 1607/1683 MHz base/boost clock
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fry178
i wouldnt care.
the jump in perf (vs 1070) combined with the lower price than a 1080, is worth it.
i sold my 1070, as my newer games would not be stable at 60hz (1440p) and higher IQ settings.
the 1080 is another 200-250$ and faster than what i really need right now (volta is coming anyway).
cryohellinc
I assume Flashing the Gpu BIOS will be the solution to this?
kruno
Actually it is good thing.Think about it a bit,if it weren't locked AIB's would sort through ASICs and pick winners (higher quality ASICs and overclock it )
This way we have higher chance to win silicone lottery because ASICs are not binned,just all put in the same basket (good and bad)
lucidus
To the pitchforks!
Aura89
So...it's a good thing because instead of knowing what you are buying is a better chip, you now no longer know, and it's a toss up?
Hm.....
BuildeR2
Cannot be overclocked? I wonder what Unwinder has to say about that...
Evildead666
My thinking would be that they are selling 1060/1070's like hot cakes, and not so many 1080/Ti's.
Having to use the good 1080 chips for a 1070Ti, would help get rid of stock, before a new Generation comes in.
Crippling them for almost everyone (except maybe some knowledgable overclockers, or people daring to brick their GPU, which is a small crowd, ie US 🙂) would ensure that the existing stock of 1080's isn't cannibalized, and the vendors can still sell them.
It'll probably be a limited run though, until stock runs out.
southamptonfc
You win the silicone lottery with a chip that can't be overclocked - yay!
Embra
After awhile they maybe unlocked with a new bios? Maybe trying to squeeze as many 1080 sales they can first?
kruno
It can be manually overclocked just AIBs cant sell overclocked chips
kruno
Well for you to know (factory overclocked) you have to pay higher price,instead of that you pay lover with non factory overclocked and possibly win silicone lottery from the fact that chips aren't binned
Agent-A01
So looks like even if this were a true rumor, people really don't understand what this means.
If it's true, it means all AiB cards will only ship with reference clock speeds.
That does not mean GPU boost 3.0 will be locked at 1600mhz.
It will still boost to as high as it can given temperature and power limit.
That means it will boost just like any other pascal card, to anywhere from 1800-2000mhz out of the box.
Those cards that have better coolers will generally boost a good bit higher than reference.
Take a look at Titan X.
GPU Clock Core 1,417 MHz
GPU Boost clock 1,531 MHz
When does it ever boost only to 1500~ mhz?
Never.
Pretty much every card will do 1800mhz or better.
For those that think the 1070Ti will be locked to 1600~mhz from vbios, I can gurantee that's not happening.
That would require radically different vbios to enforce low clock speeds.
Which no one is going to do because reasons.
So in the end, this rumor means absolutely nothing.
schmidtbag
I don't really see what the issue is. Unless I'm not understanding something correctly, you can still manually OC. It seems to me they're basically just narrowing the out-of-the-box frequency range, which is good because the wide range may have backfired in some reviews (with any Pascal product, not just this). As Hilbert pointed out, some of these higher speeds (especially if OEMs release pre-overclocked versions) could cause issues with 1080s.
I know right? Isn't it great having that perfect tube of caulk, or that oddly smooth lubricant when you visit the proctologist, or implants without scar tissue?:p;)
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kruno
Hahaha , i didn't even noticed it (mumble: f***ing auto correct) 🙂:):)
Aura89
So...i repeat
So...it's a good thing because instead of knowing what you are buying is a better chip, you now no longer know, and it's a toss up?
Hm.....
I'm sorry, but paying more for a guarantee, because that's what you want, is and always will be a better solution to "Hey, i want to win the silicon lottery, lets see how many times i can buy a graphics card and hopefully do just that!"
Yeah....definitely not better.
Agent-A01
With Pascal cards you are not getting a better chip by buying a Gigabyte G1 or MSI gaming card over reference.
The only binned cards that are guaranteed to run at X frequency and marketed as such are cards like EVGA k1ngpin.
My reference card hits over 2100mhz at default voltage, more than a binned evga k1ngpin.
Neo Cyrus
What's the latest rumour of Volta's possible release date? The only articles I find are all outdated, many before the flop of Vega.
coth
Likely we won't see Volta anywhere until late summer next year. Without competition Nvidia will likely be holding off until Navi.
kruno
Well we disagree,i am firmly in the camp of tinkering with equipment and enjoy lets say certain uncertainty.Pay to win was never my game,don't think that i am some kind of cheapskate but i love to lets say play with equipment and i don't see much value in the thing that somebody bins through the parts and sell me some "higher value" parts when it is basically same stuff,same number of transistors same capability just "higher quality" (maybe just a few 10s of MHz difference).
Robbo9999
Well, if this is true, that AIB's won't be allowed to sell overclocked 1070ti's, well that's not the end of the world - as long as we can still overclock using software I see no problem in this at all. Although, lack of overclocking by AIB's might mean that you wouldn't be able to buy a high clocked version that might have a better silicon quality, therefore max overclocks might be a bit less predictable perhaps, more of a silicon lottery.
