News Nvidia's RTX 5060 and 5060 TI rumored launch in 'ten days' — but don't expect any stock until April

[Admin]

A hardware leaker claims that Nvidia's mainstream RTX 5060 and RTX 5060 Ti GPUs could launch in just 10 days, with stock landing on shelves a month later.

Nvidia's RTX 5060 and 5060 TI rumored launch in 'ten days' — but don't expect any stock until April : Read more

 

[Notton]

Manufactured e-waste.

 

[Jabberwocky79]

It's becoming apparent that Nvidia's definition of a "launch" and mine are two very different things.

 

[baranlai]

What's the point in launching a product that's going to be available in the future? To create hype like in videogames?

 

[Jabberwocky79]

What's the point in launching a product that's going to be available in the future? To create hype like in videogames?

It makes even less sense than that. The hype for a video game comes before launch. Imagine if a publisher said "Our game launches today!.... but you won't be able to download it until 30 days from now..."

This literally makes no sense.

 

[JarredWaltonGPU]

FYI, I've updated the article. I have no insider knowledge on this, but I can connect the dots. Nvidia GTC 2025 kicks off in precisely 10 days, and Jensen will be giving a keynote on March 17. Will he announce RTX 5060 class GPUs? It's certainly possible, perhaps even likely. We'll have to wait and see. Announcing the cards and releasing details on specifications followed by a retail launch in April seems most likely.

I'm still going to be horribly disappointed if Nvidia really opts to stick with 8GB. Just put the same 3GB GDDR7 chips that are used on the RTX 5090 Laptop GPU onto the cards! Forget about boosting your profit margins for a change and do the right thing, because less than 12GB on any GPU in 2025 is an absolute joke.

 

[usertests]

I'm still going to be horribly disappointed if Nvidia really opts to stick with 8GB. Just put the same 3GB GDDR7 chips that are used on the RTX 5090 Laptop GPU onto the cards! Forget about boosting your profit margins for a change and do the right thing, because less than 12GB on any GPU in 2025 is an absolute joke.

NVIDIA Planning Entry-Level GeForce RTX 5050 8 GB GPU, RTX 5060 8 GB Hits Retail In April

It sounds like there will be tons of 8 GB fun for everyone: 5060 Ti, 5060, and maybe even a desktop 5050. In addition to some AMD cards in the 9040/9050/9060 range, and maybe an Intel B380 if that ever sees the light of day.

I would buy an 8 GB trash card, to replace a GTX 970 for example. The closer to $100 the better. Which means disappointment inbound since it will be more like $200.

3 GB GDDR7 may have supply constraints if it's only in high margin 5090 laptops to start. But I think they will add it to the 5060 eventually. Unlike the Ampere generation where a 3060 8 GB was tossed into the market later (Wikipedia lists 8 subtle variants of the 3060 and 3060 Ti), this time we'll get to see the reverse. Also, it would be hilarious if we see 8, 12, and 16 GB variants of the 5060 Ti.

If the market is an absolute joke, I'll laugh at it.

 

[Rand max]

I don't think I fully can express my complete lack of excitement about this. I guess there will be some entertainment from how farfetched the promotion for them will be. And how inappropriate the pricing will be.
But it's mostly irrelevant because I'm not buying their products from here on, because it's pretty clear what direction they're heading.

 

[valthuer]

I spy with my little eye something beginning with paper launch.

 

[valthuer]

Forget about boosting your profit margins for a change and do the right thing, because less than 12GB on any GPU in 2025 is an absolute joke.

With PC games becoming more demanding with each passing day, i think it's safe to say that 16 GB should be a bare minimum.

 

[JarredWaltonGPU]

With PC games becoming more demanding with each passing day, i think it's safe to say that 16 GB should be a bare minimum.

Would be nice, but a 128-bit interface with 3GB chips is still 12GB. I can get not doing 16GB in clamshell mode. Still, 5060 and 5060 Ti with 8GB are going to be a bad pick. Unless Nvidia can make all games use NTC on the fly (they can't, as devs and artists won't let them), certain games will run out of memory without 12GB at a minimum, and often 16GB or more.

And I will say, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is an exception rather than the rule. It doesn't look that amazing that requiring over 16GB of VRAM for 4K + quality upscaling + framegen makes sense. It looks like a game that should run fine in 12GB. I don't know if it's something to do with Vulkan or what, but while the game is fun and good, I think the requirements for higher settings are a joke.

 

[valthuer]

And I will say, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is an exception rather than the rule. It doesn't look that amazing that requiring over 16GB of VRAM for 4K + quality upscaling + framegen makes sense. It looks like a game that should run fine in 12GB. I don't know if it's something to do with Vulkan or what, but while the game is fun and good, I think the requirements for higher settings are a joke.

I agree. Indy, is the perfect example of a potent engine that has been used to create rather unimpressive graphics.

 

[Mr Majestyk]

Hopefully, this waste of silicon, aka 5050 (Ti) won't ever be found for sale. It would need to be $300 max for the 16GB version and $200 for the 8GB version. 5060 TI has already been launched as the 5070.

 

[krr711]

What are the chances I will even see a 5000 series card in my area on the shelf at any retailer this year? If it is then it would be hyper-inflated. I have lived well without making Jenson rich thus far and don't intend to start now. Those same people have society dictate what they drive, wear, and game. Truth told the 5090 is probably worth $350 and they profit after $150. Don't be a fool.

 

[Pigpig]

5070 already become trash, you think people will care about 5060?