Rtx 5060 ti 16gb worth it for a 1080p build?

Building a 1080p 144Hz rig and the 5060 Ti 16GB fits the budget. Is the extra VRAM worth it over the 8GB version, or should that money go toward the CPU?
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vikram_6 Nov 12, 2026
sakshi_arcade
One thing if your board is older: the 5060 Ti runs on 8 PCIe lanes. On a PCIe 4.0 or 5.0 board that's nothing, on PCIe 3.0 you lose a bit, and the 16GB card suffers less than the 8GB because it isn't spilling into system memory as often. Worth checking what your board supports before you buy.
rohan_hq Oct 19, 2026
sakshi_arcade
for 1080p yeah, plenty. high to ultra settings are comfortable on it and the 16gb version is the right one to get, the 8gb card is the one people are rightly moaning about. only thing i'd check is the price gap to the next card up, if it's small it might be worth stretching.