It doesn’t matter which side of the fence you prefer because, according to new sales data, gamers have overwhelmingly rejected GPUs with 8 GB VRAM from both AMD and NVIDIA. At this point Intel’s GPU division must be laughing all the way to the bank after staying the course in leaving 8 GB VRAM memory configurations behind with its Arc A770 and B580 graphics cards that have had similar, or much lower, pricepoints to teams Red and Green who still seem to believe the older memory standard has a place in the current GPU ecosystem. Both companies shocked gamers by releasing 8 GB variants alongside 16 GB models this year, and while there are plenty of older titles that still do not need the extra memory, there are some newer games that, at 1080p, are showing decreased performance. Now, according to sales data from overseas retailer Mindfactory (via VideoCardz and TechPowerUp), the numbers are out, and gamers have made their choices, and 8 GB is essentially a dead-end in 2025.
The new report shows on average, a ratio of roughly 16:1 where graphics cards with 16 GB VRAM have outsold their 8 GB counterparts. This ratio by and large applies to both the AMD RX 9060 XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti, but in regard to the former, that ratio increases to a staggering 30:1 in some instances. Prices listed in the following sections are based on current Euro to USD conversions.
At the top of the list is NVIDIA’s mid-tier offering, with the Palit RTX 5060 Ti Infinity 3 16 GB model having 840 units sold at roughly $517. The first 8 GB variant appearing on the list is the MSI RTX 5060 Ti Ventus 2x OC Plus 8 GB, with 40 units sold for around $446. Meanwhile, numerous 8 GB models from other manufacturers bottom out with only 5 units moved. More than a few folks have pointed out that the price difference for some cards is only $50 more to get a 16 GB model, making it a no-brainer to opt for double the memory.
AMD’s Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB isn’t selling well either. The highest-selling 16 GB model on the list is the XFX RX 9060 XT Swift OC with 290 units sold at ~$434. Once again, a $50 price disparity for the smaller memory configuration is enough to make an easy choice for consumers, as only 5 units of the same model with 8 GB were reportedly sold.
In total, Mindfactory reports that it sold 1,675 units of the RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB versus 110 units of the 8 GB variant. By comparison, the gap nearly doubles when it comes to the Radeon RX 9060 XT, with 16 GB versions having sold 885 units while only 30 units moved of the 8 GB version. This is roughly a 30:1 ratio, which shows fans of AMD’s oft-lower-priced cards have little to no interest in less VRAM either. The lowest priced card on the list, the PowerColor RX 9060 XT Reaper 8 GB, only had 5 units purchased for ~$362.