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Linus Tech Tips goes NUCLEAR on Nvidia
Reports are coming out that Nvidia has been actively preventing GPU manufacturers from giving reviewers the 8GB version of the RTX 5060 Ti. And on top of that, Team Green could not have a reviews program for the lower-end RTX 5060.
This is seemingly confirmed by LTT, as Linus released a video overnight with a rant about this — along with the uncertainty that comes with the pricing, and how that can massively impact a review of a cheaper GPU like this.
That being said, we have seen some cards available at retail price in the US, and the UK seemingly isn’t facing this problem across pretty much the entire range. So any opinions you see (including mine) will be sound — provided you go for retail price or only slightly above.
Price check: the UK’s looking good, but expect some increases in US
Welcome to the live blog! Rather than do the rudimentary intro post where I talk about the RTX 5060 Ti to appease the Google masters, let’s do something useful here and see what the pricing situation is actually looking like in the U.S. and U.K.
Starting with Britain, it’s good news! Most retailers are offering the 8GB and 16GB versions of the 5060 Ti for the suggested retail prices of £349 and £399, respectively. Best retailers to go for here are Scan and Overclockers.
Meanwhile in the U.S., I’ve got to be real, there are price increases above the MSRP going on here. With potential increases of up to $170, let’s do this right. If you are keen to get a 5060 Ti, here are the options that won’t feel like you’ve just been scalped.
On average, outside of the PNY from Newegg, we’re seeing an average of a 10% increase in price for any US gamers looking to upgrade. That’s going to sting!