Nvidia RTX 5060 and RTX 5060 Ti specs leaked, leaves fans underwhelmed
More details on the RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti have surfaced online, with the latest information pointing at the memory configurations of the upcoming mainstream offerings. The cards won't make it to the market early next year, however. Gamers must wait for quite a few months for these more affordable options. Furthermore, the latest details are a bit underwhelming, to say the least.
Let's dissect the leaks and analyze what we can expect in the final product.
What are the leaked specs of the Nvidia RTX 5060 and RTX 5060 Ti?
For now, we don't have much information about the exact GPU die and the core counts of the individual graphics cards. Previous leaks predicted the 60-class pixel pushers to pack the GB206 graphics processor. However, given previous trends, we expect the mainstream GPUs to be powered by this processor.
The latest details about the RTX 5060 cards are in the video memory domain. According to a story initially published on Wccftech, we now know that both GPUs will retain similar memory capacities as the last generation RTX 4060 and 4060 Ti. Leaks suggest the memory type will be upgraded from GDDR6 on the older options to the newer GDDR7. It remains to be seen whether Team Green upgrades the entire lineup to the latest memory standard.
The memory speed is theoretically supposed to go up due to the latest memory standard. Wccftech has estimated the bandwidth to be at 448 GB/s, a significant upgrade from last generation's 288 GB/s cards.
Below is a quick look at the leaked information about the RTX 5060:
The $299 RTX 4060 never received a Founder's Edition variant. Third-party GPU makers got the liberty to design the power interface as they saw fit. However, the latest leaks suggest a 12 VHPWR connector on both cards, which could potentially hint at FE cards for both GPUs.
Fans aren't happy about the leaked specs of the RTX 5060 GPUs
Gamers and hardware enthusiasts aren't happy with Nvidia's decision to stick to similar memory buffers as the last generation in the upcoming RTX 5060-class video cards.
One of the major points discussed online is how video memory limits of 8 GB will hold the mid-range video gaming market back over the upcoming few years. X user @Sebasti6685537's post discusses this with a screenshot of how 1% low-performance metrics vary across the 4060 Ti 8 and 16 GB variants.
Moreover, there have been leaks of 3 GB GDDR7 memory chips lately, which prompted user @Sebasti6685537 to comment about how a hypothetical 9 GB video card could only contribute to 10% improved performance metrics because of the limited specs sheet.
X user @ghost_motley also pointed out how the RTX 5060 8 GB could potentially lose to the older 3060 12 GB in terms of gaming performance, simply because large textures popularized by modern titles won't fit onto the upcoming GPU.
The leaks are quite underwhelming from the gamer's point of view. 8 GB of VRAM has started showing its age for quite some time now, with powerful pixel pushers like the RTX 3070 being severely limited by the amount of VRAM.
Team Green has historically been conservative in allocating extra video memory for future-proofing. However, not pushing for at least 12 GB on its 60-class cards could be severely limiting for cards designed to flawlessly play the latest titles for at least two to three more years.
None of this info is set in stone just yet. Hence, we advise readers to take the presented information with a grain of salt.