NVIDIA set a bombshell; apparently, in a particular scene in some games, it gave scenic framerates for the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. So while hype is supporting it, some gamers are crying foul—on the money.
NVIDIA’s official GeForce Twitter account posted a fast promo of the 5060 series with 100+ frames in some triple-A titles and gave away one, calling upon gamers to comment “GeForceRTX5060” to win. Sweet, right? Not quite from every angle.
Let’s take a look at these numbers. NVIDIA proclaims the RTX 5060 to be a large beast; however, many gamers were quick at rebutting, saying the comparison was not exactly fair. One gamer, Teflon Gr, flat-out stated that it was a “showcase, not a comparison,” arguing that performance across different configurations can’t ever be compared; his sentiments were echoed by WiLLinG, demanding NVIDIA show “real numbers” instead of cherry-picked numbers.
DLSS and Multi Frame Generation (MFG) were argued about. People like Mikey were calling the frames “unreal,” sparking a never-ending thread debating whether DLSS and MFG are legitimate or something just marketing cooked up. Furion JediFella remarked that MFG generates artificial frames between real frames, whereas DLSS upscales resolution. Dave, somewhat confused, asked if DLSS did add frames—which garnered roasting in reply. Classic Twitter.
Well, of course, some did think all this was nothing but smokescreen hype: Daryl was very excited about this being a huge upgrade for his setup, and Reaper 👾 longs for his first NVIDIA experience. Meanwhile, poor Rip was getting 60 FPS on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 with an RTX 4060? The memory leak was in his face. Ouch.
NVIDIA went on explaining its testing: 1080p, maximum settings, with DLSS Super Resolution and Frame Gen enabled—but on different GPU series. But when you start talking about AI frames and upscaling, it kind of turns cloudy: What they call “real” performance and what they say “fake.”
What is Yelp about to say? It is more of a paper tiger, and gamers aren’t ready to take NVIDIA at its word. Some want raw benchmarks; others want working drivers (shout-out to Raios Rogue for that spicy link). Then there’s the giveaway crowd, spamming #GeForceRTX5060 almost as if their lives depend on it.
In short: NVIDIA turned the entire gaming community upside down, whether with hype, skepticism, or with some bloody heartfelt fun crying for free hardware. Will the RTX 5060 be there to uphold all those blind, frothing claims? Well, that remains to be seen, but what remains certain is this: The PC gaming community is never shy about calling BS once they smell it.
