Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti Could Launch in March

The RTX 5060 Ti is rumored to launch first in 16GB and 8GB variants, while the standard RTX 5060 has no information yet.

According to VideoCardz , the RTX 5060 Ti will likely be the next graphics card line to hit the market from Nvidia, after the RTX 5070 launched in early March. Nvidia will likely release the 16GB version in the second half of March, while the 8GB version will appear in the first half of April.

The RTX 5060 Ti offers higher performance thanks to GDDR7, but keeping the 128-bit bus and unclear pricing has many questioning Nvidia's strategy

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There is no official information about the specific specifications of these two cards yet. However, many predict that they will use the GB206 GPU, a Blackwell variant below the GB205 - the chip equipped on the RTX 5070. Notably, the RTX 5060 Ti will likely retain the same 128-bit memory bus as the previous RTX 4060 Ti models.

While the VRAM capacity and memory bus remain unchanged, Nvidia is rumored to be using GDDR7 memory on the RTX 5060 Ti models. This could result in significantly higher bandwidth performance than the GDDR6 on the RTX 4060 Ti. Specifically, GDDR7 is said to run at 28 Gbps, up from the previous generation's 18 Gbps, resulting in a more than 50% increase in overall bandwidth. This could offset concerns about the unchanged VRAM capacity.

Additionally, the RTX 5060 Ti is expected to have a power consumption of 180W, which is about 20W higher than the previous generation. However, this is still a reasonable consumption level, which can work well with mainstream power supplies. Notably, Nvidia can equip both types of power connectors on this GPU line: the standard model uses the traditional 8-pin connector, while some versions can adopt the newer 12V-2x6 connector. This will give users more flexibility when upgrading the system.

While the RTX 5060 Ti graphics card information is becoming clearer, Nvidia has not mentioned the standard RTX 5060 model or the price of the 5060 Ti versions. This raises questions about the company's product strategy in the mid-range segment, especially when many gamers still expect a more affordable option than the high-end versions.