The RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB currently costs more than the RTX 5070 and RX 9070 XT, and I know which one I’d pick

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August 18, 2026
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Prices for graphics cards are still on the rise. Just last week, we noted prices were at the worst we’ve seen them in the past 12 months, but after further checks this morning, they’re looking worse again still.

Among the worst offenders, the RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB. With memory being the main driving factor of price hikes in the past 12 months, it’s perhaps no surprise that this memory-laden card is rising faster than most. Yet prices are beyond the pale.

In my search for a brand new card from a reputable retailer, this was the cheapest I could find: an MSI Shadow RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB for $780. Not only is that more expensive than the best value RTX 5070 I could find at $763, but it’s far in excess of AMD’s RX 9070 XT. That’s just $720. It’s also in excess of the RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB, which I’ve found at $430. A $350 premium for the 16 GB model.

Lowest price per GPU

We’ve been measuring the lowest available price of each current-gen GPU since August 14, 2025.

Lowest pricing (Price, $)

Week

Lowest pricing Data
Timestamp (Week)	AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE (Price, $)	AMD RX 9060 XT 16 GB (Price, $)	AMD RX 9060 XT 8 GB (Price, $)	AMD RX 9070 (Price, $)	AMD RX 9070 XT (Price, $)	Intel Arc B570 (Price, $)	Intel Arc B580 (Price, $)	Nvidia RTX 5050 (Price, $)	Nvidia RTX 5060 (Price, $)	Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB (Price, $)	Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB (Price, $)	Nvidia RTX 5070 (Price, $)	Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti (Price, $)	Nvidia RTX 5080 (Price, $)
1	N/A	370	280	600	700	230	260	250	300	430	368	550	780	1100
2	N/A	370	270	600	700	230	260	250	300	430	340	550	750	1099
3	N/A	370	280	550	700	230	250	250	291	430	370	524	750	1000
4	N/A	370	280	550	695	230	250	250	296	430	345	546	750	1000
5	N/A	350	270	600	670	230	250	250	300	430	340	481	749	1000
6	N/A	350	270	600	670	230	250	240	289	379	340	499	749	929
7	N/A	350	270	550	650	230	250	240	299	430	350	520	750	999
8	N/A	350	270	550	650	200	250	250	299	430	342	500	749	980
9	N/A	350	270	560	650	220	250	250	299	430	323	500	750	999
10	N/A	360	270	550	600	210	250	250	299	430	340	480	730	989
11	N/A	340	250	550	600	200	250	230	280	400	320	489	699	990
12	N/A	350	275	530	600	200	250	220	279	400	320	500	730	989
13	N/A	350	280	530	600	200	250	220	279	420	342	527	750	1000
14	N/A	370	280	530	600	202	250	220	279	420	313	540	750	1000
15	N/A	380	288	530	600	202	240	200	279	430	350	499	749	1000
16	N/A	380	288	530	620	202	240	200	270	430	350	499	750	1100
17	N/A	390	310	580	660	200	250	235	260	430	330	549	750	1230
18	N/A	390	310	580	700	200	250	240	290	450	330	540	829	1268
19	N/A	400	310	580	720	200	260	240	299	450	330	549	899	1380
20	N/A	440	310	600	720	200	290	240	299	520	330	620	1000	1350
21	N/A	440	350	590	730	250	290	260	299	520	351	620	950	1365
22	N/A	400	346	630	730	250	300	260	299	520	360	620	950	1365
23	N/A	440	346	630	730	250	300	260	340	520	360	630	950	1290
24	N/A	440	346	620	730	250	300	260	340	520	360	625	950	1290
25	N/A	440	346	610	730	250	300	260	349	550	360	630	950	1250
26	N/A	440	340	610	730	250	300	290	349	550	360	604	950	1260
27	N/A	440	340	630	730	250	300	290	349	570	360	640	950	1290
28	N/A	440	346	620	720	250	290	290	349	515	390	630	900	1250
29	N/A	449	350	620	710	250	290	290	349	500	390	636	990	1290
30	N/A	440	350	620	710	260	290	290	330	500	390	630	990	1290
31	N/A	440	350	620	670	260	290	290	330	500	380	599	990	1290
32	N/A	430	360	620	710	260	290	290	310	515	380	599	990	1290
33	N/A	430	360	600	710	260	290	290	349	490	400	599	980	1290
34	N/A	440	360	620	710	260	290	290	349	550	380	599	980	1270
35	N/A	430	360	600	700	260	304	290	350	550	380	599	900	1290
36	550	440	360	600	700	260	300	290	340	550	370	599	980	1250
37	550	440	350	600	700	250	304	290	340	570	370	599	980	1250
38	550	440	350	600	700	250	304	290	340	570	370	599	980	1250
39	500	400	360	600	700	250	298	290	340	570	330	599	920	1250
40	500	430	360	600	700	260	291	290	340	565	330	599	955	1250
41	500	430	360	600	700	250	290	290	339	560	330	560	900	1250
42	550	450	360	635	690	260	290	290	350	570	380	550	950	1250
43	500	470	370	650	720	260	310	299	359	650	420	755	1030	1290

Anyways, I wouldn’t recommend one buy the RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB, either. I’d personally pick the RX 9070 XT. Or the RX 9070 GRE, which is the only graphics card currently under its MSRP. It’s $500 at Newegg with a discount code.

Generally, Radeon cards haven’t seen meteoric price rises like their GeForce counterparts. That’s not to say that prices haven’t increased over the past year—they absolutely have—but they’ve seen a more measured swing. Perhaps that’s because anyone looking for a more powerful GPU with lots of VRAM for local AI is likely to choose Nvidia over AMD, or the newer GDDR7 chips used in RTX 50-series cards have higher spot prices. Either way, we haven’t seen runaway prices for AMD’s cards as of yet.

Here are all the USD prices I’ve recorded from my latest search, with the MSRP and percentage increase (or in one case, decrease) noted:

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Current graphics card prices (August 18) vs MSRP
Graphics card	MSRP	Best price (August 18)	Difference (%)
Arc B570 10 GB	$220.00	$259.99	+18.18%
5050 8 GB	$249.00	$299.00	+20.08%
Arc B580 12 GB	$249.00	$309.99	+24.49%
RTX 5060 8 GB	$299.00	$359.00	+20.07%
RX 9060 XT 8 GB	$299.00	$399.99	+33.78%
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB	$379.00	$429.99	+13.45%
RX 9060 XT 16 GB	$349.00	$469.99	+34.67%
RX 9070 GRE 12 GB	$549.00	$499.99	-8.93%
RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB	$429.00	$779.99	+81.82%
RX 9070 16 GB	$549.00	$649.99	+18.40%
RX 9070 XT 16 GB	$599.00	$719.99	+20.20%
RTX 5070 12 GB	$549.00	$763.30	+39.03%
RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB	$749.00	$1,087.99	+45.26%
RTX 5080 16 GB	$999.00	$1,478.99	+48.05%
RTX 5090 32 GB	$1,999.00	$4,298.00	+115.01%

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