[SOLVED] What's the meaning of Ti ? NVIDIA GPUs.

[Deleted member 2731765]

HI,

Silly question, but I want serious answers. Okay, as the title reads, I want to know what does Ti actually stand for in the GPU nomenclature ? We have seen many Ti variants in the past, as well as present, and NVIDIA keeps on releasing a Ti variant SKU.

So my question is, what's this Ti suffix ? Are these Ti variants better binned chips from their counterparts. And why does Nvidia release a Ti variant each year ? I know the Ti GPUs are having slightly better specs, and are faster as well, but I don't get the point in releasing a Ti variant GPU.

But anyways, does Ti stand for TITAN, or some other thing ? Why not use any other suffix ? Why only Ti ? Some examples:

GTX 650 Ti

GTX 560 Ti.

GTX 780 Ti.

GTX 980 Ti.

GTX 2080 TI.

GTX 1080 Ti......and so on.... I did not get any clear answers while scouring the internet.

 

[Dimpayy]

"Ti" stands for Titan or Titanium. It's basically like a faster / better version of the original graphics card. Or that's at least all I know for sure.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

I have always heard titanium aswell. I was curious awhile back.

There are other suffixes aswell. Such as GTX970M or GTX1070 Max-Q

 

[Hellfire13]

Here...
https://www.pcbuildadvisor.com/what-does-the-ti-on-nvidia-graphics-cards-mean/

 

[Deleted member 2731765]

Here...
https://www.pcbuildadvisor.com/what-does-the-ti-on-nvidia-graphics-cards-mean/

Thanks for this link. Yup, I read about Titanium I think, but some say that's not correct suffix ? I was getting confusing answers from the web though. But anyways, the above link is very informative.

Going through it now.

 

[Deleted member 2731765]

"Ti" stands for Titan or Titanium.

Yeah, I think you are correct.

 

[Deleted member 2731765]

Such as GTX970M or GTX1070 Max-Q

I think those are MOBILE variants. Some Laptops have the power saving feature, and they are categorized under Max-Q, and some under non-Max Q.. They downclock their GPUs, so Max-Q systems aren't necessarily as powerful as those with regular GPUs.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

I used those as examples of other suffixes.

 

[Deleted member 2731765]

Ak Okay...Not a problem. I misunderstood your comment then.

 

[k1114]

It's just part of the marketing name. It's also a bit of a throwback if you know nvidia's previous naming. They stopped using Ti with the 5 series and were using GS, GT, GTS, GTX. Then they brought back Ti with the 500 series. It's also the reason the Titan is called the Titan. Titanium is just part of their marketing.

Slapping on Ti to a gpu's name is also due in part by yields and they have enough partial failures that they have a need to introduce a model inbetween existing models. It may not be about yields in some cases and just a need to have more models hence a titan above a x80. But sometimes marketing just doesn't make sense like a 1060 3gb vs a 6gb yet they have no 1060ti. Or going with the 16 and 20 series and they just laugh like some inside joke.

 

[Deleted member 2731765]

But sometimes marketing just doesn't make sense like a 1060 3gb vs a 6gb yet they have no 1060ti

Yeah, I agree on this part. In fact, the 3GB GTX 1060 card was actually a cut-down variant of the full GTX 1060 6gb CHIP though (slightly slower in performance, but does the job).

This card was not only having 3GB less of VRAM, but it also has lower SPECS, when you compare it with the proper 6GB variant. Actually, a lot Gamers thought they bought a GTX 1060 GPU, which is having only 3GB less of VRAM. But in reality, both these cards were having different specs.

The 3GB SKU had one disabled SM, which actually reduced the core count by roughly 10%. "They also dropped the processing cores to 1152 CUDA cores (128 cores per SM), alongside 8 fewer TMUs, when you compare it with 1280 CUDA cores featured on the 6GB model."

It's a different product though. NVidia's choice to name the card actually confused some buyers into thinking it's just a GTX 1060 with half the VRAM, which is plainly false. LOL.

 

[k1114]

That's part of the yields I mentioned. Most dies cover several gpu models like the gp104 is used on the 1070, 1070ti and 1080.

Marketing exists to boost sales and most of it is all about tricking people. The same goes for Ti because it sounds better.

 

[Gam3r01]

At least we dont have the scheme like the 650 vs 650Ti vs 650Ti Boost anymore.