If they’re not willing to make changes to the memory implementation on the 5060 this doesn’t seem that unreasonable tbh. 10-12 with all else being equal on the 5060 would be nice, of course, but $X and 8GB is probably a better market fit than $X+40ish (?) and 16GB.

But that also might be a slightly too convenient way to justify not just tweaking the memory configuration to be a better fit for >8GB but <16GB, so idk lol. I don’t keep up as closely with low level details anymore (e.g., what memory chips are commonly available right now), so it’s hard for me to crucify or defend the choice to avoid a memory config change with much conviction.

Nice to see it the VRAM increasing, but the bigger one for me is what the VRAM of the “mainstream” cards (if they even exist in Nvidia’s pricing model) is gonna be.

It doesn’t seem particularly off-brand for him; 2022: https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/intel-ceo-pat-gelsingers-favorite-question-may-i-pray-for-you/ (disclaimer: the site’s URL probably tells you what to expect from the rest of what they publish)

In fact, Gelsinger told those gathered that he’s prayed with more than 10,000 executives and individuals during his time at Intel.

Tbh I find it almost… nice, or endearing, or something? that he’s not just being completely hypocritical / inconsistent about his beliefs like I’m used to seeing lol