Nvidia launched a new GTX 1060 with GDDR5x memory, i kind of agree with the article but I bet they're cutting down 1080's and 1080Ti's they can't sell. This could put it more in line with the GTX 1070.
https://hothardware.com/news/nvidia-stealthily-launches-geforce-gtx-1060-6gb-gddr5xNvidia site, check the specs.
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/10series/geforce-gtx-1060/
