Pounds-per-GB of VRAM is a clean number when your primary constraint is model capacity. For the new RTX 5060 Ti 16GB on our dedicated GPU hosting, it is very favourable – often the best value 16GB card in the 2026 lineup.
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16GB Tier Ranking
| Card | VRAM | Approximate Monthly | £/GB/month |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | 16 GB | ~£300 | ~£19 |
| RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | 16 GB | ~£270 | ~£17 |
| RX 9070 XT | 16 GB | ~£310 | ~£19 |
| RTX 5080 | 16 GB | ~£700 | ~£44 |
The 4060 Ti slightly edges 5060 Ti on £/GB but loses on throughput-per-pound significantly. Adjusting for ~55% more throughput, the 5060 Ti is the real value leader.
Full Lineup
| Card | VRAM | £/GB |
|---|---|---|
| RTX 3050 | 6 GB | Worst |
| RTX 4060 8GB | 8 GB | Middling |
| RTX 5060 8GB | 8 GB | Middling |
| RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | 16 GB | Good |
| RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | 16 GB | Good |
| RTX 3090 | 24 GB | Best in 20+ GB tier |
| Intel Arc Pro B70 | 32 GB | Best 32 GB non-CUDA |
| RTX 5080 | 16 GB | Speed tax |
| RTX 5090 | 32 GB | Premium |
| RTX 6000 Pro | 96 GB | Cheapest path to 96 GB |
The Honest Caveat
£/GB ignores bandwidth, CUDA ecosystem, and FP8 availability. Some cards are “expensive per GB” because you are paying for speed. The 5080 costs ~£44/GB but delivers 2x the throughput of the 5060 Ti. For latency-critical workloads the 5080 wins despite worse £/GB.
Use £/GB when capacity is your constraint. Use £/token when throughput is your constraint. Both metrics matter; neither alone gives the full picture.
When Value-Per-GB Wins
- You are VRAM-constrained – model barely fits 16 GB
- You run concurrent users and need KV cache
- You run multiple co-resident models (RAG stack)
- You need predictable pricing per unit of capacity
For these the 5060 Ti 16GB is the sweet spot in the Blackwell lineup. See full VRAM-per-pound analysis.
Best Value 16GB Blackwell
Blackwell 16GB hosting on UK dedicated servers with fixed monthly pricing.
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