The RTX 5060 Ti is a Trap

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Episode 68: Nvidia has just released the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and the RTX 5060 is coming soon so we break all of that down in today's episode. CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - The Meeting with Nvidia 10:26 - Why Does the 8GB Model Exist? 25:40 - GPU VRAM vs Console VRAM History 42:31 - The RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is a Trap 54:45 - Ray Tracing Hot Takes 1:04:13 - Did the 8GB Card Taint the 16GB Card? 1:16:57 - AMD Has an Opportunity 1:21:11 - Updates From Our Boring Lives SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Audio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfw SUPPORT US DIRECTLY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed LINKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social

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