It better be a HHHL card or insta-DOA at any price.

JustBenchingAnd nobody said that.

You said that, and I agreed.

JustBenchingNo, you are getting downcharged for less. You are saving 100$ on something (you claimed) costs 20$. That's a good deal actually.

No I'm not, I'm not the target audience for 8GB cards at any performance level. I'm upcharged the full $100 for a card that meets my requirements.

And by the way downcharge isn't a word.

Rover4444You said that, and I agreed.

No I did not. Obviously ram costs money. If you think its free, you are wrong.

Rover4444No I'm not, I'm not the target audience for 8GB cards at any performance level. I'm upcharged the full $100 for a card that meets my requirements.

If a 16gb card costs 500$, then the 8gb ram card should cost 480$ (you said 8gb costs 20$). But instead it's 400$. So you are saving an extra 80$. Good deal in my book

Well, they need their upsell don't they. That is all these cards are, a way to charge more for the 16GB.

A $400 GPU isn't any savings, because you are still being upcharged for the 8GB GPU, and since 8GB is barely enough in some titles it means you'll be replacing the card sooner.

Hopefully AMD prices the 8GB version right, but I'm expecting reviewers to be more harsh on AMD for an 8GB card anyway.

JustBenchingNo I did not. Obviously ram costs money. If you think its free, you are wrong.

You said it doesn't change how expensive a card is. I changed my wording to reflect that.

JustBenchinga 16gb card costs 500$, then the 8gb ram card should cost 480$ (you said 8gb costs 20$). But instead it's 400$. So you are saving an extra 80$. Good deal in my book

You don't own any books because you can't even read my post. What part of "I'm not the target audience for 8GB cards at any performance level" do you not understand?

You are not "saving" money by buying a card that does not meet your requirements.

Reviewers have been making 10s of videos about 8gb nvidia cards, but somehow they treat the amd 8gb cards harsher :kookoo:

8GBs GPUs will be only for tight budget gamers, online FPS games and internet cafes that will not play on high res new games from the moment they buy the GPU. And this, if sold at <$250.

im taking comments with a grain of salt, multiple sites show the 5060 Ti 8GB isnt a vaible option at its price point and for the advertised features such as RT. Some game even refuse to run proper on that card. Going outside of TPU and gathering more info is important when having these types of discussions as alot of FUD is being said

im taking comments with a grain of salt, multiple sites show the 5060 Ti 8GB isnt a vaible option at its price point and for the advertised features such as RT. Some game even refuse

The poll is a bit lame "yeah if the price is right" I mean sure, if I can get one for 80 bucks ill get one just as a backup card.....

JustBenchingGood news. Thank god amd didn't listen to the public outcry that was backed by 0 logical reasoning. Having more options is not a bad thing.

Reviewers testing is now 0 logical reasoning? Who do i trust more? Reviewers who have been doing this for years or decades or random guy in a forum?
Maybe think for a change. If the only one here defending 8GB is you and no one else then maybe it's you who's wrong and not everyone else?

JustBenchingCards are and will remain expensive regardless of the amount of vram. An 8gb card will be cheaper than a 16gb, removing the option of an 8gb card won't magically make cards cheaper. In contrary, it will make them more expensive, since you won't have the option to buy a cheaper 8gb card. So no, the complaints are completely illogical.

Ah yes. The "cheap" 400€ 8GB cards. Thank god that i can save a whole 12% by not buying a 450€ 16GB card using the same chip.
Surely saving 12% on a 400+ card is totally worth it in the long run. /s

Mack4285Do we know what the actual price difference is betwen 8GB and 16GB VRAM? I've read numbers it's basically only $20-$30, in which case I would say it's time to leave 8GB behind.

Indeed it is. Of course in Nvidia's fairy tale land it is +50 because... reasons. It was even +100 with 40 series.

JustBenchingNo, I said vram has nothing to do with the cards being expensive. Cards are expensive. All of them. Not releasing 8gb version cards won't make cards cheaper.

If cards are already expensive then why would i try and save 12% by severely compromising it's longevity by buying a DOA 8GB card?

JustBenchingNo, you are getting downcharged for less. You are saving 100$ on something (you claimed) costs 20$. That's a good deal actually.

"Saving" $100 is a good deal for half the capacity? In what world?
Nvidia even dropped their ridiculous +100 they had with 4060 Ti 16GB (vs 8GB) and now 5060 Ti 16G costs +50 vs 8GB which makes 8GB even more pointless. Especially when talking about only 12% of the cards price. And yes 8GB extra does cost $20-30 more. Not $100 more.

We have had 8GB cards these past few generations (still) and they have not made the cards any cheaper.
Intel proved this with B580 and B570 where they can sell 10GB cards for 250€ and 12GB card for 285€.
Meanwhile AMD charges 245€ for 8GB (RX 7600) and Nvidia charges 275€ for 8GB (RTX 4060).

So clearly it *IS* possible to make cheaper cards while not compromising with only 8GB.
The truth is that 8GB is the new 6GB that should be relegated to extreme low end 5030/9040 series.
Low end cards should start from 12GB these days. Memory is cheap. Incredibly cheap even (compared to GPU die itself).

One can say AMD doesn’t do so well with RT, that need more ram, so with no RT and less memory need thay are good at 8GB while NV is bad with 8GB.
One can also say this is biased as shit.

I am so confused by people not understanding this, I really don't know if it is wilful ignorance, actively rejecting reality or really just not able to understand.
As others have mentioned - the issue is NOT 8gb, the issue is pairing an expensive performant gpu die with 8GB which basically bottlenecks it very hard to the point of being 50 to 90% slower than the same die with 16gb - and that for 10% lower price. It is the equivalent of taking a 9800x3d and pairing it with a 3050. Or the other way round, pairing a 5090 with a 7700k. Sure you can do it - but it is an incredible waste of money, completely unbalanced, bottlenecking everywhere. Everybody understands this.
You can argue they need to fill price slots but then you just make a 5060 16gb to fill the space between 5060 8gb and 5060 ti 16gb. I believe Nvidia when they say 3gb modules are too expensive so 12gb doesn't make financial sense - that's absolutely fair. But - as amd has shown - you can also just do 16gb gddr6 instead of 6x or 7, lose a tiny bit of bandwidth for much more vram and end up at the same cost. will some not vram constrained benches show a 1 or 2% performance dip then? sure. Will others not see 50 to 90% performance drop? yes!
It's not about 8gb being bad, it's about mismatching a gpu die and vram capacity. 9060 xt 8gb sounds bad, 9060 8gb sounds good - for < 300. Same for 5060 8gb.

TomorrowReviewers testing is now 0 logical reasoning? Who do i trust more? Reviewers who have been doing this for years or decades or random guy in a forum?
Maybe think for a change. If the only one here defending 8GB is you and no one else then maybe it's you who's wrong and not everyone else?.

Since you supposedly trust reviewers, surely you'll accept the below graph showing the 8gb 5060ti performing identically to the 16gb 5060ti at 1440p max settings, right? Or do you actually not trust reviewers?

TomorrowIf cards are already expensive then why would i try and save 12% by severely compromising it's longevity by buying a DOA 8GB card?

Then don't, thank god 16gb cards exist for you. And thank god 8gb cards also exist so I can buy the 8gb models since I don't need more vram. We are both happy, right?

JustBenchingSince you supposedly trust reviewers, surely you'll accept the below graph showing the 8gb 5060ti performing identically to the 16gb 5060ti at 1440p max settings, right? Or do you actually not trust reviewers?

Spoiler

Then don't, thank god 16gb cards exist for you. And thank god 8gb cards also exist so I can buy the 8gb models since I don't need more vram. We are both happy, right?

2.6% worse averages, 3.7% worse minimums (certain games account more as they have worse results for minimums), and almost 50% slower the second you use RT or anything else that require more vram at 1440p. Don’t forget missing textures, textures not loading, and massive stuttering the 16GB version has no problem in some games/scenarios.

For a nearly $500 street priced card, thats horrendous. 5060ti 8GB shouldn’t be a thing. A $500 card should not have 8GB of vram period.

rv80002.6% worse averages, 3.7% worse minimums (certain games account more as they have worse results for minimums), and almost 50% slower the second you use RT or anything else that require more vram at 1440p. Don’t forget missing textures, textures not loading, and massive stuttering the 16GB version has no problem in some games/scenarios.

For a nearly $500 street priced card, thats horrendous. 5060ti 8GB shouldn’t be a thing. A $500 card should not have 8GB of vram period.

The 8gb has better averages and minimums than the 16gb at 1080p. For a lower price, that's a steal. But - options are nice aren't they? You want the 16gb, I want the 8gb, we are both happy.


For a lot of people RT is a gimmick and useless, hence why AMD cards still exist even though they failed in RT performance the past 5 years.

JustBenchingThe 8gb has better averages and minimums than the 16gb at 1080p. For a lower price, that's a steal. But - options are nice aren't they? You want the 16gb, I want the 8gb, we are both happy.

Spoiler

For a lot of people RT is a gimmick and useless, hence why AMD cards still exist even though they failed in RT performance the past 5 years.

A lot of games are staring to DEMAND RT functionality so whether you like it or not you'll have to have it enabled because it'll be the basis for lighting.

JustBenchingSince you supposedly trust reviewers, surely you'll accept the below graph showing the 8gb 5060ti performing identically to the 16gb 5060ti at 1440p max settings, right? Or do you actually not trust reviewers?

That's one review. Here's another: www.techspot.com/review/2980-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5060-ti-8gb/

JustBenchingso I can buy the 8gb models since I don't need more vram.

What 8GB models? By your profile specs you're already using a mobile GPU with 8GB. You're telling me that when you upgrade you will choose the same 8GB?

JustBenchingThe 8gb has better averages and minimums than the 16gb at 1080p. For a lower price, that's a steal. But - options are nice aren't they? You want the 16gb, I want the 8gb, we are both happy.

Margin of error stuff. Less than 1fps difference.

JustBenchingFor a lot of people RT is a gimmick and useless, hence why AMD cards still exist even though they failed in RT performance the past 5 years.

9070 series is very close to 5070 and 5070 Ti RT perf. Perhaps it's time to bury this urban legend? AMD has caught up in RT. Partially because Nvidia made zero effort with 50 series to improve RT.

TomorrowThat's one review. Here's another: www.techspot.com/review/2980-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5060-ti-8gb/

So you don't trust reviewers, just the ones that already agree with your opinion.

It’s been nearly a decade since the RX 480 8GB launched at $229 and yet, here we are in 2025, stagnant on the same 8GB. Somehow, some people are actually content with this mess? Go figure.
Think about how bad the future looks when upcoming consoles ship with 24 to 32GB of shared memory, inevitably pushing game requirements through the roof. When that happens, this entire GPU generation will be rendered obsolete. Even integrated APUs will outperform them in new titles. Let that sink in.

no roll out of a 4GB version for the "enthusiast" gamer?

dirtyferretno roll out of a 4GB version for the "enthusiast" gamer?

What a great value, for only $50 less?! 720p gamers dont need more VRAM, they need a more expensive GPU with less VRAM. How could we be so stupid!?

/s

rv8000What a great value, for only $50 less?!

Less? :laugh:
No sir, more. With quality of life features like double secret FSR 4+ and RGB ray tracing, the RX 9060 XT 4GB will allow any enthusiast gamer to play at 4k with a tiny teeny latency penalty of making all your games rubber neck like the 405. All this can be yours with a street price of double the card's MSRP due to artificial inflation. Heck buy two, AMD stock holders will be glad you did.

JustBenchingReviewers have been making 10s of videos about 8gb nvidia cards, but somehow they treat the amd 8gb cards harsher :kookoo:

This is an INSANE cope. Did you miss people bashing the 8GB nvidia cards for the last three years? The 5060ti 8GB being labeled DOA?

Some of yall have a REAL issue with leaving 8GB cards behind for some reason.

DenverIt’s been nearly a decade since the RX 480 8GB launched at $229 and yet, here we are in 2025, stagnant on the same 8GB. Somehow, some people are actually content with this mess? Go figure.
Think about how bad the future looks when upcoming consoles ship with 24 to 32GB of shared memory, inevitably pushing game requirements through the roof. When that happens, this entire GPU generation will be rendered obsolete. Even integrated APUs will outperform them in new titles. Let that sink in.

Not only that, some CLAMOR for 8GB cards, when they were $229 nearly a decade ago.

8GB is fine...on $100 display adapters, like the RX 6400 or GT 1030. Anything else should be 12GB bare minimum.

JustBenchingSince you supposedly trust reviewers, surely you'll accept the below graph showing the 8gb 5060ti performing identically to the 16gb 5060ti at 1440p max settings, right? Or do you actually not trust reviewers?

Spoiler

I can look at your graph and raise you this review that shows the total opposite:

www.techspot.com/review/2980-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5060-ti-8gb/

You never believe just one review site, right?

JustBenchingThen don't, thank god 16gb cards exist for you. And thank god 8gb cards also exist so I can buy the 8gb models since I don't need more vram. We are both happy, right?

No, because the obscenely expensive 8GB versions of cards are going to cause support headaches, confusion, misinformation, and artificially jack up the price of cards with modern VRAM allotments.

Even if you LIKE 8GB for some bizarre reason, you do realize that 8GB RX 480s were $229 9 years ago right? How is a card with the same VRAM nearly a decade later worth more then half of that?

dirtyferretLess? :laugh:
No sir, more. With quality of life features like double secret FSR 4+ and RGB ray tracing, the RX 9060 XT 4GB will allow any enthusiast gamer to play at 4k with a tiny teeny latency penalty of making all your games rubber neck like the 405. All this can be yours with a street price of double the card's MSRP due to artificial inflation. Heck buy two, AMD stock holders will be glad you did.

There should be a 2GB card for us xbox 360 era enjoyers.

Same fate as 5060ti 8GB