Nvidia accused of delaying RTX 5060 reviews by withholding drivers

Facepalm: Nvidia withheld the RTX 5060 Ti's 8GB variant from reviewers to delay coverage that would expose its significant performance shortcomings compared to the 16GB version. With the launch of the most affordable RTX 50 series product so far, the RTX 5060 is fast approaching, but multiple outlets have accused the company of repeating this tactic by withholding drivers. TechSpot, Hardware Unboxed, Hardwareluxx, PC Games Hardware, and Igor's Lab recently confirmed they won't receive drivers for Nvidia's upcoming RTX 5060 until the graphics card's May 19 launch, delaying reviews until at least that date. As with the harshly criticized 8GB RTX 5060 Ti, consumers will have little to no opportunity to evaluate third-party performance benchmarks before attempting to purchase this mainstream-tier GPU. Although hardware manufacturers typically release initial drivers for new graphics cards on launch day, press and review outlets usually receive drivers in advance to provide early analysis ... Read full article.