I haven't written about a GPU deal since last December, which shows just how grim things have been on the graphics card front in 2025. Initially, stocks of AMD and Nvidia's latest GPUs were very low, resulting in sky-high prices. Inventory is now much better but price tags have yet to move very much.
Well, apart from two graphics cards that I spotted today. They're both GeForce RTX 5060 Ti cards—one an 8 GB model, the other being a 16 GB variant—and other than the addition of a measly cent, they're bang on MSRP (manufacturer suggested retail price).
- RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB: $430 @ Best Buy
- RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB: $380 @ Newegg
I'm starting with the more expensive of the two, because if I'm to be honest, this is the one that you really want to buy, and it's all down to the fact that it has 16 GB of VRAM. While there aren't a huge number of games around that demand that level of memory, the ones that do will run so much happier on this RTX 5060 Ti.
It's a fairly basic PNY model, so you're not getting a huge triple-fan cooler, but arguably, the 5060 Ti doesn't really need one. With a maximum power limit of 180 W, the twin fans on show here will cope just fine.
As you can see from the above performance results, the 16 GB RTX 5060 Ti isn't an enormous step up from its predecessor, the RTX 4060 Ti, but they both sell for the same kind of money at the moment. So it makes sense to get the newer GPU, even if it's just to get that DLSS 4 magic.
Until you've personally used it in action, it's hard to grasp just how good Nvidia's Multi Frame Generation actually is. The first generation of frame...err...generation wasn't perfect by any means, and even when it worked visually, you always get an increase in input lag.
Well, you don't with MFG or rather, not to any degree that you'd notice, as long as you use 2x or 3x frame generation. It's only with the maximum 4x MFG that you can tell it's being used.
The 8 GB version of the RTX 5060 Ti is a full $50 cheaper than the 16 GB one, and that might tip the decision balance for some folks. It doesn't run any slower, and if you're not going to be going all-out with graphics settings or monitor resolution, it might make more sense to get this one.
But if you are willing to spend a little more (13% more, if you want to be precise), then I'd recommend the 16 GB one, as you'll have more than enough VRAM to last the lifetime of the GPU.
No matter which one of these you pick, though, at least you're not paying any more than Nvidia says you should be. I know that's hardly a deal but that's just how things are in the world of GPUs right now.
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