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In short: Nvidia has focused its marketing efforts for the RTX-5060 Ti exclusively on the 16GB version, raising eyebrows because the company has refused reviewers access to the 8GB model. This decision seems to be an attempt to downplay the less impressive performance of the cheaper variant. An early review confirms these suspicions, at least in certain scenarios.
Bilibili’s review offers a first look at Nvidia’s RTX-5060 Ti 8GB version, which is not available to Western media. The video reveals how halving VRAM can significantly impact performance in several games, and hinder the effectiveness of the RTX series’ standout feature: multi-frame generation.
Fairly, the 8GB RTX5060 Ti is able to compete with the 16GB model on synthetic benchmarks, and in many titles. These include Cyberpunk 2077 : Phantom Liberty, Counter-Strike 2, Resident Evil, Forza Horizon 5, F1 24 Call of Duty and even Alan Wake 2 (at reasonable settings). However, performance gaps do emerge in more demanding scenarios.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows shows a performance gap of 10 percent between the two versions, but the 8GB version performs significantly worse on Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered. At 1080p the average frame rate is about 23 percent lower. The one percent lows are also reduced by a staggering 30%. The gap narrows a bit at 1440p.
Due to the 8GB card’s limited VRAM, even multi-frame generation cannot fully mask the disparity. At maximum settings, the 16GB card drops to 18 FPS while the 8GB model reaches just nine FPS. The performance is equalized by activating 2x framegen, but the gap returns at 4x. This indicates that future titles may not benefit from multi-frame generation if the 8GB card is used.
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– Posiposi (@Harukaze5719) April 16, 2025
Our recent review of the 16GB model labeled the RTX-5060 Ti as yet another misfire in an already disappointing lineup. https://t.co/yvfG38LFdhpic.twitter.com/iVaNonAuAX
– Posiposi (@Harukaze5719) April 16, 2025
Our recent review of the 16GB model labeled the RTX 5060 Ti as yet another misfire in an already disappointing lineup, and we haven’t even touched the 8GB variant. It’s unacceptable to release a midrange graphics card in 2025 with only 8GB of VRAM, eight years after AMD launched the Radeon RX 580 with the same amount. TechSpot will be publishing a full review once the 8GB version of the 5060 Ti hits store shelves.
It is concerning that 8GB mainstream graphics cards are still being pushed, especially as this segment dominates the highest price tier. The majority of top 10 GPUs are 60-class Nvidia Cards with 8GB VRAM. This trend is likely to continue for many years. This means that a large portion of PC gamers are stuck with memory-constrained equipment, which limits their performance in current and future titles.
