r/pcmasterrace • u/TheGGspot • Aug 11 '26

Discussion Should developers stop making games that require 5090 for max settings now that the card is clearly not for gamers and is accessible to 0.1% of community?

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I get that the games need better hardware to dun better, but who are they really making the game for if you need a 6000$ GPU at this point

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u/E3FxGaming Aug 11 '26

Also the recommended 1080p 60 FPS specs say 12 GB VRAM, but the RTX 5060 from the same column only has 8 GB GDDR7?

An RTX 5060 12 GB model pops up in the RTX 5000 series Super rumors, but no such card currently exists, nor will it be released before Blood of Dawnwalker releases in less than a month.

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u/Virtual_Bug_723 Aug 11 '26

Because as I keep pointing out on this subreddit - BIGGER RAM NUMBER NOT EQUAL BETTER PERFORMANCE. Literally arguing with people on here that say a 2080ti from 2018 will outperform a 5060 because of raw raster and VRAM. Insanity.

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u/NamityName Aug 11 '26

Bigger any number does not mean more performance unless it is the bottleneck. And VRAM can absolutely be a bottleneck.

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u/Pleasant_Gap Haz computor Aug 11 '26

You also need the raw performance which lower en cards seldom have. That's why 3060 still worth outperform 3060ti even i vram heavy games