MSI adds four RTX 5060 V1 GPUs built on cut‑down GB205 die

MSI quietly expanded its GeForce RTX 50 series lineup by adding four new RTX 5060 V1 graphics cards. The models—Ventus and Gaming, each offered in non‑OC and OC variants—use the GB205 GPU die originally employed in the RTX 5070, trimmed down to match the RTX 5060 reference specifications (3,840 CUDA cores, 8 GB GDDR7, 128‑bit memory bus). A visible hardware difference is the rectangular GPU core mounting typical of GB205‑based cards, contrasting with the square mounting of earlier RTX 5060 units. MSI has not disclosed pricing or launch dates. The move follows NVIDIA’s decision to postpone a refreshed RTX 50 series launch due to memory‑price concerns, prompting OEMs to introduce variant models using existing silicon.