News Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 8GB struggles due to lack of VRAM — and not just at 4K ultra

[Admin]

The RTX 5060 Ti 8GB suffers from decreased performance, texture pop-ins, stutters, and crashes across all resolutions, compared to its 16GB counterpart.

Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 8GB struggles due to lack of VRAM — and not just at 4K ultra : Read more

 

[logainofhades]

Not actually surprised, as Nvidia didn't really want the 8gb model to be reviewed in the first place.

 

[A Stoner]

Probably low availability because they only really released it in order to be able to claim to have a low cost option. It seems to be burned silicon for no good purpose at a time when silicon is in high demand.

 

[Kreploon9]

Never looked back when I replaced my 3070 2 years ago.

 

[Amdlova]

Don't have this problem with a 4060... the gpu dies before the vram goes out...
But can play some games at quad hd

 

[CelicaGT]

It's a shame really, seems like the GB206 die is capable of some 1440p gaming, even 4K in some titles. The small buffer makes this version useful perhaps only for E-sports titles and older games.

 

[ThereAndBackAgain]

Soooooo, don't set textures to very high? Problem solved, eh?

For the price it costs, it absolutely should have more VRAM. But this is cherry-picking workloads that maximize the amount of VRAM needed in order to make 8 GB look bad.

 

[Kreploon9]

Soooooo, don't set textures to very high? Problem solved.

For the price it costs, it absolutely should have more VRAM. But this is cherry-picking workloads that maximize the amount of VRAM needed in order to make 8 GB look bad.

Like wise, lowered textures are the fastest way to make a game look very bad before any other visual effects.

 

[ThereAndBackAgain]

Like wise, lowered textures are the fastest way to make a game look very bad before any other visual effects.

Well, that varies based on the game and one's opinion. Turning shadows off entirely can look pretty bad, for example.

 

[FunSurfer]

RIP 8GB VRAM.

 

[usertests]

RIP 8GB VRAM.

Long live 8 GB VRAM. RTX 5050/5060/5060Ti buyers unite.

 

[hotaru251]

honestly amd releasing an 8gb 9060 is gonna be a gut punch...they knew in 2020 that 6gb was not enoguh and put 8gb+ on everything....and they should also know that 8gb in 2025 is same..it shouldnt exist.

 

[usertests]

honestly amd releasing an 8gb 9060 is gonna be a gut punch...they knew in 2020 that 6gb was not enoguh and put 8gb+ on everything....and they should also know that 8gb in 2025 is same..it shouldnt exist.

It should exist... for $150 or less.

8 GB 6600 XTish cards have experienced price stagnation, often well over $200 throughout their time on the market. Now with production ended, RX 7600s are around $280+ on ebay, and even worse on Newegg.

8 GB RX 9060 XT will be faster than the 7600, and perhaps the 5060, but with the VRAM limitation and I assume no less than $300 MSRP.

 

[Kreploon9]

Memory is cheap, 8GB should not exist.

12GB minimum on everything.

Times moving forward, it's time people put these companies in their place.

GDDR5 came out nearly 2 decades ago. (2007)

 

[btmedic04]

Nvidia will continue to push this garbage out so long as consumers continue to blindly purchase cards like this 5050 8gb and 5050 ti 16gb

 

[FunSurfer]

Long live 8 GB VRAM. RTX 5050/5060/5060Ti buyers unite.

Can't say it better than the benchmark maker: "This is planned obsolescence, and if you can't see it now, well, you're probably Nvidia's favourite type of customer".

 

[Notton]

Soooooo, don't set textures to very high? Problem solved, eh?

For the price it costs, it absolutely should have more VRAM. But this is cherry-picking workloads that maximize the amount of VRAM needed in order to make 8 GB look bad.

You also have to turn off DLSS, RT, and FG, as those features also eat into VRAM.
And then at that point, the card ceases to be useful.

 

[ThereAndBackAgain]

You also have to turn off DLSS, RT, and FG, as those features also eat into VRAM.
And then at that point, the card ceases to be useful.

I don't have any interest in DLSS or frame generation, and only have interest in ray-tracing insofar as it does not come at the cost of smooth gameplay or pristine image quality. So I wouldn't mind having an 8 GB 5060 Ti. Would be a nice upgrade to my 1660 Super. But it's too expensive for me.

 

[Heat_Fan89]

Nvidia has become the old man who decides to wear black nylon socks with white tennis shoes. Nvidia like that old man seem to no longer care. 🥸

 

[Notton]

I don't have any interest in DLSS or frame generation, and only have interest in ray-tracing insofar as it does not come at the cost of smooth gameplay or pristine image quality. So I wouldn't mind having an 8 GB 5060 Ti. Would be a nice upgrade to my 1660 Super. But it's too expensive for me.

Okay, so go buy an EVGA 1080Ti.

 

[usertests]

Memory is cheap, 8GB should not exist.

12GB minimum on everything.

Actually, Nvidia claimed that 12 GB is expensive... when using 3 GB modules on 128-bit. Because the memory is new.

But it's not a great excuse because they could have waited a few months to launch 12 GB versions of the 5060 and 5060 Ti. It wouldn't have been the first time there was a long time gap between the 90/80 and 60 cards.

 

[logainofhades]

Nvidia is full of it. They could have done 12gb, they just chose not to. They could have done 192bit bus, but with GDDR6 or 6x, and it would have been just fine.

 

[AtrociKitty]

There's no reason for a Ti card to have 8GB of VRAM when the RTX 3060 from two generations back had 12GB.

 

[ThereAndBackAgain]

Okay, so go buy an EVGA 1080Ti.

If I ever buy a new graphics card, it'll probably be one made by Intel, assuming they're still making them by then and still represent as good of a value proposition as they do now (theoretically, at MSRP). I prefer not to buy used components, and a 1080 Ti also is too power-hungry and doesn't quite represent the >=2x rasterization peformance upgrade I'd be looking for in a replacement.

Right now (and for a good while longer, I expect) I'm still fine with my 1660 Super. Plus it's not a good time for anyone to upgrade because of the state of the market.

 

[Kreploon9]

RX 6800 is an amazing buy if you can get one around 250-350.

No reason to sleep on that absolute banger.