In comparison, the RTX 4090 still offers around a 32% gain over the RTX 5070, with big differences in DirectX 9 through DirectX 12, too. The RTX 5070 topped at 91 frames per second (fps) in DirectX 12, while the RTX 4090 reached 149 fps.

A closer look at Nvidia's statement suggests supplies for the GeForce RTX 5000 series aren't great. 'Partners are working overtime to...catch up with demand,' the company says.

Like Bigfoot or the chupacabra, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 is being spotted in the wild by ravenous GPU buyers ready to believe any hint of a footprint indicates how powerful a beast they are. If anything,

It sounds like success, but Nvidia's careful wording masks how little there is that's actually worth bragging about.