GeForce RTX 5060 Ti rumor sees 16GB model launching with a $100 price premium

According to a new post at Board Channels (via Videocardz), the upcoming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti will follow 'the same pricing strategy' as the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti launch. A card that debuted with a $399 MSRP for the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB model and then $499 for the 16GB version that dropped weeks later. Several leaks point to the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti launching with both models on day one - which means 'the same pricing strategy' would make the 16GB version more expensive. $100 more.

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Many assumptions and several grains of salt need to be considered regarding these pricing rumors for the upcoming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti, a card reportedly launching on April 15. In addition to shortages and demand pushing new and older GPU prices up to the point where MSRP can feel meaningless, there's also the looming chaos on the way with new tariffs being imposed on imports by the Trump administration.

Companies like NVIDIA and AMD also disclose pricing at the last minute to avoid leaks, and based on the current climate, we expect pricing to come at the very last minute for the GeForce RTX 5060 and Radeon RX 9060 Series.

Case in point: Nintendo recently halted Switch 2 pre-orders as it was still determining how tariffs would affect the console's $450 price point in the U.S. Still, a $100 difference between the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB and 16GB models would be disappointing because the additional VRAM would only deliver increased performance in titles where 8GB isn't enough. That said, the GDDR7 memory used in the RTX 5060 Ti offers up to 55% more bandwidth than the RTX 4060 Ti, even though it's on a similar 128-bit bus.

Interestingly, the Board Channels post notes that NVIDIA will also be "aggressive" in its pricing for the mainstream GeForce RTX 50 Series graphics cards. With AMD's RDNA 4-powered Radeon RX 9070 Series bringing real competition to the popular GeForce RTX 5070 line-up, many hope to see the same competitive performance and features for mainstream RDNA 4. According to leaks, the Radeon RX 9060 XT is also set to debut with 8GB and 16GB models.