As I predicted, Nvidia's RTX 5060 Ti 8GB will incur a 'motherboard tax' – it suffers a significant performance loss using PCIe 4.0

As I predicted, Nvidia's RTX 5060 Ti 8GB will incur a 'motherboard tax' – it suffers a significant performance loss using PCIe 4.0

Nvidia's RTX 5060 Ti has already received a lot of backlash over the 8GB variant, and new performance results corroborate consumers' frustrations.

Nvidia's RTX 5060 Ti 8GB suffers further FPS issues with PCIe 4.0

Nvidia's RTX 5060 Ti 8GB suffers from lower performance when using PCIe 4.0. When there isn't enough VRAM, PCIe bandwidth matters.

The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is intended to be an accessible graphics card, designed for players looking for good performance without exploding their budget. However, the tests reveal a significant decrease in performance when used on a PCIe 4.0 port rather than PCIe 5.0. For example, in 1440p, the card displays an average of 59.4 FPS on a PCIe 5.0 platform, compared with 55.82 FPS on a PCIe 4.0 platform, a decrease of about 6%. It is also on the…

Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 8GB Struggles with PCIe 4.0 Performance

Nvidia’s RTX 5060 Ti 8GB was designed as a budget-friendly graphics card for gamers who want solid performance without breaking the bank. However, if you’re running this card on an older motherboard with a PCIe 4.