- NVIDIA RTX 5060 should be launched on May 19 at $ 299 according to Videocardz
- He will use 8 GB of VRAM and should be the GPU of the lowest level RTX 5000 series despite the RTX 5050 rumors
- Inflation could considerably affect the potential success of the GPU
NVIDIA is about to finish its launch of the RTX 5000 GPU series, with the RTX 5060 on the horizon after the launch of its counterpart Ti earlier in April – and this is good news for budgetary players … Finally, in a way.
According to Videocardz, the RTX 5060 should be launched on May 19 at $ 299 (around £ 220 / $ 470 in), at the same price as its predecessor, the RTX 4060. It will use 8 GB of VRAM, but is planned to take a decent performance jump on the latest generation card, using GDDR7 VRAM instead of GDDR6.
His older brother, the RTX 5060 Ti, has 8 GB and 16 GB models, the latter being an easy choice for most PC manufacturers in terms of play performance: 8 GB of VRAM is much less desirable for modern game management, because many triple-a-time titles require more VRAM. Although VRAM is not always the element par excellence with regard to performance, it becomes a more important factor for low -end GPUs.
This can be one of the reasons why potential consumers buy the RTX 5060, but its price could be the main reason. The launch price of $ 299 is certainly attractive for a budgetary GPU, but the GPU market trend suggests that partner cards sold by retailers will probably cost more.
Like the 5060 TI (and the RTX 5070 TI), if the RTX 5060 does not have a founding publishing option, consumers will be left in the hands of retailers with third -party cards – and if you have kept an eye on GPU prices in recent times, it’s not good at all.
If the prices are swollen for partner cards, forget it …
It is already quite serious that GPUs like the RTX 5070 TI or the RTX 5080 inflated prices on several retailers, but at the very least, they are powerful cards capable of 4K games. RTX 5060, not surprisingly, No A powerful GPU: he should be the lowest NVIDIA GPU if the rumors of RTX 5050 are not legitimate (at least for the office PC space, in any case), so it has no trade costs more than the alleged $ 299.
However, the state of the GPU market gives us a clear response: the RTX 5060 thirds cards will cost more than $ 299, and I think that will instantly destroy everything it could potentially. Players are not already ready to pay more for more powerful equipment, so I had trouble imagining that budgetary players accept any price inflation with this GPU.
Let us not forget that it has only 8 GB of VRAM, what I must insist again is no longer acceptable for the game in 2025. The games become more demanding, and we are continuously obtaining PC ports which are badly optimized, it is therefore sure that 8 GB will not cut it anymore.
The only hope I have for the RTX 5060 is that there is East A model for publishing the founders, and that there is a good level of availability (especially since rumors suggest that Nvidia strengthens the stock). Otherwise, it is difficult to see where he will succeed …
