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Asus swaps out the PCIe x16 connector for x8 on new RTX 5060 Ti GPUs — Gigabyte does the opposite with x16 upgrade to its WindForce Max card

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Asus and Gigabyte have released new versions of their GeForce RTX 5060 Ti graphics cards, with Asus downgrading to a PCIe x8 connector on its Dual GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Evo 16GB GDDR7 model, while Gigabyte upgraded to a PCIe x16 connector on its GeForce RTX 5060 Ti WindForce Max 16G. The performance of these mid-range GPUs is unaffected by the connector change, as they are optimized for PCIe x8 operation. Asus' Evo model is more compact and lacks features like dual-BIOS functionality and Asus GPU Guard, while Gigabyte's Max model is visually similar to its predecessor with minor changes in the PCIe power connector placement. Pricing and availability for these new models are yet to be revealed.

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