- NVIDIAS RTX 5060 MUST BE LEANING 19th May to $ 299 according to Videocardz
- It will use 8 GB VRAM and is expected to be the lowest level RTX 5000 Series GPU despite the RTX 5050 rumors
- Inflation could drastically influence GPU’s potential success
NVIDIA is on the verge of finishing its RTX 5000 Desktop GPU series -launching, with the RTX 5060 on the horizon, after its ten -piece was launched earlier in April -and that’s good news for budget players … yes, kind.
According to Videocardz, the RTX 5060 is set to launch on May 19 to $ 299 (approx. £ 220 / AU $ 470), at the same price as its predecessor, RTX 4060. It will use 8 GB VRAM, but is expected to take a decent performance jump over the last Gen card using GDDR7 VRAM instead of GDDR6.
Its older brother, RTX 5060 TI, has both 8 GB and 16GB of models, the latter being an easy choice for most PC bugers in terms of game performance: 8 GB VRAM is much less desirable to run modern games, as lots of triple-A titles require more VRAM. While Vram is not always the most important element when it comes to performance, it becomes a greater factor for lower end GPUs.
This may be one of the reasons that swings potential consumers from buying the RTX 5060, but its price may be the main reason for it. The rumor $ 299 launch price is definitely appealing to a budget GPU, but the trend of the GPU market suggests that partner cards sold by retailers are likely to cost more.
Like 5060 TI (and RTX 5070 TI), if the RTX 5060 does not have a Founders Edition setting, consumers will once again be left in the hands of retailers with third -party cards -and if you have kept a close eye on GPU prices recently, it is not good at all.
If the prices are bloated for partner card, just forget it …
It’s bad enough that GPUs like RTX 5070 TI or RTX 5080 have inflated pricing across multiple retailers, but at least this powerful card is capable of 4K games. RTX 5060, surprising, Isn’t it A Powerhouse GPU: It is expected to be Nvidia’s lowest GPU if the RTX 5050 rumors are not legitimate (at least for the desktop PC place anyway), so it has no business that costs more than the alleged $ 299.
However, the GPU market gives us a clear answer: Third Party RTX 5060 cards will more than likely cost more than $ 299, and I think it will instantly ruin something good it could potentially have to do for it. Players are already unwilling to pay more for more powerful hardware, so I have a hard time imagining that budget players will accept any price inflation with this GPU.
Let’s not forget that it only has 8 GB of Vram, which I have to emphasize again no longer acceptable for games in 2025. Games are becoming more demanding and we get running PC ports that are poorly optimized, so it is safe to say that 8 GB will not cut it anymore.
The only hope I have for RTX 5060 is that there actually is A Founder’s Edition model and that there is a good level of accessibility (especially since rumors suggest that Nvidia strengthens stock). If not, it’s hard to see where it will succeed …
