Subj : Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4060 could be coming sooner than we think
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Date : Mon Jun 12 2023 17:00:03

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4060 could be coming sooner than we think

Date:
Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:42:12 +0000

Description:
A leak suggests the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 could be coming out at the end of 
June, rather than the official release window of July.

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When it launched the 8GB Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti in May 2023, Nvidia also 
revealed that the non-Ti RTX 4060 would be launching in July. But a new 
report suggests that we may be getting this graphics card a bit sooner. 

The new launch date is June 29, according to a document leaked by reliable 
Twitter leaker MEGAsizeGPU and backed up by VideoCardZ . This document seems 
to lay out the full shipment, review embargo, and retail release schedule for 
the RTX 4060 , which can be seen below: June 9: AIC Press & Influencers 
Seeding List Submission June 12: Ship to Channel/NDA Channel Embargo June 21: 
AIC Press & Influencer Seeding June 28: MSRP models reviews June 29: non-MSRP 
model reviews & On-Shelf (launch) (Image credit: VideoCardZ) 

Going by this document, Nvidia might be splitting the review embargo across 
MSRP and non-MSRP cards, which VideoCardZ asserts might be a process repeated 
in the future with other products. Something else to note is that the 16GB 
Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti isnt mentioned in the document, though its officially 
still slated for a July 2023 release . 

Though we have no other official word surrounding this change in release 
date, MEGAsizeGPU had previously leaked information about the three SKUs of 
both the RTX 4060 Ti and 4060, which all turned out to be correct. So there 
could be some truth to this latest report, though well have to wait for 
Nvidias confirmation at the end of June to be sure. The RTX 4060 could be 
Nvidias savior 

Theres a lot of pressure for the RTX 4060 to do big numbers  or at least 
enough to give Nvidia a desperately needed presence in the affordable 
mid-range graphics card market. And it certainly needs a card that can do 
better than the apparently struggling RTX 4060 Ti. 

Not only are there reports that the RTX 4060 Ti is selling poorly in Japan, 
as well as in key PC gaming markets like Germany, but AMDs rival mid-range 
option, the RX 7600, is doing much better in the same markets  in some cases 
its even been reported that AMD is selling out in some locations , while 
Nvidia only goes through 1/10 of its card stock. 

Of course, theres one issue that could hold back the 4060, and thats its mere 
8GB of VRAM . Several years ago, that was more than enough for even the most 
demanding of PC games, but now games like the recent PC port of The Last of 
Us: Part I use that much at just 1080p resolution. 

If Nvidia listens to its audience, and releases a 16GB or even 12GB model of 
the RTX 4060, that would not only help out gamers; it would also be the 
perfect response to its competitor , the AMD Radeon RX 7600 .



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/nvidias-geforce-rtx-4060-could-be-coming-sooner
-than-we-think


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