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- The RTX 5060 Ti will have two VRAM variants (8GB and 16GB), with the 8GB version potentially bottlenecking performance in VRAM-intensive games, even at 1080p.
- The RTX 5060 will only have an 8GB VRAM option.
- All three cards are expected to use 28 Gbps memory chips with a 128-bit interface, significantly increasing bandwidth compared to predecessors.
The latest leaks indicate that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060 GPUs are scheduled to launch next month. This information comes from a leaked slide from Taiwanese assembler Chaintech, a company that previously manufactured its own custom graphics cards, but has now outsourced this work to the well-known Chinese assembler Colorful.
This slide confirms information we already knew. Like the GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 launching in January. The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 are stated to be arriving in March. Rounding off March with the low-end graphics cards, the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060.
Keep in mind that NVIDIA has never confirmed dates for the RTX 5070, let alone the RTX 5060. But there had also been reports that the RTX 5070 was arriving this month. The leaked slide is tied to Chaintech’s earnings outlook for 2025, so it makes sense that the information is real. Since it was intended to be shown to investors only.
What We Know About GeForce RTX 5060 Ti And 5060
Recently, we learned something quite relevant, and that is that the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti will launch in two variants. If there are no surprises in between, the only difference would be in the VRAM capacity. Having a model with 16 GB of memory next to a cheaper one with 8 GB both using the same GPU Core, the same number of cores and frequencies. So if there is a difference in performance, it will be linked to games where 8GB of VRAM is a problem.
Without going any further, one of the surprises of the year, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, is an example of this. This game is sponsored by NVIDIA and makes use of Ray Tracing. Along with its high visual quality, the lack of VRAM is already a problem. And at 2K resolution, Intel Arc A770 with 16 GB of VRAM (33 FPS) is faster than an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 with 10 GB of VRAM (24 FPS).
At 1080p the impact is less noticeable, but the Intel GPU still wins despite having a less powerful graphics chip (41.8 vs 35.9 FPS). Thus showing that VRAM causes a bottleneck, and confirming that from 2025, a GPU with at least 12 GB of VRAM is recommended if you want to enjoy Ray Tracing (or rather, the highest visual quality of a game).
For its part, the GeForce RTX 5060 will only be available in the 8 GB VRAM variant. These three graphics cards would use the same 28 Gbps chips with a 128-bit interface, which will result in a bandwidth of 448 GB/s .
For context, that’s a 55% increase in bandwidth compared to the RTX 4060 Ti. And even a 64% increase compared to the RTX 4060. Well, this model came with 17 Gbps memory compared to the 18 Gbps of RTX 5060 Ti.
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