Wednesday, April 9th 2025
NVIDIA Sends MSRP Numbers to Partners: GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB at $379, RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB at $429
Next week's planned launch of NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5060 Ti series brings two SKUs differentiated by memory capacity and pricing. Both models leverage the GB206-300 GPU, made on a 5 nm node from TSMC, and feature a 128-bit memory interface paired with GDDR7 chips running at an effective 28 Gbps. According to IT Home, NVIDIA has communicated MSRP figures to its key AIC partners ahead of the mid-April rollout. The entry-level 8 GB variant is set at an MSRP of ¥3,199 (roughly $379), while the 16 GB version carries an MSRP of ¥3,599 (about $429). This is a reduction from the $399 and $499 prices anticipated earlier. NVIDIA is adjusting its pricing strategy for these mid-tier chips to align itself against the competition better and draw more new buyers.
Under the hood, the GB206-300 core activates 36 streaming multiprocessors, delivering a total of 4,608 CUDA cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2,407 MHz, boosting to 2,572 MHz under load. Memory runs at 1,750 MHz (28 Gbps effective), routed through the 128-bit bus to yield up to 448 GB/s of bandwidth. Graphics-specific throughput is augmented by 144 texture mapping units and 48 render output units, while 36 dedicated ray-tracing cores handle real-time lighting calculations. Additionally, 144 tensor cores accelerate AI-driven workloads such as DLSS upscaling and machine-learning inference. Power delivery for both cards is managed via a single 16-pin connector, with a total board power of 180 W. Display connectivity includes one HDMI 2.1b port alongside three DisplayPort 2.1b outputs, and the card interfaces with host systems over PCI Express 5.0 x16.
Sources:
IT Home, via @harukaze5719 on X
Under the hood, the GB206-300 core activates 36 streaming multiprocessors, delivering a total of 4,608 CUDA cores. The GPU operates at a base clock of 2,407 MHz, boosting to 2,572 MHz under load. Memory runs at 1,750 MHz (28 Gbps effective), routed through the 128-bit bus to yield up to 448 GB/s of bandwidth. Graphics-specific throughput is augmented by 144 texture mapping units and 48 render output units, while 36 dedicated ray-tracing cores handle real-time lighting calculations. Additionally, 144 tensor cores accelerate AI-driven workloads such as DLSS upscaling and machine-learning inference. Power delivery for both cards is managed via a single 16-pin connector, with a total board power of 180 W. Display connectivity includes one HDMI 2.1b port alongside three DisplayPort 2.1b outputs, and the card interfaces with host systems over PCI Express 5.0 x16.
128 Comments on NVIDIA Sends MSRP Numbers to Partners: GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB at $379, RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB at $429
As usual, i never get the good stuff at the right time and right price. Might have to fork out the +£100 slo-mo tax to pick one up or perhaps more ££ for the aesthetics choice.
Only thing really holding back 5070 is that it should have been $500 even with 18GB from the start. Inflation would be linear with older cards tbh. Specifically 10 series as example. 1070 was a bigger die (314ish?), but only had 75% enabled. 5070 is 96% of a 263mm2 die.
20 series was overly large on TSMC 12 (entire line up) and 30 series was kind of like a redemption arc cucked by miners. SS8 was significantly cheaper than TSMC 4N.
5060 TI will likely end up 20% slower based on SM config relative to said 5070. Expect performance around the original 4070 (non super), but with a 16GB option.
~8-10 SM seems to be the average differential when comparing Ada and Blackwell .
48 SM 5070 = 56 SM 4070 SUPER
70 SM 5070 TI = 76/80 SM 4080 + 4080 SUPER.
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36 SM 5060 TI = 46 SM 4070?
Should be fine for 1440p, but it's a weird sell. Pricing will inevitably hit $500+ in the US (esp for 16GB version)
So if anyone is wondering, no I didn't buy my 9070 XT at launch because I'm a fan, but to avoid overpaying or waiting too long for prices to normalise.If you always want the latest stuff, then sure, buy now. But that's not a very healthy mentality in today's market, imo.
The market is moved by supply and demand, and as long as demand outweighs supply, prices will stay high.
At my country the cheapest 5070 cost now the equivalent of 950$ (tax included).
That's more than 10%+ above msrp..
5060xx situation will probably be the same..
To get to something that is even close to msrp+20-30% (it will never ever be msrp) I need to wait 6 month or so.
So I wait and if I see it doesn't worth it after 6-12 months, I just skip the gen. Been doing this for several years\gens now and all is fine.
The entire point of corporations is to conspire to funnel life to a select group of people. Do you think they operate with a high level of transparency?
Populations have been well-programmed to believe that "conspiracy theory" is something for cranks and, when not for cranks, only happens rarely. It should be conspiracy hypothesis. It's telling that even the terminology we're fed is inaccurate, to reinforce the cognitive dissonance.
Cartels, monopolies, and duopolies barely have to even try to get huge unjustified gains.
The ignorance surrounding the conspiratorial nature of capitalism goes well beyond gaslighting. It's as if the sun itself was transformed into a gas light.
There's no way any card this gen is worth more than about 10% over MSRP, but if I had the choice between pay 10% more today or wait 6 months, I'd very much be considering the opportunity cost of not waiting.
Of course, local pricing and availability matter the most, and what's crazy to see is here in Australia, MSRP models are already regularly available if people are holding out for them. I'd say that for this region the 5060 series will be similar, so stupid prices in the first few weeks only fools will pay, but regular enough MSRP cards available.
For fun and gaming, imo, using such justification's is funny cus you don't really need any, unless it cost way too much and you desperately try to justify it.
Anyway, 10% above msrp is a dream cost to me so no issue here. I was talking 40%+ above msrp.
the last gpu I bought was the 970gtx. The current 1080ti was a gift. Before that i had the glorious 560ti at the age of golden value mainstream gpu’s so a 5060ti can be a nice ‘closer’ if you will ;)
That, and the fact that Im actually doing (a little) money out of my gpu in video editing in adobe environment that like cuda cores and recently also AI processing capabilities.No arguing about 10%, but excusing 40-80+% (like in my country) as ‘cost opportunity’ that is only for fun is funny to the point of ‘whatever you say, dude׳
And for three, yes, the sun is a gas light (hydrogen fusing into helium).
So-called critical thinking is a combination of intense conformity and run-of-the-mill economic competition. It's a religious mantra like so many. Humans and truth are mostly incompatible.
This shouldn't be too hard to grasp on a technical forum, but oh well. We've sunken low.
I just read a particularly humorous article that praised Zotec for not only requiring people to join a cute little club in order to have the chance of paying a high price for a GPU, they're to be tracked and expected to jump through particular hoops to prove their worth. Atalanta, where art thou?:sleep: