AMD may scrap plans for 8GB RX 9060 XT following RTX 5060 Ti controversy

New reports suggest that AMD may reconsider a specific variant of its upcoming mid-range desktop GPU. The target of these rumours is the 8GB version of the Radeon RX 9060 XT, which may not hit the market after all.

The report from MLID states that AMD is reconsidering this variant due to the market's reaction to Nvidia's RTX 5060 Ti 8GB. That card faced notable criticism for having insufficient VRAM, which led to performance issues in some of today's most demanding games, particularly at higher resolutions or with high-res textures. Seeing this, AMD is reportedly keen to avoid a similar misstep with its mid-range offering.

Rather than proceeding with the RX 9060 XT 8GB launch as initially planned, AMD could potentially cancel the variant entirely, release it in limited numbers, or even rename it.

With their recent RX 9070 XT desktop GPU launch proving quite successful, AMD is reportedly looking to maintain that momentum by ensuring their following mid-range product satisfies current VRAM demands.

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KitGuru says: This potential change highlights just how critical VRAM capacity has become in PC gaming, especially in the mid-range segment. 8GB of VRAM is starting to become a limiting factor, even at 1080p. As such, GPU manufacturers will have to either increase VRAM on their lower-end gaming solutions or sell them as non-gaming GPUs.

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