Post titleNvidia GeForce GTX 1180, 1170, and 1160 Release Dates Leaked

       

HIGHLIGHTS

• New Nvidia GPUs may launch from August 30
• The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1180 may get a Plus variant
• Expect a price drop on 10-series GPUs closer to 11-series release

It appears that the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1160, 1170, and 1180 release date is sooner than 

you might think.According to emails from the company to its partners (via WCCFtech) there 

will be four GPUs from Nvidia released between August to October. Three of them will be 

the aforementioned Nvidia GeForce GTX 1160, 1170, and 1180, while the fourth appears to 

be an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1180+. As per the report, all four GPUs will be for desktop PCs 

first, which is at odds with other speculation that Nvidia may push laptop variants to begin 

with. They will be available in reference and custom designs


Interestingly, the email also confirms that Nvidia was overstocked with 10-series GPUs. 

Furthermore, board partners are still making the transition from manufacturing GeForce 10-

series to the new 11-series chips. If true, you can expect a price drop on the Nvidia 10-

series range in the run up to the launch.


Nvidia GeForce GTX 1160, 1170, 1180, and 1180+ release date

• Nvidia GeForce GTX 1180 (August 30)

• Nvidia GeForce GTX 1180+ (September 30)

• Nvidia GeForce GTX 1170 (September 30)

• Nvidia GeForce GTX 1160 (October 30)

 The lack of new GPUs from Nvidia coupled with a slowdown in Bitcoin mining is hurting 

Nvidia's partners. According to the latest earnings report from Gigabyte - a Taiwanese 

motherboard and graphics card manufacturer has seen a slump in earnings thanks to 

weaker than expected GPU demand. According to recent estimates, Gigabyte's GPU 

earnings have halved, if not more. This has resulted it being down by $6 million 

(approximately Rs. 41 crore and 9 lacs)in the second quarter of the year from $10 million 

(around Rs. 68 crore and 49 lacs)in the first quarter, with its non-GPU interests holding 

steady as usual


"As Gigabyte's non-GPU business is less volatile and accounted for 49 percent of total 

revenue in Q1 and, investors should be able to conclude that graphics card revenue 

dropped to the tune of 50 percent plus from Q1 to Q2," observes Seeking Alpha which goes 

on to suggest that weak Bitcoin mining and gaming demand has hit the company hard.


With the likes of MSI slated to release their quarterly earnings this week,Gigabyte is the first 

to reveal how badly the lack of new product from Nvidia has hit its ecosystem of partners. 

June 2018 was the weakest revenue month for Gigabyte since December 2016