NVIDIA’s Driver Shenanigans: What’s Going On With the RTX 5060?
Okay, so here I am, trying to make sense of NVIDIA’s latest moves. It’s like 11 days ’til you can actually buy the shiny new GeForce RTX 5060 8GB. Annoyingly, they’re holding back the driver. Why? I mean, is NVIDIA hiding something about this GPU’s real juice? Maybe. Maybe not. Honestly, who figures these things out?
Word on the street, NVIDIA’s keeping the driver — you know, the one that makes the thing actually run — tucked away until it’s basically too late for any “heads-up” from reviewers. Classic. Igor over at Igor’s Lab is like, “Can’t do a review until its release because, obviously, no driver.” Dude isn’t even around when it drops. Real convenient, right?
During Computex, when everyone’s bustling in Taiwan gawping at new tech, there’s gonna be this sneaky launch. It’s almost funny how Hardware Unboxed pointed it out. They tweet about NVIDIA’s strategy — makes you wonder if they’re just trying to pull a fast one. Like, who doesn’t love a good surprise?
So yeah, reviewers are kinda left twiddling their thumbs — no driver, no review. Ain’t that something? People want legit reviews before they’re like, “Take my money, NVIDIA!” But nah, NVIDIA’s serving its own set of numbers. Trustworthy much? Not always. They say a 25% boost in performance. Sounds fab, but until someone outside NVIDIA’s bubble checks it out, it’s just talk. And who believes talk?
Here’s the kicker — the RTX 5060 packs that same 8GB VRAM, not really the hottest anymore. Remember when 8GB was enough? Not in 2025, buddy. It’s kinda like bringing a knife to a gunfight in modern gaming. No wonder the Ti version didn’t exactly blow minds. Maybe they’re just covering their bases, making sure we don’t get too hyped before seeing the flaws. Clever? Sneaky? Who can even tell anymore?
