The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB has at all times been a barely unusual proposition. Except for having double the VRAM capability, it’s bought precisely the identical specs as June’s RTX 4060 Ti 8GB, which itself didn’t precisely set the world on fireplace. Now, rumors are swirling that Nvidia’s add in board companions share this skepticism in direction of the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB.
In response to {Hardware} Luxx editor, Andreas Schilling, “only a few [add in board partners] are excited by selling the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB”. Schilling, who claims to have spoken to a few of Nvidia’s AIBs, states “The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti with 16 GB of graphics reminiscence ought to solely have one goal: To quiet these critics who discover that 8 GB aren’t sufficient”.
It’s true that Nvidia’s plan to launch the RTX 4060 household with simply 8GB of VRAM wasn’t a preferred transfer. In spite of everything, it’s one thing of a downgrade on this regard in comparison with its predecessor, the RTX 3060, which generally comes with 12GB VRAM, though an 8GB model does exist.
In response, Nvidia determined to launch a 16GB model of the marginally souped up RTX 4060 Ti. However, as Schilling alludes to, this looks as if it’s principally to placate criticism, quite than courtroom substantial gross sales figures in itself. The dearth of enthusiasm from AIBs is prone to trigger additional issues for the 16GB model’s recognition, contemplating the pixel pusher gained’t ship with a Founders Version made by Nvidia.
The RTX 4060 Ti 16GB, arriving July 18, comes scorching on the heels of one other Nvidia GPU launch: the bottom RTX 4060 mannequin. Though its MSRP is a full $200 under the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB, it isn’t with out its points. Our Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 review stated the cardboard “has nearly as many shortfalls because it does strengths” and awarded it 6/10.
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