RTX 5060 rumor suggests itll have 8GB VRAM and Im starting to wonder if
Nvidia has lost the plot with next-gen GPUs

Date:
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:00:14 +0000

Description:
Still seething over Nvidias RTX 5070 with 12GB rumor? You dont want to hear the purported VRAM loadout of the RTX 5060, then...

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Nvidias next-gen desktop graphics cards have been the subject of a flood of leaks lately , but this time were hearing about the RTX 5060 models thatll
sit at the bottom of the Blackwell GeForce stack (assuming theres no RTX
5050, as there wasnt a desktop 4050 of course).

Wccftech has word from the usual anonymous sources be cautious around this rumor, naturally, as with anything from the grapevine providing some specs
of the RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060.

The most interesting contention is that regarding the on-board video memory, Nvidias RTX 5060 Ti is going to run with 16GB of VRAM, the same as the higher-end flavor of the 4060 Ti but the bad news is the RTX 5060 is also going to stick on 8GB.

Apparently both graphics cards will use the same board (PG152) and the GB206 Blackwell chip (as previously rumored), with a 128-bit memory bus. With GDDR7 video RAM running at 28Gbps, both of these graphics cards are looking at a memory bandwidth of 448GB/s in theory.

Were told to expect these GPUs to launch in late February to March of 2025, which backs up another recent rumor on the release timeframe. (Image credit: Future / John Loeffler) Analysis: Video RAM confusion

The idea that the RTX 5060 could stay on an 8GB loadout for VRAM has not gone down well with the followers of GPU rumors, as you might imagine. The RTX
4060 having this memory configuration was controversial, so for a new generation of Nvidia graphics cards to stick at this level will be fuel to
the flames (quite literally Team Green better don its finest fire-retardant suit). If this turns out to be true, of course.

Capacity isnt the only element of the memory equation here, though, and that GDDR7 VRAM is a big upgrade in itself. That rumored memory bandwidth of 448GB/s for the RTX 5060 and its Ti sibling will be a considerable step up from the RTX 4060 flavors. In fact, its 55% faster and 65% faster than the
RTX 4060 and 4060 Ti respectively, as Wccftech points out.

The worry is that 8GB could really hamstring the RTX 5060 for
future-proofing, and consign the card more to 1080p duties, as going forward, 1440p might prove to be more of a struggle for a thin allocation of video memory such as this even now thats true to an extent.

More positively, the RTX 5060 Ti could have a healthy 16GB of VRAM, although that doesnt make a whole lot of sense when you consider the RTX 5070 has been rumored to have 12GB . Now, Nvidia has been known to equip a lower-tier GPU with more VRAM than a higher-up model in the past, but that can sometimes be
a case of a beefier model launching down the line and it doesnt feel likely Nvidia would push out an RTX 5070 12GB and very quickly follow that with an RTX 5060 Ti 16GB. Particularly when the RTX 5080 theoretically runs with 16GB , too.

In short, wed regard this leaked info with more skepticism than normal although it could also be read as a sign that the RTX 5070 12GB info is off the mark (heres hoping on that score).

Meanwhile, Intel has just brought out its affordable new Battlemage GPU, the B580 , and that has 12GB of VRAM, a relatively robust helping for the price bracket this graphics card sits in. Can Nvidia fly in the face of its rivals video memory strategies? Well, of course it can, but it remains to be seen if Team Green actually will. You might also like Nvidias RTX 5090 now rumored to have superfast clock speeds as well as being super-slim could this GPU be too good to be true? Top gaming PCs: great rigs for serious PC gaming We
could be witnessing the death of the graphics card in real time right now,
and I couldnt be happier about it



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