5060Ti:

Raster - 117% 4060Ti; 88% 4070; 73% 5070; 68% 9070

RT - 113% 4060Ti; 88% 4070; 75% 5070; 76% 9070

PT - 89% 4070; 79% 5070; 106% 9070; 89% 9070XT

Had a quick look at the TPU and HUB and it seems to be 14-15% at 1440p and 18-20% at 4k over the 4060Ti. It's also currently available to buy  at the £399 MSRP here.

Cheapest 5060 Ti 16GB model here is $950NZD here. Only one of them. Not sure how long that will be available. Half of the models are $1100+, one of them is $1200 (Aorus Elite), same price as a 9070. Ridiculous lol.

Shouldn't have to spend over $1000NZD or over $400US to get more than 8GB of memory in 2025. 5 years just for a 30-40% jump roughly over a 3060 Ti.

Not optimistic for AMD's 60 class cards either. At least the 9070 GRE if priced aggressively (around $450US) could round out a good offering of mid-range cards.

Right now for this lower value price range Intel have put both Nvidia and AMD to shame. If you need more performance just go straight to 70 class cards I'd say.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Graphics Cards Review Roundup

https://videocardz.com/200495/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5060-ti-graphics-cards-review-roundup

Price looks good for 16GB, especially compared to the nonsense that was the 4060 Ti pricing. But as a generational lift, still quite meh. 8GB really shouldn't exist at this point outside of the 5050 class.

NVIDIA releases massive GPU driver update addressing stability and black screen issues

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-releases-massive-gpu-driver-update-addressing-stability-and-black-screen-issues

Probably their 6th attempt

ZOTAC to launch GeForce RTX 5060 GPU with a single fan

https://videocardz.com/newz/zotac-to-launch-geforce-rtx-5060-gpu-with-a-single-fan

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT to be announced in May

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-9060-xt-rumored-to-launch-in-may

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 for laptops features 3328 CUDA cores and 8GB memory, launches in May

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5060-for-laptops-features-3328-cuda-cores-and-8gb-memory-launches-in-may

TSMC’s Arizona Facility Sees Massive Interest After Trump Tariffs; 4nm Pricing To Be Raised By 30% To Meet Demand

https://wccftech.com/tsmc-arizona-facility-sees-massive-interest-after-trump-tariffs/

Huawei’s Ascend 910C AI Chip Cluster “CloudMatrix” To Outperform NVIDIA’s “Blackwell” GB200 NVL72 Systems; China Catches Up The AI Hardware Gap With The US

https://wccftech.com/huaweis-ascend-910c-ai-chip-cluster-expects-to-outperform-nvidias-gb200-nvl72-systems/

After NVIDIA, AMD Discloses A Significant Hit – Equivalent To 50 Percent Of Its FY 2024 Net Income – From China-Related Export Licensing Requirements

https://wccftech.com/after-nvidia-amd-discloses-a-significant-hit-equivalent-to-50-percent-of-its-fy-2024-net-income-from-china-related-export-licensing-requirements/

Hey, look. It’s the gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

GOG has the new Make Your Choice Promo, with games up to 90% off during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20250416_make_your_choice_promo.

Steam has three new deals and two sales:

• There’s a new daily deal with The Entropy Centre being 75% off during 26 more hours: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1730590/The_Entropy_Centre/
• Rain on Your Parade will have a 67% discount until the 22nd of April: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1213230/Rain_on_Your_Parade/
• RoboCop: Rogue City will be 80% off until the 29th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1681430/RoboCop_Rogue_City/
• And these are the new sales:
  • The Poysky Production Publisher Sale has up to 35% discounts until April 29: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44847133/sale/poyskysale
  • And publisher/developer DON'T NOD puts its games up to 80% off until the same 29th of April: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33977966/sale/publishersaleapril2025

Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Mortal Kombat™ 1: Khaos Reigns Kollection, with a 72% discount during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/mortal-kombat-1-khaos-reigns-kollection
• The BYOB: Warhammer 40,000 Battles (Spring 2005), their typo, not mine, has 18 items to get (games and DLCs) in bundles of 3+, 5+ or 7+ during 31 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-bundle-warhammer-40-000-battles

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 576.02 driver
https://videocardz.com/driver/nvidia-geforce-game-ready-576-02

HIGHLIGHTS
Game Ready for GeForce RTX 5060 Ti
This new Game Ready Driver supports the new GeForce RTX 5060 Ti GPU and provides the best gaming experience for the latest new games supporting DLSS 4 technology including Black Myth: Wukong and No More Room in Hell 2.

Gaming Technology

• Adds support for the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti

FIXED ISSUES

Fixed Gaming Bugs

• [Fortnite] Random crashes during gameplay [5171520]
• [The First Berserker: Khazan] DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED Crash [5195216]
• [Star Wars Outlaws] Application will freeze after leaving the game idle for 5+ minutes [5191099]
• Game stability issues when playing games with DLSS Frame Generation + GSYNC [5144337]
• [Monster Hunter Wilds] Crash after accepting quest with DLSS-FG Enabled [5087795]
• [InZOI] Game crashes with error “GPU crashed or D3D Device Removed” [5154864]
• [Overwatch 2] Stutter when using VSYNC [5171856]
• [Hellblade 2: Senua’s Saga] Increased aliasing when using TSR [5125662]
• [Hellblade 2: Senua’s Saga] Crashing when using Smooth Motion [5209772]
• [The Last of Us Part 1] Crash when using Smooth Motion [5208799]
• Dithering/banding in some games on RTX 50-series GPUs [5121715]
• [Control] Flickering corruption in multiple areas [5118876]
• Stutter when using VSYNC [5202703][5202474]
• VSYNC in NVCP + frame generation causes issues in DLSS 4 games [5124816]
• [UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection] Artifacts on screen when collecting treasures [5158954]

Fixed General Bugs

• Stability issues when using Windows 11 24H2 [5160948]
  Bugcheck with PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA (50) when playing games with DLSS 4 multi-frame generation [5144337]
• [RTX 50 series] GPUs crash with black screen/underflow [5160845]
• [RTX 50 series] Random black screen issues [5090505]
• General system stability issues [4921925]
• [RTX 50 series] System hard hang with 572.16 driver loaded [5107271]
• Compute Shader-related tests are failing due to “error” [4894179]
• [HWBU][DT GB202/203][LG 27GN950 Specific] Display blacked out when applying 120Hz refresh rate [5044229]
• PC display will not wake after extended sleep time [5131052]
• Two DP outputs of the RTX 5090 will blue screen when trying to watch protected videos [5167145]
• Black screen issue when testing 3D Mark with driver 572.02 and 572.16 [5095825]
• Primary blank display showing blank after hot-plugging the display in daisy chain [4978206]
• Display shows blank screen on setting RR 165/200Hz when daisy chain is enabled [5049227]
• Second display showing blank when applying higher RR for second display when displays are connected in daisy chain [4956573]
• Primary monitor (AORUS FO32U2P) goes blank when HPD/power cycles second display in Daisy chain [5075448]
• [GeForce RTX 50 series] GPUs crash with black screen when playing graphically demanding games [5098914]
• RTX 50 series displays blank screens on LG 5k2k 45GX950A-B when running in DisplayPort 2.1 mode with HDR [5192671]
• Black screen on installing drivers and booting into Windows [5153642]
• DP2.1 - UHBR10/13.5 link rates are unstable on LGE 27GX790A-B [5080789]
• Multiple users reporting black screen issue when disabling the “FCH Spread Spectrum” settings [5204493]
• [RTX 50 series] Slightly higher DPC latency may be observed on some system configurations [5168553]
• [RTX 50 series] Varjo Aero VR headset may fail to establish connection [5117518]
• Changing the state of “Display GPU Activity Icon in Notification Area” does not take effect until PC is rebooted [4995658]
• [RTX 50 series] Display may show black screen when selecting DLDSR resolution [5144768]
• [Octanebench] Performance regression [3523803]
• [DaVinci Resolve] UI overlay in Fusion page is not displayed correctly [4974721]

>> Hopefully, this is the end of the black screens problems people have had with the last drivers.

NVIDIA Unreal Engine 5 Zorah Tech Demo Available For Download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-unreal-engine-5-zorah-tech-demo-available-for-download/
NVIDIA fans, here is something for you today. The green team has just released its CES 2025 Unreal Engine 5 Tech Demo, Zorah, which was used to showcase the capabilities of the RTX50 series GPUs.
The Zorah Tech Demo is, I kid you not, 108GB in size. Yep, that’s a huge tech demo so make sure to have enough free disk space.
This demo uses RTX neural rendering that highlights the latest innovations in geometry, lighting and character rendering technologies. The demo is built in the NVIDIA RTX Branch of Unreal Engine 5 (NvRTX).
As NVIDIA has noted, Zorah has been updated with stunning new scenes that push the boundaries of RTX real-time path tracing. It also supports RTX Mega Geometry, RTX Hair, ReSTIR PT, and ReSTIR DI.
In short, this is one of the best-looking tech demos out there. It’s also one that can push your GPU to its limits. Plus, it may give us a look at what next-gen games may look like.
>> The article has a 1:04 minutes video, which seems quite short for a 108GB demo.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

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GAMING NEWS

New gameplay trailer for Blades of Fire focuses on combat
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-trailer-for-blades-of-fire-focuses-on-combat/
505 Games has released a brand new gameplay trailer for its new action game, Blades of Fire. This new trailer focuses on the game’s combat mechanics. So, make sure to watch it if you are interested in it.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Patch 1.2.4 Released & Detailed
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/kingdom-come-deliverance-2-patch-1-2-4-released-detailed/
Warhorse Studios has just released Title Update 1.2.4 for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and shared its full patch notes. The key feature of this update is the Hardcore Mode. So, let’s take a closer look at it.

Black Myth: Wukong April Patch Adds Support for NVIDIA DLSS 4 & Intel XeSS 2.0
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/black-myth-wukong-april-patch-adds-support-for-nvidia-dlss-4-intel-xess-2-0/
Game Science has released the April Update, also known as Patch 1.0.16.18901, for Black Myth: Wukong. This patch came out on Epic Games Store a couple of days ago. Sadly, though, the Steam version has not received it yet (and there is no ETA for when it will come out).

Wednesday news, part two:

Here's who you should ban in Marvel Rivals Season 2 and thanks to the new team-up abilities, the list is long
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/heres-who-you-should-ban-in-marvel-rival-season-2-and-thanks-to-the-new-team-up-abilities-the-list-is-long/
The new team-up abilities for Marvel Rivals Season 2 mean there are a bunch of fresh terrors roaming around the competitive scene. So now you don't just have to look out for Spider-Man or Iron Fist—there are new overpowered characters on the block.

Space Marine 2 gets a new mission, weapon, boss fight, and big gameplay changes in its latest major update
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/space-marine-2-gets-a-new-mission-weapon-boss-fight-and-big-gameplay-changes-in-its-latest-major-update/
Saber and Focus promised in March that the announcement of Space Marine 3 did not spell the end of Space Marine 2, and that in fact "more awesome content" for Space Marine 2 is still in the works. And here we are, as promised: The Trygon Update, with a new PvE mission, boss fight, and more Space Marine stuff, is now live.

Surprise! RuneScape: Dragonwilds has launched into early access only two weeks after its first trailer was released
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/surprise-runescape-dragonwilds-has-launched-into-early-access-only-two-weeks-after-its-first-trailer-was-released/
Jagex has launched its open world survival crafting game, RuneScape: Dragonwilds, into early access, even though it was only shown for the first time on March 31. Ahead of its release, a developer update livestream was scheduled to share some more details on the game, including its coveted release date, but little did we know that release date would be right now.

Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 added a busted new spell that gives Fighters better smites than Paladins—and it's only a cantrip
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/baldurs-gate-3-patch-8-added-a-busted-new-spell-that-gives-fighters-better-smites-than-paladins-and-its-only-a-cantrip/
Baldur's Gate 3's Patch 8 arrived today, and Larian's last major update risks sending us all back into a fresh Faerun frenzy more than a year and a half after release. Its flashiest additions are the suite of new subclasses, but there's one new spell that promises to become a fast favorite for any melee character. Let me introduce you to Booming Blade. You're going to get along very well.
>> The patch has also added the Hexblade.

Guild Wars is 20 years old now, and that means it's time for a content update and 'the biggest discount in Guild Wars' history'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/guild-wars-is-20-years-old-now-and-that-means-its-time-for-a-content-update-and-the-biggest-discount-in-guild-wars-history/
Somehow, the fantasy MMO Guild Wars is 20 years old: It launched in 2005 and it's still ticking over today. That's an impressive accomplishment by any measure, and ArenaNet isn't letting the anniversary pass unnoticed. The studio has rolled out a new content update that makes a range of previously-inaccessible promotional items from the early days of Guild Wars available to everyone, and there's also a new edition of the game that includes, well, everything, that's on sale until the end of April.

Arc Raiders, the extraction shooter that might finally bring the genre to the masses, is holding a new playtest at the end of April
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/arc-raiders-the-extraction-shooter-that-might-finally-bring-the-genre-to-the-masses-is-holding-a-new-playtest-at-the-end-of-april/
The extraction shooter discourse has been dominated in recent days by Marathon, Bungie's upcoming kick at the can, but there's another game in the mix with the potential to steal its thunder: Arc Raiders, which PC Gamer's Jake Tucker said in 2024 "could be the extraction shooter that finally brings the genre to the masses."
Whether or not that happens remains to be seen, but we'll all move one step closer to figuring it out on April 30, which will mark the kickoff of a new Arc Raiders tech test, its largest playtest thus far.

The latest Elden Ring Nightreign character reveal is an aging viking whose hobbies include swigging ale and punching dragons in the jaw
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/the-latest-elden-ring-nightreign-character-reveal-is-an-aging-viking-whose-hobbies-include-swigging-ale-and-punching-dragons-in-the-jaw/
One of my favorite things about Souls games is that sometimes the best method for dealing with tragic, corrupted knights and primordial horrors is simply hitting them very hard with a large object. It's an ideal embodied by the Raider, the subject of Bandai Namco's latest Elden Ring: Nightreign character reveal trailer, who seems just as comfortable using himself as a bludgeoning implement as anything else.

I can't believe I'm saying this but Skull and Bones Year 2 is real, and it's live now
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/i-cant-believe-im-saying-this-but-skull-and-bones-year-2-is-real-and-its-live-now/
I had a lot of fun over the years with Skull and Bones—all before it came out, that is. It grew from a simple idea—Assassin's Creed: Black Flag's naval battles made multiplayer—into a bona fide white whale for Ubisoft, which struggled so mightily to get it released. And when it finally showed up, seven years after it was first announced, it was fine, and quickly forgotten by most of us.
But Skull and Bones is still floating, people are still playing it, and yes, the rumored second year of content is now officially underway. New features in Skull and Bones year 2 season 1 include Item Ascension, which enables players to upgrade their gear with base damage boosts and unique modifiers, as well as the addition of a new world tier, with greater challenges and better reward drops.

'It was always an option': Overwatch 2 devs reveal that going third person isn't as big a leap as some players think
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/it-was-always-an-option-overwatch-2-devs-reveal-that-going-third-person-isnt-as-big-a-leap-as-some-players-think/
Overwatch 2 Stadium is a pretty impressive break from the norm, with it shrinking down maps and objectives, adding a best-of-seven round format, and, of course, having a third-person option. Though this last feature may seem slightly jarring at first, given that Overwatch has been a staple FPS for so long, it's not an entirely new idea.
"[We] toyed with it in Overwatch 1 at certain points, just internally, little prototypes and stuff," senior game designer Dylan Snyder says in an interview with The Gamer. "When we animate, there's a first-person version and a third-person version, and [it] has always been that way since day one. So it was always an option."

'I'm honestly scared to go to sleep': Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's hardcore mode is finally here for anyone who wants a 'tougher slice of medieval life'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/im-honestly-scared-to-go-to-sleep-kingdom-come-deliverance-2s-hardcore-mode-is-finally-here-for-anyone-who-wants-a-tougher-slice-of-medieval-life/
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's 1.2.4 patch introduces a couple of bug fixes, like rebalanced shop prices for herbs and a new bald hairstyle for Henry. But let's be serious, no one's getting out of bed for those features (well, maybe the new hairstyle), when the real kicker is the new hardcore mode that's tacked onto the patch as well.
"Hardcore mode is here, and it's not for the faint of heart," the patch notes say. "You won't see your location on the map. You won't fast travel. You won't get surrendering enemies, visual cues in combat, or even basic directions, unless you earn them."

That's some chunky driver patch notes they seem to of fixed the issues from the GamersNexus video and everything else I've seen mentioned is on that list.

Belated April Fool's Joke, thy name is RTX 5060Ti.

RDNA4 is a big hit in Germany, outselling Blackwell easily on Mindfactory:
https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-9070-xt-records-10x-higher-sales-than-nvidia-rtx-5080-at-mindfactory/

It looks like my 4070 will live for 2 more years. Thanks Steve.