Only $70 separates RTX 5050, RTX 5060, and RTX 5060 Ti AND the RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB is now the same price as the RTX 5070 in what I can only describe as pure carnage

We prattle on about GPU prices so much nowadays that even we're getting sick of it. Yet for as long as the memory crisis rages on and prices keep rising, we'll keep bringing it up. We'll also keep trying to spot the best prices for graphics cards, which is exactly how I spotted these specific pricing horrors.

The RTX 5050, RTX 5060, and RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB are now only separated by a mere $70. That's not between each card—the jump from an RTX 5050 to an RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB is just $70, down from nearly double that at their intended MSRPs.

'What's the big deal, then?' I hear you ask. 'Surely that means less cash for a better card?'

It is a big deal, and no, it doesn't.

This is due to dreadful circumstances: the cheapest RTX 5050 that I could find is this one currently $400 at Best Buy. It's not only far in excess of the MSRP—which should be a mere $249—but it's actually in excess of the MSRP of the RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB at $379.

The cheapest RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB I could find is $470, and the cheapest RTX 5060 is $420.

Moreover, if you look beyond the 8 GB options at the bottom of the stack, to the RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB, that card jumps up to $789. That should be around the $429 mark MSRP-wise—should.

What's even worse is the RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB is currently the same price as the RTX 5070. That card is also $789.

It's pretty terrible anywhere you look. Our own in-house tracking shows prices are currently spiking once again, not the least bit the high-end market.

Lowest price per GPU

We've been measuring the lowest available price of each current-gen GPU since August 14, 2025.

Lowest pricing (Price, $)

Week

AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE AMD RX 9060 XT 16 GB AMD RX 9060 XT 8 GB AMD RX 9070 AMD RX 9070 XT Intel Arc B570 Intel Arc B580 Nvidia RTX 5050 Nvidia RTX 5060 Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Nvidia RTX 5070 Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti Nvidia RTX 5080

Lowest pricing Data

Timestamp (Week)	AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE (Price, $)	AMD RX 9060 XT 16 GB (Price, $)	AMD RX 9060 XT 8 GB (Price, $)	AMD RX 9070 (Price, $)	AMD RX 9070 XT (Price, $)	Intel Arc B570 (Price, $)	Intel Arc B580 (Price, $)	Nvidia RTX 5050 (Price, $)	Nvidia RTX 5060 (Price, $)	Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB (Price, $)	Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB (Price, $)	Nvidia RTX 5070 (Price, $)	Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti (Price, $)	Nvidia RTX 5080 (Price, $)
1	N/A	370	280	600	700	230	260	250	300	430	368	550	780	1100
2	N/A	370	270	600	700	230	260	250	300	430	340	550	750	1099
3	N/A	370	280	550	700	230	250	250	291	430	370	524	750	1000
4	N/A	370	280	550	695	230	250	250	296	430	345	546	750	1000
5	N/A	350	270	600	670	230	250	250	300	430	340	481	749	1000
6	N/A	350	270	600	670	230	250	240	289	379	340	499	749	929
7	N/A	350	270	550	650	230	250	240	299	430	350	520	750	999
8	N/A	350	270	550	650	200	250	250	299	430	342	500	749	980
9	N/A	350	270	560	650	220	250	250	299	430	323	500	750	999
10	N/A	360	270	550	600	210	250	250	299	430	340	480	730	989
11	N/A	340	250	550	600	200	250	230	280	400	320	489	699	990
12	N/A	350	275	530	600	200	250	220	279	400	320	500	730	989
13	N/A	350	280	530	600	200	250	220	279	420	342	527	750	1000
14	N/A	370	280	530	600	202	250	220	279	420	313	540	750	1000
15	N/A	380	288	530	600	202	240	200	279	430	350	499	749	1000
16	N/A	380	288	530	620	202	240	200	270	430	350	499	750	1100
17	N/A	390	310	580	660	200	250	235	260	430	330	549	750	1230
18	N/A	390	310	580	700	200	250	240	290	450	330	540	829	1268
19	N/A	400	310	580	720	200	260	240	299	450	330	549	899	1380
20	N/A	440	310	600	720	200	290	240	299	520	330	620	1000	1350
21	N/A	440	350	590	730	250	290	260	299	520	351	620	950	1365
22	N/A	400	346	630	730	250	300	260	299	520	360	620	950	1365
23	N/A	440	346	630	730	250	300	260	340	520	360	630	950	1290
24	N/A	440	346	620	730	250	300	260	340	520	360	625	950	1290
25	N/A	440	346	610	730	250	300	260	349	550	360	630	950	1250
26	N/A	440	340	610	730	250	300	290	349	550	360	604	950	1260
27	N/A	440	340	630	730	250	300	290	349	570	360	640	950	1290
28	N/A	440	346	620	720	250	290	290	349	515	390	630	900	1250
29	N/A	449	350	620	710	250	290	290	349	500	390	636	990	1290
30	N/A	440	350	620	710	260	290	290	330	500	390	630	990	1290
31	N/A	440	350	620	670	260	290	290	330	500	380	599	990	1290
32	N/A	430	360	620	710	260	290	290	310	515	380	599	990	1290
33	N/A	430	360	600	710	260	290	290	349	490	400	599	980	1290
34	N/A	440	360	620	710	260	290	290	349	550	380	599	980	1270
35	N/A	430	360	600	700	260	304	290	350	550	380	599	900	1290
36	550	440	360	600	700	260	300	290	340	550	370	599	980	1250
37	550	440	350	600	700	250	304	290	340	570	370	599	980	1250
38	550	440	350	600	700	250	304	290	340	570	370	599	980	1250
39	500	400	360	600	700	250	298	290	340	570	330	599	920	1250
40	500	430	360	600	700	260	291	290	340	565	330	599	955	1250
41	500	430	360	600	700	250	290	290	339	560	330	560	900	1250
42	550	450	360	635	690	260	290	290	350	570	380	550	950	1250
43	500	470	370	650	720	260	310	299	359	650	420	755	1030	1290
44	500	470	400	650	720	260	310	299	N/A	780	420	763	1088	1479
45	530	460	360	630	730	260	310	299	359	773	389	800	1150	1550
46	530	470	400	650	740	260	310	299	359	570	389	759	1150	1550
47	520	470	409	650	740	260	310	299	359	570	389	725	1150	1450
48	500	470	430	650	760	260	330	N/A	359	780	389	779	1150	1450
49	570	500	450	667	760	260	330	310	380	780	488	779	1150	1653
50	550	520	400	700	800	290	330	310	439	789	470	779	1150	1654
51	570	520	400	700	830	290	330	400	N/A	789	470	789	1200	1800

If you were in need of a graphics card right now, I'd probably buy an RX 9070 GRE for $570—that's only $20 over MSRP.

That's about as good as it gets.

Best graphics card 2026

1. Best overall: AMD Radeon RX 9070

2. Best value: AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB

3. Best budget: Nvidia RTX 5050

4. Best mid-range: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT

5. Best high-end: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090

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