AI craze leaves only one Nvidia RTX 50-series GPU at MSRP — RTX 5060 Ti 8GB makes the final stand, as even the RTX 5050 falls

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Act fast before the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB succumbs to the AI price hike as well.

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In today’s market, finding a graphics card at MSRP feels nearly impossible. So it's pretty remarkable that the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB remains available at MSRP, while other graphics cards are at sky-high prices. The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8G Ventus 2X OC Plus and the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti WindForce 8G are currently the only custom models that still sell for $379. If you’re looking for decent gaming performance without the premium markup, the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is the smart choice.

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MSI's compact GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB packs a punch with a boost clock up to 2,602 MHz, 30 MHz above Nvidia’s reference specifications. The extra performance gives the graphics card an edge over some of its competitors.

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Gigabyte's custom GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is an equally compact graphics card. Although it doesn't feature a factory overclock, you still receive solid performance and efficient cooling.

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The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB may not have made the list of the best graphics cards, but it does feature real value for the right user, of course. The graphics card delivers great 1080p performance under the right conditions. Then there's Nvidia's DLSS 4.5 and Multi-Frame Generation technologies, which help bolster the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB's performance when needed.

Our tests have shown that the performance delta between the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB and the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB is almost negligible at sensible graphics settings. However, once you start dialing up image fidelity or resolution, the latter starts to pull away, creating a significant performance gap between the two.

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The ongoing memory crisis hasn't shown any signs of improvement, so graphics card prices will likely continue climbing. If the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB meets your gaming needs, now is a good time to buy. Waiting longer will only mean you pay more later for the same performance.

If you would rather have the 16GB model, our GPU price tracker shows the lowest price at $519, which is 37% more than the 8GB variant. Alternatively, the Radeon RX 9600 XT 16GB starts at $429, 13% more. If your budget is under $400, the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8G Ventus 2X OC Plus and the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti WindForce 8G are hard to ignore.

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Zhiye Liu
Zhiye Liu
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Zhiye Liu is a news editor, memory reviewer, and SSD tester at Tom’s Hardware. Although he loves everything that’s hardware, he has a soft spot for CPUs, GPUs, and RAM.

9 Comments Comment from the forums
  • King_V
    Our tests have shown that the performance delta between the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB and the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB is almost negligible at sensible graphics settings. However, once you start dialing up image fidelity or resolution, the former starts to pull away

    I think you mean the latter, as the 16GB pulls away from the 8GB version.

    Or maybe "the former starts to fall behind"
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  • hotaru251
    for the love of god do NOT buy an 8GB vram gpu in 2026.
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  • Neilbob
    hotaru251 said:
    for the love of god do NOT buy an 8GB vram gpu in 2026.
    An 8GB GPU in 2026 would be fine for my particular game selection at the 1920x1080 resolution I use (I'm old enough that my eyesight can best be described as 'foggy' so there's very little point aiming higher).

    But even before all this stupid *A.I.gghhh!* profiteering came along, the prices were still way too high for what is being offered. Especially for the excretion that is the 5050. The only good thing to say about it is that it had a vaguely better value proposition than the 3050. Bit of a low bar, but a bar nevertheless.
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  • Notton
    yeah, at 1080p, there are plenty of cheaper options.
    Arc B580, RX 9060XT 8GB, RTX 5050...

    At 1440p, I wouldn't go any less than 12GB, and even then a 4070Ti will run out of VRAM before GPU.
    Speaking from experience.
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  • palladin9479
    Notton said:
    yeah, at 1080p, there are plenty of cheaper options.
    Arc B580, RX 9060XT 8GB, RTX 5050...

    At 1440p, I wouldn't go any less than 12GB, and even then a 4070Ti will run out of VRAM before GPU.
    Speaking from experience.
    1080p is solidly in 8GB territory along with 1440p at high or less (not ultra). Of course this is not considering RT or MFG, those both have a heavy VRAM tax.

    So basically entry level or casual gaming, the people who buy OEM computers.
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  • Pierce2623
    palladin9479 said:
    1080p is solidly in 8GB territory along with 1440p at high or less (not ultra). Of course this is not considering RT or MFG, those both have a heavy VRAM tax.

    So basically entry level or casual gaming, the people who buy OEM computers.
    To be fair, at 1440p, 8GB will definitely require textures be turned down in modern AAA releases. That sucks because high res textures are the main improvement we’ve visually had since the ps4 era. High resolution and high quality textures are certainly more noticeable than slightly more realistic lighting as far as current gen improvements.
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  • derekullo
    We're gonna party like it's 2019 !
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  • PEnns
    "What would you like for lunch, sir?? You can have gruel, gruel or gruel".

    I guess will be fasting for a while.
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  • palladin9479
    Pierce2623 said:
    To be fair, at 1440p, 8GB will definitely require textures be turned down in modern AAA releases. That sucks because high res textures are the main improvement we’ve visually had since the ps4 era. High resolution and high quality textures are certainly more noticeable than slightly more realistic lighting as far as current gen improvements.
    Yes and No.

    Ultra textures are so ridiculously large that the they are downscaled during mipmapping to the exact same that very high and high are. The only time you get native quality is at 8k or maybe 4k resolutions.

    1080p and 1440p get nothing from ultra textures in modern games.
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