The configuration of Nvidia's upcoming lower-end GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs is still mostly unconfirmed, but rumours and reports have given us an idea of what to expect. The latest report comes from newly found shipping manifests, which show the memory bus of a GB206-based graphics card.

While previous reports linked PG152 board designs to the rumoured RTX 5060 Ti, RTX 5060, and RTX 5050 “Blackwell” GPUs, the reported “128-bit memory bus” specification for these cards has drawn scepticism from some. Many had hoped that Nvidia would opt for a wider 192-bit bus for its next-generation budget-friendly options, rather than seemingly revisiting design choices from the GeForce RTX 4060 series.

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Unfortunately, it seems Nvidia has indeed chosen the 128-bit memory bus for the upcoming entry-level graphics cards. VideoCardz found shipment manifests with the IDs “PG152 SKU 25” and “PG152 SKU 10”, believed to correspond to GeForce RTX 5060 and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti graphics cards, respectively. The manifest's description linked these to a 128-bit memory bus.

Despite the 128-bit memory bus, these “Blackwell” GPUs are expected to leverage GDDR7 memory, increasing the bandwidth compared to the predecessors. This upgrade pushes bandwidth to 448 GB/s, a significant improvement over the 272/288 GB/s the older models offer. Based on the latest reports, the Nvidia RTX 5060 series is expected to be announced next week, with a release following soon.

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