Okay, so here’s what’s happening. NVIDIA, right? They’ve got this shiny new thing, the GeForce RTX 5060 8GB GPU, and it’s set to hit the stores on May 19. Sounds cool, right? But here’s the kicker — they’re playing all mysterious with the performance details. If you’re like me, this kind of thing makes you raise an eyebrow. Or two. Depends on the day.
So, NVIDIA’s like, “Nah, no driver until the 19th!” And I’m sitting here, coffee in hand, thinking, “Well, that’s convenient — or is it suspicious?” You order that hot piece of tech on the launch day, and boom, no chance to check the reviews. Igor’s Lab caught wind of this too, and they’re saying drivers won’t be public until everyone’s back from Computex, which is just, um, okay then?
And by the way, Computex is this massive tech shindig in Taiwan. I’m picturing rooms crammed with tech geeks (no offense, I mean it lovingly), all eyes glued on blinking lights and spinning fans. Anyway — or wait, was I somewhere else? Oh, right. The reviews. So, Hardware Unboxed talked it all out on Twitter, claiming NVIDIA’s hoping the media’s too busy to notice any glitches or whatever on the card’s launch. Classic, right?
Here’s a thought — this whole waiting-for-the-driver thing? It might just be because they don’t want you and me seeing the truth about this 25% performance boost they promise. NVIDIA’s numbers are like my mom’s casserole — always feels like there’s a catch. Let’s be real, 8GB of VRAM in 2025 is like using a flip phone in the age of smartphones. They’re selling it as this next-level upgrade, but games today are like hungry beasts, chewing up more RAM than ever. Maybe that’s why the predecessor, the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB, is sitting in tech history’s flop file.
Anyway, I read this on Igor’s Lab, if you wanna check out more. I need another coffee. Or maybe a nap. Who knows.
Sources: Igor’s Lab and Hardware Unboxed on Twitter.
