It appears that evidently Nvidia is ready to observe an identical method to the RTX 4060 Ti launch by providing the upcoming RTX 5060 Ti in two configurations: 8GB and 16GB fashions. This info comes from a current itemizing on the Eurasian Financial Fee (EEC) web site, noticed by @Olrak29_ (X previously Twitter) which moreover confirms that the usual RTX 5060 will launch in a single configuration that includes 8GB of VRAM.
Nvidia is but to substantiate the existence of the RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti, however it’s anticipated that there are plans to unveil the GPUs in March. This info additionally falls according to a report from final month which identified related reminiscence configurations and the inclusion of the PG152 printed circuit board (PCB) with the GB206 GPU die.
— Everest (@Olrak29_) January 27, 2025
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For those who keep in mind, each 16GB and 8GB variations of the RTX 4060 Ti obtained horrible suggestions as they provided minor enhancements over the earlier era. The RTX 5060 Ti might face an identical reception though we’re sceptical that the transfer to GDDR7 reminiscence might present much-needed enchancment. With each variants anticipated to supply 448 GB/s of bandwidth—a 55% improve over the RTX 4060 Ti—the brand new playing cards might have a big efficiency enhance.
It is usually regarding that Nvidia will as soon as once more restrict the decrease finish of its GPU lineup to only 8GB of RAM. As identified by my colleague Jacob in his overview of the RTX 4060 Ti, fashionable gaming titles are pushing their limits. Having simply 8GB of VRAM, particularly on a 128-bit reminiscence bus, might not ship the very best leads to video games like Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle, Resident Evil 4, The Final of Us Half Oneand Halo Infinite.
How a lot of an enchancment will the upcoming RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti supply over their previous-gen counterparts? There’s nonetheless a while earlier than we discover that out. Nevertheless, if we think about the efficiency enhancements gained by the RTX 5090 over the 4090, the brand new RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti ought to supply related efficiency uplifts.
