NVIDIA's lower midrange just got a lot less friendly

Today earns an ad hoc digest because the easy NVIDIA budget story broke in three different ways at once. The tracked RTX 5060 Ti jumped from $618.55 on September 7 to $679.99 today, a 9.9% move. The tracked RTX 4060 climbed from $479.00 to $520.00, and the tracked RTX 5050 rose from $419.99 to $499.99 while showing as currently unavailable on its Amazon page. That is enough of a price and stock squeeze to clear the publishing gate on its own.

The cleaner value lane now sits with the cards that did not move. The tracked RX 9060 XT held at $507.59 on Amazon, which makes the RTX 5060 Ti vs. RX 9060 XT comparison look a lot harsher for NVIDIA than it did yesterday. If you want to stay under the new 5060 Ti price spike, the tracked RTX 5060 actually slipped to $459.99, and the refreshed Arc B580 stayed at $369.99. Start with RTX 4060 vs. Arc B580 if the goal is to avoid paying a fresh tax for the lower end of Blackwell.