NVIDIA today launched the 16 GB variant of the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti "Ada" graphics card to no fanfare. Essentially a memory variant of the RTX 4060 Ti with no other changes in the specs sheet, the RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB commands a $100 premium (25%) over the regular RTX 4060 Ti for double the memory size, albeit at the same 128-bit memory bus width, and the same 18 Gbps memory speed. The idea behind the card is that the larger memory should help in scenarios where the 8 GB of memory is found limiting performance. It would've been fun to test this theory if only we had cards to review—we didn't.

If you've seen our coverage of the original RTX 4060 Ti or RTX 4060, you'll notice that we've tested 8 to 10 of each on launch day, covering almost every AIC partner. With the RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB, we were ready to repeat this feat, and cleared our calendars for the launch, except nothing came through. We learned that neither NVIDIA nor its board partners are sampling the RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB. To prevent those reviewers who could somehow score cards in partnership with retailers, NVIDIA ensured it didn't have a compatible driver for the card. Without drivers, there's no way for anyone to test the card, and it shows—we've scoured the web, and nobody has a review. There are cards available in retail starting now, and we intend to buy one off the shelf and test it for you with the first available driver. As of this writing, we cannot find any of these cards in the online retail.