NVIDIA's Pascal architecture turns 10, iconic GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and 1060 GPUs still going strong

NVIDIA's Pascal architecture, introduced a decade ago, led to the creation of iconic GPUs like the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and 1060. The GTX 1060 remains popular in PC gaming, surpassing Radeon GPUs in numbers. The GTX 1080 Ti, known for its performance, is starting to show its age due to lacking AI hardware and DLSS support. Pascal's impact extended beyond gaming to the data center, particularly in AI applications. The architecture marked a shift in NVIDIA's GPU designs towards data center applications, paving the way for future advancements like Turing.