The problem is it’s gonna be like nvidia where they have too many of what is basically the same GPU.
CatatonicMan
Having one as a 9060 and the other as a 9060XT would solve the main problem of the names being too similar.
That way we don’t have the problem of companies advertising a 9060XT and “accidentally” leaving off the RAM size.
kngt
96bit gpu for $300? You are delusional.
w_StarfoxHUN
i’d rather have the 8 gig model as 9050, 12 gig as 9060 and 9060 xt as the 16 gig. And also the 8 gig at 250 at most, ideally even less.
Anchovie123
I like how everyone just assumes what the profit margin is
Izan_TM
sure but that would mean that there’s less chance of prebuilt customers being misled by getting a lower performance card
ColonelBoomer
Id have switched the GRE and 9060 VRAM amounts. Make the 9060 GRE an 8 GB model that is sold abroad in lower income markets. Make the 9060 a 12 GB variant.
If demand is high enough and supply good enough, then sell the 9060 GRE in the US and other affluent markets. Same with selling the high end variant cards. Focus on more high demand/affluent countries first.
life_konjam_better
They cannot do 9060 12GB without limiting the bus to 96bit which would actually be worse in performance when compared to the 8gb model (except in vram heavy scenarios).
The_Burning_Face
Have you considered that AMD also be like
kingOofgames
They should have made it 9050.
DrunkGermanGuy
They could not have done this because of the bus width. 12GB on Navi 44 is not possible.
Primus_is_OK_I_guess
Or 9050, 9060, and 9060 XT
bad10th
We close to GOOD ENOUGH for 1440p permanently?
4K of course still a long way at reasonable.
The prices we paid for 19″ CRTs back in the day, was that 800 by 600?
A_PCMR_member
*220 280 300 So they end up at the prices you mentioned in shelves
They are essentially the RX570 580 and 590 of today
the_ebastler
12 GB VRAM would require the GRE to have either less or more CUs than 9060 and 9060XT, while the other two would need the same amount of CUs. So it would be slower or faster than both of them unless VRAM limited.
builder397
Not exactly, since a 12GB configuration would kinda sorta require a wider (or narrower) memory bus than what it has.
Also, GRE is a specific GPU variant intended for export to China, that has to be cut down to comply with some restrictions, but those only apply to top tier cards like the 4090 (resulting in the 4090D) and the 7900GRE, so nobody would do it to a 9060.
Now, it could absolutely be that the GRE is a different die than the other 9060s, similar to how many of Nvidia’s Ti cards were not actually a *insert GPU number here* plus, but rather a *the GPU above that* minus, i.e. a chip that got binned lower due to defects. Lower end card plus sounds better to marketing, and they can fit them with more memory over that lower end GPU line-up to further sweeten the deal. (Which is an okay concept imho. Less E-waste and you do get the extra step in performance tiers.)
It still could be done if one really wanted, no idea if a 9060GRE would be a hypothetical 9050 with more VRAM and maybe some OC or a 9060 thats cut down in some way with a quarter of the memory bus going to waste or even a 9070 thats *seriously* cut down.
Several_Foot3246
a GRE could be cool but what’s the point of shaving 9 bucks off the 16GB, tbh the 16GB 9060 xt looks good but i’ll take anything that’s more powerful and has equal or more vram to my current gpu
Prodding_The_Line
What? Logic? You mean companies don’t actually release products to confuse the consumer?
Ni_Ce_
We dont need GGREE or BRRAAA cards. Just good 9060 models and thats it,
2cars10
The name change to 9060 is really the big thing for me. 2 products with the same name and different performance is bad.
lilpisse
But then they couldn’t show people that they are just as scummy as nvidia and don’t deserve to be paraded as the budget chanpions.
56kul
How about just *not* selling 8GB models in 2025? That goes towards both AMD and Nvidia.
Hell, even Intel seem to have understood that, and that says a lot.
max1001
AMD. “Nah. This ain’t a charity.”
404_brain_not_found1
Nah turn the 8gb into the gre and make the 12gb the standard 9060
Captain_Klrk
Lol
John_Mat8882
I guess the GRE will happen next year, as it happened with the previous interation, they probably need to pile up more dies for that.
Appropriate_Army_780
Don’t forget that AMD and Nvidia CEOs are cousins. They really do show that..
yobarisushcatel
It’s $70, just upgrade to the 16GB
Ok-Grab-4018
Agreed, but a GSE would have been more appropiate
Consistent_Cat3451
Bus width folks, this usually determines what the possible vram configs are
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The problem is it’s gonna be like nvidia where they have too many of what is basically the same GPU.
Having one as a 9060 and the other as a 9060XT would solve the main problem of the names being too similar.
That way we don’t have the problem of companies advertising a 9060XT and “accidentally” leaving off the RAM size.
96bit gpu for $300? You are delusional.
i’d rather have the 8 gig model as 9050, 12 gig as 9060 and 9060 xt as the 16 gig. And also the 8 gig at 250 at most, ideally even less.
I like how everyone just assumes what the profit margin is
sure but that would mean that there’s less chance of prebuilt customers being misled by getting a lower performance card
Id have switched the GRE and 9060 VRAM amounts. Make the 9060 GRE an 8 GB model that is sold abroad in lower income markets. Make the 9060 a 12 GB variant.
If demand is high enough and supply good enough, then sell the 9060 GRE in the US and other affluent markets. Same with selling the high end variant cards. Focus on more high demand/affluent countries first.
They cannot do 9060 12GB without limiting the bus to 96bit which would actually be worse in performance when compared to the 8gb model (except in vram heavy scenarios).
Have you considered that AMD also be like
They should have made it 9050.
They could not have done this because of the bus width. 12GB on Navi 44 is not possible.
Or 9050, 9060, and 9060 XT
We close to GOOD ENOUGH for 1440p permanently?
4K of course still a long way at reasonable.
The prices we paid for 19″ CRTs back in the day, was that 800 by 600?
*220 280 300 So they end up at the prices you mentioned in shelves
They are essentially the RX570 580 and 590 of today
12 GB VRAM would require the GRE to have either less or more CUs than 9060 and 9060XT, while the other two would need the same amount of CUs. So it would be slower or faster than both of them unless VRAM limited.
Not exactly, since a 12GB configuration would kinda sorta require a wider (or narrower) memory bus than what it has.
Also, GRE is a specific GPU variant intended for export to China, that has to be cut down to comply with some restrictions, but those only apply to top tier cards like the 4090 (resulting in the 4090D) and the 7900GRE, so nobody would do it to a 9060.
Now, it could absolutely be that the GRE is a different die than the other 9060s, similar to how many of Nvidia’s Ti cards were not actually a *insert GPU number here* plus, but rather a *the GPU above that* minus, i.e. a chip that got binned lower due to defects. Lower end card plus sounds better to marketing, and they can fit them with more memory over that lower end GPU line-up to further sweeten the deal. (Which is an okay concept imho. Less E-waste and you do get the extra step in performance tiers.)
It still could be done if one really wanted, no idea if a 9060GRE would be a hypothetical 9050 with more VRAM and maybe some OC or a 9060 thats cut down in some way with a quarter of the memory bus going to waste or even a 9070 thats *seriously* cut down.
a GRE could be cool but what’s the point of shaving 9 bucks off the 16GB, tbh the 16GB 9060 xt looks good but i’ll take anything that’s more powerful and has equal or more vram to my current gpu
What? Logic? You mean companies don’t actually release products to confuse the consumer?
We dont need GGREE or BRRAAA cards. Just good 9060 models and thats it,
The name change to 9060 is really the big thing for me. 2 products with the same name and different performance is bad.
But then they couldn’t show people that they are just as scummy as nvidia and don’t deserve to be paraded as the budget chanpions.
How about just *not* selling 8GB models in 2025? That goes towards both AMD and Nvidia.
Hell, even Intel seem to have understood that, and that says a lot.
AMD. “Nah. This ain’t a charity.”
Nah turn the 8gb into the gre and make the 12gb the standard 9060
Lol
I guess the GRE will happen next year, as it happened with the previous interation, they probably need to pile up more dies for that.
Don’t forget that AMD and Nvidia CEOs are cousins. They really do show that..
It’s $70, just upgrade to the 16GB
Agreed, but a GSE would have been more appropiate
Bus width folks, this usually determines what the possible vram configs are
$270 rx 9060 xt 8gb would sell quite well.