- The RTX 5060 Ti 8GB GPU of NVIDIA suffers up to 10% performance loss using PCIE 4.0
- This comes after the speculation that its PCIE 5.0 X8 specification and the 8 GB capacity of VRM would be inconvenient
- It means that players will have to buy a PCIE 5.0 motherboard for better performance using the GPU
The launch of the NVIDIA RTX 5000 series is not yet complete, with the RTX 5060 now ready to launch on May 19. However, GPU owners RTX 5060 TI 8GB may be suffering a significant loss of performance without realizing it.
According to Computerbase, the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB GPU suffers a performance loss of up to 10% when using PCIE 4.0 on PCIE 5.0. This was previously rumored before its launch, since one of the MSI models was leaked, revealing its PCIE X8 specification, which was supposed to be a detriment of the 8 GB VRM version.
Now we can clarify that this is the case, since the computer tests reveal an average FPS of 44.3 using PCIE 5.0, compared to an average SPF of 37.9 using PCIE 5.0 in the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB GPU, according to the performance in several games.
This is an important issue for those who use PCIE 4.0 base plates; The 8GB GPU is already weaker than its 16 GB counterpart and the tastes of the RTX 5070 TI, so additional performance losses can affect consumers much harder. It points to the 8GB GPUs once again, and if they are enough to handle the triple-a today, and the evidence shows that they cannot.
More than one reason why 8GB GPUs must go …
Taking into account the 8 GB VRM capacity, I had the strong feeling that the rumor about PCIE’s performance limitations was legitimate, and that seems to be the case.
The most powerful GPU players such as RTX 5070 ti or RTX 5080 could suffer a loss of little performance or not using PCIe 4 or lower instead of PCIE 5.0; And even if there were a loss of considerable performance, it would not be enough to feel frustrated.
However, with an 8 GB GPU much weaker (and, frankly, one that most consumers will not want to pursue), those performance falls will be more important since performance will not be excellent in GPU intensive games to begin with. Much of this can be resolved by lowering the graphic configuration or 1080p games, but the 8 GB capabilities of VRM can only last long before it is completely unsustainable.
If the message was no longer clear enough, it is better to choose another card through the RTX 5060 TI, unless you agree with 8 GB of VRM and buy a new PCIE 5.0 motherboard …
