Recently, there are rumors that NVIDIA is preparing 9GB versions of RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060 using 3GB GDDR7 memory chips. According to reports, these graphics cards may be available in late May or early June. NVIDIA has not officially confirmed the existence of these models.
It is said that the new configuration will replace the existing 4-chip 128-bit width solution with a 3-chip 96-bit width solution. This will increase the video memory capacity from 8GB to 9GB, but will reduce the video memory bandwidth.
At 28 Gbps, bandwidth will drop from 448 GB/s to 336 GB/s, a drop of approximately 25%. Even with faster 32 Gbps memory, the bandwidth is only 384 GB/s. Previously, a similar configuration was rumored for the RTX 5050 (9GB GDDR7), and the current 8GB version of the RTX 5050 uses GDDR6. For the RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti, this will be a speed downgrade but a capacity upgrade.
Larger video memory capacity may help in some tasks, but the reduction in bandwidth may have a negative impact on performance, especially on mid-range graphics cards that rely heavily on video memory bandwidth. In addition, the report states that this change may help reduce production costs by reducing the number of memory chips from four to three.
There have been previous leaks suggesting that the GeForce RTX 5050 may use a similar memory density. Below is a list of rumored possible models (not including the SUPER version).
