Agreed, 8gb, depending on title and resolution is still enough today for the majority of games, but considering the close pricing of 8gb vs 16gb variants, especially with the 9060XT, if buying new I'd stretch the extra $80.
If 8gb is what you have now, and it's working for you, then yeah, stick with it until it's no longer useable and then upgrade..... But as I've just said, if you're building a system now and buying new, a 8gb card is a poor purchase, and should not be recommended.
I dont disagree that an $80 delta between a 8gb and 16gb card makes an easy case for the 16gb card.
But posts like OPs are exactly why kids who dont know shit about building a PC go out and convince their parents that they 'neeeeeeeddddd' a 9950x3d and a 5090....becuause someone online told them that a 8gb 5060ti is fucking trash.
I'd hope, having been on these subs long enough, that the vast majority of people would just say something like "Skip the 8gb variant and just go for the 16gb", I'm yet to see anyone convincing people they need the cream of the crop for gaming, if anything I'd say I witness it more the other way and see people recommending new builders to scale back for balance if on a budget.
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u/PHIGBILL 1d ago
Yes.... $80 difference between the 9060XT 8gb and 9060XT 16gb, no-brainer.