The launch of the RTX 50 series to consumers has been nothing short of disastrous for Nvidia. While most consumers couldn't even get their hands on them, those that did have been plagued by driver issues and, at worst, melting connectors. The 5070 released to minimal fanfare because of its relatively small performance gains over its predecessor, the 4070 family.

The 5060 looks to be no different, and although there are rumors of a decrease in price compared to the last generation and promises of stock stabilization, these just aren't enough to save the 5060. This GPU will be dead on arrival, and a lot of that is Nvidia's own doing.

Nvidia and not putting enough VRAM on their mid-tier cards, name a better duo. In all seriousness, I was hoping to see Nvidia take at least one victory among all the losing they have been doing this generation, but unfortunately, they just continue to fumble. The 5060 Ti is coming in two different VRAM flavors yet again is also disappointing.

Enthusiasts on a budget will know which card to buy, but not everyone knows the difference that 8GB can make for gaming, especially for tech like ray tracing, which is slowly becoming mandatory. The non-TI 5060 seems to be locked in at 8GB according to rumors, which is simply not enough for gaming in 2025. The list of people that would benefit from upgrading to a 5060 is just so small, and first-time builders will be left with a GPU that they'll have to upgrade within a couple of years.