The remark followed the launch of the Radeon RX 9060 XT, which appears in both 8GB and 16GB flavours. Nvidia has been catching flak from the PC master race for saddling the GeForce RTX 5060 with a stingy 8GB, despite 2025 being a year when many games scoff at that amount.

PC Games testing shows 8GB still just about limps through many modern titles at 1080p, but that’s about it. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle brings the RTX 5060 to its knees on anything higher than Medium settings even at Full HD. It’s clear AMD wants to defend the cheaper RX 9060 XT ahead of launch, despite it already looking like the lesser choice for futureproofing.

Azor responded to PC hardware YouTuber Michael Quesada, who asked how 8GB could be justified these days. “The majority of gamers are still playing at 1080p and have no use for more than 8GB of memory,” Azor posted on X. “The most played games WW are mostly esports games. We wouldn't build it if there wasn't a market for it. If 8GB isn't right for you then there's 16GB. Same GPU, no compromise, just memory options.”

The Steam Hardware Survey still ranks the GTX 1650 in the top five cards used, and it only has 4GB. Many popular online games don’t guzzle VRAM like the big cinematic single-player beasts. If you’re upgrading from a 1650, even the RTX 5060 with 8GB will be a big leap.

But buying a GPU isn’t just about playing Fortnite or pretending it's 2018. Drop $299 on a card and you want it to last a while, preferably without having to drop settings in every new title that shows up. From current benchmarks, 8GB models are already tottering on the edge of being obsolete. That’s before games get even more demanding.

Both 8GB and 16GB cards are being sold under the same names, whether that’s RX 9060 XT or RTX 5060 Ti. System builders can flog pre-builts using the weaker version and pocket the difference without customers realising what they’re actually getting. Unless you know to check, you could end up with a GPU that chokes on the latest titles right out of the box.

So if you're looking to push the graphics settings in your shiny new single-player games for the next couple of years, do yourself a favour and steer clear of 8GB cards. Even if they seem like a bargain.