https://www.digit.in/news/pc-components/nvidia-geforce-rtx-cards-rumoured-to-get-faster-ram-to-combat-amds-navi-gpus-48055.html
 
NVIDIA has always been Goliath in the AMD vs NVIDIA graphics card world. However, AMD has been garnering a lot of attention for their upcoming Navi GPUs. According to the information circulating the internet, NVIDIA is gearing up to refresh their RTX cards with more memory to combat the upcoming AMD GPUs. The new information is still a rumour and comes from RedGamingTech. He cites sources which claim that Nvidia is planning to use faster video memory in its RTX cards. 
 
This will not include the Turing based GTX products like the 1660 or the 1650 GPU’s. The new cards are expected to get a boost from 14Gbps to 16Gbps in terms of memory speed. 
 
Haven't heard too much on this rumor so I remain a little skeptical. 

 
techradar
https://www.techradar.com/news/nvidia-geforce-rtx-cards-may-get-faster-ram-to-combat-amds-navi-gpus
 

 
Nvidia 20 series Refresh
 
 https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-20-refresh-graphics-cards-16-gbps-memory-tackle-amd-radeon-navi/amp/

I am still extremely surprised they haven't lowered the prices yet.... I guess Nvidia is saving that move for when Navi launches .

GTXJackBauer

aka_STEVE_b
I am still extremely surprised they haven't lowered the prices yet.... I guess Nvidia is saving that move for when Navi launches .

Milk as much as they can before they have to play ball I guess.

and Steal Headlines from AMD

Sajin
Could happen. They did it with the 1080 ti's.

Yes they did
 
also discussion in this thread  https://forums.evga.com/FindPost/2954971

so this proves Navi is faster after all? As time passes by, the truth comes to light by the day....and the defenders of Nvidia hide.

GTX 1060 v GTX 1660, the same no upside at all
 

All I know is that GCN with Vega and Navi tops out at maybe 4K shaders before some tweaking is needed to handle more execution units
 

AMD Radeon Navi GPUs ‘731F:C1 & 7310:00’ With 1 GHz Clock Speed and 8 GB Memory Spotted in 3DMark and AOTS Benchmarks
 
 
https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-navi-gpu-specs-performance-3dmark-aots-leak-out/ 
 
 

The two AMD Navi GPU variants are not the same since they have a different device id. The variant which has the specifications featured on 3DMark is the ‘731F: C1’ and it comes with a clock speed of 1000 MHz and 8 GB of memory that is clocked in at 1250 MHz. Now what is interesting about this memory clock is that if we speculate that it’s GDDR5 based, then that would translate to 5 GHz which is quite low for a 256-bit variant that this card seems to be.
 
 
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notice the 2070 locked at 60.0 fps - so it's being hampered (capped) most likely vsync
also notice the aztec ruins number the navi is getting crushed
 
ho hum a eng sample can't beat a 960

aka_STEVE_b
I am still extremely surprised they haven't lowered the prices yet.... I guess Nvidia is saving that move for when Navi launches .

The last time I remember nVidia lowering prices in response to an AMD debut was GTX280 versus HD4870.  GTX280 debuted at $649, a week later AMD debuted HD4870 at $299, reviews revealed the AMD card 17% slower in games on average, making a pair of HD4870 much more worth it than one GTX280.  Three weeks later, nVidia lowered prices of GTX280 to $449 (while AMD actually raised prices to deal with short supply from high demand).  EVGA, BFG and XFX gave out rebates to angry early-adopters-- I was against such a move.  



Navi won't do this type of damage to nVidia's RTX2000's, that's why prices aren't going to come down.  At first, this rumor confused me, at best Navi 10 will be at the RTX2070 level of performance, it doesn't threaten anything else-- except by price.  Navi 10 will be so much cheaper than RTX2070 that nVidia is making their premium models faster to justify their price in the presence of AMD.  That's the only logical conclusion and cheapest way to boost performance.