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RTX 5060 Ti 16GB for Local AI in 2026: The Cheapest CUDA 16GB — At MSRP
16GB of CUDA VRAM for $429 is the best budget on-ramp to local AI — but a narrow 128-bit bus and a brutal 2026 price surge mean it's only worth it near MSRP. My honest buy call, and what I'd get instead when it's marked up.
Ravi Malhotra · 1h ago · 8 min