- According to reports, AMD prioritizes the RADEON RX 9060 XT 16GB GPU for retailers
- Corroborates rumors that you can cancel or suspend the 8 GB GPU
- If it is true, it could be a sign that the network team will not make 8GB GPU in the future
The RADEON RX 9060 XT GPU of AMD is on the horizon (it is projected that it will be launched in May), with 16 GB and 8 GB variants. However, a new report suggests that one of them may not be available to consumers in the launch.
As reported by WCCFTECH, AMD could be established to prioritize the RADEON RX 9060 XT 16GB variant on the 8 GB counterpart in terms of availability for retailers in the launch, according to Benchlife. It comes after the rumor that hinted that the 8 GB model was canceled or discontinued, and this new rumor certainly suggests that something is happening with the 8GB model.
Essentially, this means that consumers may not see the 9060 XT 8GB available on shelves or retailers online, apart from rare occasions. If this is true, it could be a great indication of AMD's future position on the low VRM capacity GPUs.
Nvidia RTX 5060 TI was recently launched with 16 GB and 8 GB variants, and the latter received many films; Consumers have expressed their discontent with 8 GB graphics cards for a while, and Benchlife states that this is AMD's reasoning behind the possible case of prioritizing the 16 GB GPU.
The RADEON RX 9060 XT series is expected to be presented in Computex, with a possible launch of May 21, but apparently, it will not actually go on sale until June (considering the estimate of the second quarter of AMD). Anyway, this puts the GPUs in direct competition with the RTX 5060, which is expected to be launched on May 19. Therefore, we could be in another fierce battle between these two technological giants.
Please let this be the end of the 8GB GPU …
If this rumor is legitimate, it suggests that Team Red is very aware that PC players are increasingly the opinion that 8 GB of video memory is simply not enough for modern games with high resolutions. If there is something good to come from this, we could soon see the end of the 8 GB graphics cards.
Triple-A games are not easy to use with respect to the use of VRM, and although 8 GB of VRM are not completely useless, I would say it is a limitation for those who seek better performance. The 1080P game remains the most popular resolution (according to the Steam Hardware Survey), but the most demanding games with higher graphics configurations enabled, such as Cyberpunk 2077 either Black Wukong mythIt will end up drowning the 8GB GPUs.
It is also worth mentioning the cost of GPUs in this current market with inflated prices; An excellent example is the XFX Speedster Radeon RX 7900 XTX, sold at $ 1,129.99 in Best Buy (it is a three -year GPU), despite its launch price of $ 999. Inflation such as this makes other low -end graphics cards look much less attractive, since they no longer have low prices that justify the commitments made for performance. If you are going to spend that kind of money on a GPU, it would be better to look at more powerful cards.
At least, I feel that modern graphics cards should come with a minimum of 12 GB VRM, because anything but will not be enough in 2025 and from now on …
