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Gizmodo
19-05-2025
- Business
- Gizmodo
Nvidia Swears You'll Be Able to Buy an RTX 5060 at $300, but Good Luck Finding One
We'll have to see it to believe it as the Nvidia RTX 5060 GPU launches today without pre-release drivers. Nvidia's RTX 50-series GPUs launch has been fraught, to say the least. Even beyond performance and drivers issues, the most enduring issue is it's too damn hard to buy any of these GPUs for their base price. After launching all its top-end and mid-range GPUs, Nvidia pinky swears that with the $300 Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060, this time will be different. The GPU is launching today, May 19, but it lacks any pre-release drivers that would help reviewers determine if it's worth beating the scalpers to buy it first. The RTX 5060 is the card based on the Blackwell microarchitecture that Nvidia said is made for 1080p gaming first and foremost. While Nvidia announced the cards would hit the scene today, it finally released its drivers at 12 p.m. ET. The card should start populating at online retailers in the afternoon. The company told Gizmodo that it was continuing to work with AIC (add-in card) manufacturers to list prices at or close to the initial $300 asking price. Nvidia's director of public relations, Ben Berraondo, also claimed there would be MSRP models available at launch. Nvidia has been leveraging its role as the most prolific supplier of AI training chips to give it a better market position to try and keep its own card costs down, but that won't necessarily save the GPU makers who plan to sell you a new RTX 5060. We've heard Nvidia's optimistic proclamations about supply and price before. The company launched the $450 RTX 5060 Ti with 16GB of VRAM last month, but even then it was incredibly hard to find a card at the lowest possible price. Currently, Nvidia lists the Gigabyte WindForce version of the 16GB RTX 5060 Ti for $480 on its website as one of the few buying options close to MSRP. Elsewhere, you can find overclocked and stock cards going for $100 or upwards of $150 above the base asking price, including both the 8GB and 16GB versions. The RTX 5060 Ti stock fared far better than the RTX 5070, 5080, or 5090 did at launch, but the 5060 is already a strange beast, and we don't know how long it can stay off the endangered species list. Nvidia did not provide reviewers access to the cards' drivers prior to the launch on May 19. That means nobody can accurately say how well the cards perform compared to the RTX 4060 family. We suggest waiting for any semblance of reviews before you hit the buy button. This is the first 50-series release that didn't offer pre-release drivers for reviewers, and we hope it's not indicative of the performance one can expect from these entry-level GPUs. As of writing, those drivers have yet to materialize. Nvidia instead promised users could see massive performance increases compared to the RTX 4060, but that's when factoring in Nvidia's DLSS 4 upscaling and multi-frame gen—the special tech that inserts AI-generated frames between rendered frames to increase frames per second. Non-enhanced performance gains from generation to generation could be around 20%, but few outside Nvidia have been able to test that for themselves. Most of the largest online retailers in the U.S. have yet to reveal their stock of cards, but Best Buy listings offer a taste of what's in store. There are a few bare RTX 5060 cards from Asus and an overclocked PNY card. We'll have to wait and see how fast the cheap cards go compared to the more expensive versions. There are a few other reasons to hold off buying Nvidia's low-level GPUs. Multiple leaks and rumors suggest AMD will reveal its Radeon RX 9060 XT cards this week. Two leaked listings from two separate AICs suggest consumers will have options to buy one with 8GB or 16GB of VRAM. Of course, just like the RTX 5060 Ti, you really want the one with more memory for the sake of gaming at higher resolutions up to 1440p. There is still little to go on regarding timing and price. The $600 Radeon RX 9070 XT was such a hot-ticket item for its lower price compared to its stellar 4K performance. Considering ongoing tariff woes jacking up prices, we'd be lucky if the company can do the same for its lower-level GPUs.
Globe and Mail
15-04-2025
- Globe and Mail
NVIDIA Blackwell GeForce RTX Arrives for Every Gamer, Starting at $299
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NVIDIA today announced the NVIDIA GeForce RTX™ 5060 family of GPUs, including two graphics cards that deliver neural rendering and NVIDIA Blackwell architecture innovations for every gamer — starting at just $299. The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060 graphics cards feature NVIDIA DLSS 4, full ray tracing, neural rendering and NVIDIA Reflex technologies for exceptional performance and image quality. 'The RTX 5060 family offers gamers next-generation performance and AI-enhanced visuals starting at $299,' said Matt Wuebbling, vice president of GeForce marketing at NVIDIA. 'Powered by the advanced NVIDIA Blackwell architecture and featuring DLSS 4 technology in over 100 games, this new class of GPUs elevates gaming with stunning visuals, high frame rates and quick responsiveness.' DLSS 4 Now in 100+ Games The GeForce RTX 5060 family includes DLSS 4 capabilities such as Multi Frame Generation and Super Resolution, as well as NVIDIA Reflex to reduce latency. More than 100 games now feature these AI-powered enhancements. Blockbuster titles like Alan Wake 2, Black Myth: Wukong, Cyberpunk 2077 and Hogwarts Legacy boast stunning ray-traced visuals at over 100 frames per second (fps) on maximum settings. Boosting Creative Workflows The RTX 5060 family can also serve as a powerful companion for creators. Equipped with Blackwell FP4 Tensor Cores and ninth-generation NVIDIA NVENC encoders, the GPUs can enhance creative workflows for livestreamers, video editors, 3D artists and others. Introducing GeForce RTX 5060 Laptops In addition, the GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU has arrived, bringing enhanced gaming and creative capabilities to laptops. Built with the Blackwell architecture and DLSS 4, the GPU ensures every gamer and creator can enjoy 144 fps and 8K 4:2:2 color format video editing. GeForce RTX 5060 laptops can deliver double the frame rates and lower latency compared with previous-generation models — and are coming in a broad range of designs and sizes as thin as 14.9 millimeters. Availability GeForce RTX 5060 Ti graphics cards, equipped with 16GB or 8GB graphics memory, will be available starting April 16 at $429 and $379, respectively. GeForce RTX 5060 graphics cards will be available starting in May at $299. Stock-clocked and factory-overclocked models will be available from top add-in card providers such as ASUS, Colorful, Gainward, GALAX, GIGABYTE, INNO3D, KFA2, MSI, Palit, PNY and ZOTAC, and in desktops from system builders including Falcon Northwest, Infiniarc, MAINGEAR, Mifcom, ORIGIN PC, PC Specialist and Scan Computers. Laptops equipped with GeForce RTX 5060 laptop GPUs will be available from every major manufacturer beginning in May, starting at $1,099. Find full specifications and additional details on the NVIDIA GeForce webpage. About NVIDIA NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) is the world leader in accelerated computing. For further information, contact: Ben Berraondo NVIDIA Corporation +1 669 271 5730 bberraondo@ Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to, statements as to: the benefits, impact, performance and availability of NVIDIA's products, services, and technologies; and GeForce RTX 5060 family of GPUs providing an immersive experience for cinematic-quality gaming are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: global economic conditions; our reliance on third parties to manufacture, assemble, package and test our products; the impact of technological development and competition; development of new products and technologies or enhancements to our existing product and technologies; market acceptance of our products or our partners' products; design, manufacturing or software defects; changes in consumer preferences or demands; changes in industry standards and interfaces; unexpected loss of performance of our products or technologies when integrated into systems; as well as other factors detailed from time to time in the most recent reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including, but not limited to, its annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on the company's website and are available from NVIDIA without charge. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances. © 2025 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo and GeForce RTX are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability and specifications are subject to change without notice.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Yahoo
Worried your Nvidia RTX 5080, 5090 or 5070 Ti isn't performing as well as it should? CPU-Z can now check your GPU for missing ROPs
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. CPU-Z now includes a detailed GPU diagnostics verification system You can check the ROPs of the RTX 5090, RTX 5080, and RTX 5070 Ti Nvidia has claimed it affects less than 1% of the RTX 50 series A new update to CPU-Z Validator now checks RTX 50 series graphics cards for missing ROPs, which can mean reduced performance, directly through the diagnostics program. CPU-Z is one of the most trusted diagnostics programs available online, which was previously able to give a basic overview of your graphics card's performance. Booting it up since the new update, it will now say a message such as "This GPU is supposed to have [X] ROPS", with support for the RTX 5090, RTX 5080, and RTX 5070 Ti, so you can know right away if something is wrong with your GPU. X user @d0cTB demonstrated how the new CPU-Z update can inform you of this rare issue. Under the Graphic Cards (GPU) heading, it will display the GPU Type, GPU Brand, GPU Specs, GPU Units, GPU VRAM, and GPU APIs. It's the GPU Units specifically that check for the total amount of Shader Units, Texture Units, and Render Units (ROPs) for any discrepancies. A small handful of RTX 50 series partner cards have reportedly shipped without the full intended hardware as standard on the boards. It's said that less than 1% of RTX 5090 and RTX 5070 Ti graphics cards (or one in 200) have a loss of ROPs, meaning slowed down performance compared to what they should be able to achieve. When the problem was first flagged late last month, Nvidia's global PR director, Ben Berraondo, said: "The average graphical performance impact is 4%, with no impact on AI and Compute workloads. Affected consumers can contact the board manufacturer for a replacement. The production anomaly has been corrected" (via The Verge). Render Units (ROPs) perform functions such as pixel data processing, blending, texture rendering, antialiasing, and other essential processes. They are one of the last data pipelines acting as a buffer in local memory, interacting with the graphics card's onboard memory pool, writing and reading values. CPU-Z is now able to detect differences in the total available ROPs for the RTX 5090/5090D, RTX 5080, and RTX 5070 Ti. It's said that the affected units have a reduced number by 4%, which means the impacted RTX 5090s have 168 ROPs instead of 176, the RTX 5080 has 104 ROPs instead of 112, and the RTX 5070 Ti has 88 ROPs instead of 96. Something to keep in mind if you've experienced less-than-stellar performance so far. Considering how rare RTX 50 series stock has been to get your hands on since the first GPUs were released, having an AIB model come affected is incredibly disappointing. Through CPU-Z's new verification update, you'll be able to quickly outline where you've got a problem graphics card that needs to be RMA'd depending on the warranty you have available. Hopefully, should the sub-1% of the affected RTX 50 series be still out in the wild, this quick check will save you a lot of problems further down the line. You're unlikely to have a problematic RTX 5090, RTX 5080, or RTX 5070 Ti, but there's nothing worse than spending anywhere from $800 to $2,000+ on something sub-optimal. Opera's new AI agent web browser just reinvented web browsing I just tried the most realistic AI voice companion ever Lenovo's solar-powered laptop is such a good idea
