With Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090, 5080, and 5070 Ti released, all eyes are turning to the upcoming RTX 5070 and 5060 Ti. Nvidia already announced that the RTX 5070 release date is March 5, and the GPU's MSRP will be $549. Now, Wccftech reports that the RTX 5060 Ti release will be in late March and in early April. It also has the skinny on some of the GPU's specifications.
As it turns out, Nvidia appears to be planning 16GB and 8GB versions of the RTX 5060 Ti and also plans to have models with 8-pin power connectors and others with 12V 2x6 connectors. The power draw for both models is expected to be 180W, compared with the 300W of the RTX 5070 Ti and the 250W of the RTX 5070. All models will have DDR7 memory, which is expected, but good news nonetheless. Unfortunately, the memory bus doesn't get a boost from the RTX 4060 Ti – it comes in at 128-bit . The RTX 5070 Ti has a 256-bit bus, and the RTX 5070 is 192-bit.
Nvidia hasn't released the MSRP for the RTX 5060 Ti, but with the RTX 5070 at $549, it seems likely that the 16GB would be in the vicinity of $500. Nvidia's RTX 4060 Ti had an MSRP of about $499 (with some board partners dropping it to $449 in the wake of AMD unveiling the Radeon RX 7800 XT and 7700 XT). Nvidia received some criticism from the press for its initial pricing of the RTX 40 series. Now, we could see the RTX 5060 Ti starting at around the same price for the 16GB version. If history is a guide, then the 8GB version of the RTX 5060 Ti will be about $100 cheaper.
Also, if you haven't watched the previous RTX 50 series releases, be aware that the MSRPs aren't coming close to the prices many people are paying. The usual problems with scalpers (along with the popularity of brand-new, much-hyped tech) have been exacerbated by retailers receiving small numbers of cards. Considering the RTX 50 series rollout thus far, we suspect that the next couple of releases will follow a similar pattern. Nvidia eventually revived its Verified Priority Access program for the RTX 5090 and 5080 to make sure that the cards find their way to regular customers. Hopefully, the company will extend that program to the lower-tier cards in the near future.
