NVIDIA Reportedly Delays Reviews Until After Sales Begin

NVIDIA’s keeping things hush-hush with this RTX 5060. And yeah, it’s got people talking. Like, here we are—less than two weeks before it officially hits the shelves, and NVIDIA’s playing coy about rolling out those crucial drivers. Not until the day it launches on May 19th, mind you. Honestly, sounds like they’re pulling a fast one, doesn’t it?

Let’s backtrack—can’t recall if I mentioned this, but the RTX 5060’s going public alongside the 5060 Ti. But there’s that sneaky feeling in the air, y’know? Like, what’s NVIDIA hiding about this new GPU? Are they nervous or just playing a different game?

Igor’s Lab spills that the driver’s MIA until the launch and—here’s the kicker—Igor’s off-grid and can’t test anything before the 26th. No clue why that caught my attention, but it stuck. Anyway, what does that mean for gamers eager to snag this thing on day one? No reviews. None. Zilch. It’s like signing a deal, eyes shut. Kinda risky, huh?

Over at Computex, tech folks are busy gabbing about shiny new hardware, but with no drivers, reviews hit a wall. Hardware Unboxed confirmed they’ve got the GPUs, just sitting there. It’s all a strange dance, isn’t it?

Gamers, they live on reviews like breakfast cereal. So why is NVIDIA going this route? Maybe—wait, no, definitely—they’re banking on their own numbers. Those can be optimistic at best, misleading at worst. There’s chatter about a 25% performance boost. But hey, words are cheap, right? Only when someone actually tests it, it becomes gospel truth.

The 5060, still rocking 8GB VRAM like its predecessor, faces a 2025 where that’s already getting old. Remember the flop with the 5060 Ti with the same specs? Same song, different verse. Intensive games demand more now. So NVIDIA’s little dance—keeping the reviewers in suspense—starts making sense. Or maybe it doesn’t. Who knows?

Anyway, that’s the scoop. Or lack thereof. Feels murky. Catch you on the flip side—when maybe, just maybe, we’ll finally know if this card’s worth all the whispering.

News Source: Igor’s Lab