More than a month has passed since Nvidia introduced its RTX 5070 and 5070 Ti graphics cards, yet the company has maintained a notable silence regarding the next wave of budget-tier GPUs from its latest generation. Despite this official quiet, the rumor mill has been active, leaking potential technical specifications and hinting at possible delays. Crucial details like pricing and precise release dates remain speculative, adding to the anticipation, while information about AMD's competing offerings is even scarcer. However, recent whispers offer a potential timeline. A tipster associated with Board Channels suggests Nvidia is targeting an April 16th launch for the RTX 5060 Ti. This aligns with previous rumors pointing towards a mid-April debut for the mainstream card. Speculation also suggests that Nvidia might retain the pricing structure of the previous generation, potentially offering the 8 GB RTX 5060 Ti variant at $400 and the 16 GB model at $500, mirroring the launch prices of the RTX 4060 Ti. Adding weight to these claims are recent, albeit brief, appearances of pre-built desktop systems featuring the unannounced RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti GPUs. Listings spotted on retail sites like Best Buy (since removed) and Newegg show systems incorporating these new cards with only minimal price increases compared to equivalent systems using the older 4060 and 4060 Ti cards. For instance, a Stormcraft model on Newegg lists an unspecified RTX 5060 Ti variant paired with a Core i5-14400F CPU and 32 GB of DDR5 RAM for $1,299 – the same price as one of the company's RTX 4060 builds and only slightly more expensive than others. Similarly, a CyberPowerPC unit briefly listed on Best Buy featured a standard RTX 5060, a Ryzen 7 8700F processor, 16GB of RAM, and a 2TB SSD for $1,149. This aggressive pricing strategy, according to the tipster, might be Nvidia's move to preemptively challenge AMD's forthcoming Radeon RX 9060 and 9060 XT GPUs. Turning to the technical details revealed through leaks, the performance uplift might be moderate. Prior reports indicate that both the RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti will feature only a few hundred more CUDA cores than their direct predecessors, suggesting performance gains that are likely noticeable but perhaps not revolutionary. Both cards are expected to utilize faster 28 Gbps GDDR7 VRAM on a 128-bit memory bus, resulting in a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s. Specifically, the RTX 5060 Ti is rumored to boast 4,608 CUDA cores, operate within a 180W Thermal Design Power (TGP), and feature clock speeds ranging from 2,407 MHz to 2,572 MHz – a marginal increase of less than 100 MHz over the 4060 Ti. The standard RTX 5060 is expected to come equipped with 8 GB of VRAM, 3,840 CUDA cores, and a lower TGP of 150W; its clock speeds remain unknown. Nvidia might opt to release this more budget-friendly standard 5060 variant sometime in May, following the Ti model's potential April launch. Meanwhile, details regarding the competition from AMD remain sparse. Team Red has only officially confirmed a broad Q2 2025 release window for its upcoming Radeon RX 9060 and 9060 XT graphics cards. While it's anticipated they will feature GDDR6 VRAM, likely in capacities matching their Nvidia counterparts (suggesting 8GB and potentially 16GB options), concrete specifications are still under wraps. The recent competitive performance of AMD's mid-range RX 9070 and 9070 XT against Nvidia's RTX 5070 series suggests that the battle in the mainstream segment could be intense. However, the timing of these launches could coincide with newly announced US tariffs, potentially introducing significant uncertainty and volatility into the GPU market pricing and availability for both manufacturers, impacting consumers just as new options arrive.
