If you’re in the market for a new graphics card for your computer, the new 5060 models from Nvidia will likely be the main GPUs for most gamers for the next few years.
The more powerful 5060 Ti will be released on April 16 in two variants, and the baseline 5060 will hit store shelves in May.
The 5060 Ti models available for pre-order on Newegg.ca ranged between $549 and $625, depending on the manufacturer and the amount of video RAM. The cheaper cards have 8GB of VRAM, while the more expensive model has 16GB, which is likely the sweet spot gamers will want for a GPU to have it work for a long time.
Nvidia’s website lists the baseline 5060 for US$299, which, when converted to Canadian dollars, is around C$417. When official Canadian pricing is revealed, I’d expect it to be somewhere between C$400 and $450. MobileSyrup has reached out to the company and will update this story if there is a response.
While the price is right the 4060 Ti is likely the main model most players will want for mid-range gaming. Nvidia seems to think so, too, since there are already reports of the company holding back the regular 5060 and the 8GB 5060 Ti for reviewers online since the 16GB Ti version is likely to be the main upgrade over the 4060 series.
That being said, the pricing feels right in Canada, with the 5060 Ti hitting that roughly $600 sweet spot with a reasonable amount of VRAM for gaming at high fidelity with ray-traced lighting. For example, the 4060Ti with 8GB of VRAM still regularly retails for $670-$750 in Canada, making this new 5060 Ti a much better deal comparatively since it has double the memory and should cost a little less.
While $600 seems like a lot for a GPU, that’s in line with the current U.S. conversion, and it’s around the same price I bought my 3060 with 12GB of VRAM for in 2021 when GPU prices started to rise. While that card is starting to show its age, I’m still finding myself getting good performance and visuals with DLSS at 1440p in modern titles. While I’d love to upgrade to something to help me get into the 4K realm on new games, because I have 12GB of VRAM, it’s still a pretty viable GPU today, and I could likely go a few more years with it.
Source: Newegg, Nvidia
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