Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Episode 68: Nvidia has just released the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and the RTX 5060 is coming soon so we break all of that down in today's episode.

CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:31 - The Meeting with Nvidia
10:26 - Why Does the 8GB Model Exist?
25:40 - GPU VRAM vs Console VRAM History
42:31 - The RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is a Trap
54:45 - Ray Tracing Hot Takes
1:04:13 - Did the 8GB Card Taint the 16GB Card?
1:16:57 - AMD Has an Opportunity
1:21:11 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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