- The GPUS NVIDIA and AMD 8 GB sales numbers are low in a German retailer
- The NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti models and AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB sold much higher
- It is a strong indication that players prefer GPUs with more VRAM
We are now deep in the GPU launches of AMD and AMD, the first recently published the new RTX 5050 8GB GPU low -end. However, a retailer clearly said that consumers are looking for game GPUs elsewhere.
As WCCFTECH reported, a German retailer, Mindfactory, has a small number of units sold on NVIDIA RTX 5060 TI (8 GB) and the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT (8 GB), significantly less than their 16 GB counterparts – this thanks to the retailer showing how many units were sold on each product.
Essentially, this is an indication that PC players do not want 8 GB of GPU, or at least a large majority prefer GPUs with more VRAM capabilities. Although this can also be a low availability suggestion, this is not a problem for these low -end GPUs in most regions recently, swollen prices throwing consumers.
It is not a secret that the games become more informed of VRAM, and although 8 GB is not completely Insanted (it’s always relevant for 1080p games), this is not the best option for games today. The framework generation, which would considerably help performance with 8 GB GPUs if necessary, increases the consumption of VRAM – and this is the last thing these GPUs need.
Analysis: I hope it’s the latest generation of 8 GB gpu …
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So far, Intel seems to be the only one among the three main giants of technology to abandon 8 GB of GPU. Amd and Nvidia stayed with 8 GB of configurations for their new GPUs, and if I am honest, I see no advantage.
Again, I do not suggest that the GPU 8 GBs are useless; There are certainly a large number of PC players on a budget that do not need high -level average equipment, this is where 8 GB card would make sense. However, the current trend of poor performance in PC games, combined at inflated prices of GPUs above their retail price, makes these graphics cards a difficult sale.
The only place where I would tolerate 8 GB of GPU used is in low -end and affordable laptops of play. Laptop GPUs do not correspond to discreet office GPUs in terms of performance, therefore decent image frequency expectations are expected. But this is not the same case when you build an office platform, where you expect a blow for your money – and I don’t think 8 GB of VRAM can achieve it.
However, all this is apart from the point, because the simple case of more games eager for VRAM should be sufficient to end 8 GB of cards. I just hope that this generation will be the last that we will see …
