Last week, Nvidia finally introduced its Blackwell architecture to consumers at CES 2025. To summarize, the company arguably exceeded expectations by unveiling not only the GeForce RTX 5090 and GeForce RTX 5080 but also the GeForce RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti. Even cheaper options are reportedly on the horizon in the form of GeForce RTX 5060-class cards.
According to new rumors, Nvidia may be planning to offer more GeForce RTX 5060 variants than previously thought. As a reminder, Intel recently introduced the Arc B580 card (currently $399 on Amazon) with 12 GB of GDDR6 VRAM. On the other hand, Moore’s Law is Dead (MLID) indicates that the GeForce RTX 5060 card will come with 8 GB of VRAM as standard, although the faster GDDR7 standard thanks to its GB206 GPU.
The GB206-based card should, however, receive a more generous VRAM capacity, just like the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti before it. Specifically, MLID adds that Nvidia will sell a 12GB variant alongside the base 8GB model, also with GDDR7 VRAM running on a 128-bit bus. The often reliable source claims that both SKUs will launch in March with a GB206 die measuring 183mm². Unfortunately, it remains to be seen how much of the GB206’s 4,608 CUDA cores will be present at this point.
