Jan 12, 2021 12:18 EST
NVIDIA has officially announced its GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB graphics card based on the Ampere GPU architecture for a price of $329 US. The GeForce RTX 3060 is the most affordable GeForce RTX graphics card within the Ampere family and the second graphics card within the GeForce RTX 3060 series lineup with the RTX 3060 Ti being the first one.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB & GA106 GPU Powered Graphics Card Now Official, Starting at $329 US
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card aims to be the mainstream Ampere GPU option with a price of sub $500 US. The graphics card will feature a reference MSRP of $329 US which makes the RTX 3060 the most affordable 12 GB graphics card ever made. The card is $70 US cheaper than the RTX 3060 Ti which is faster but offers 8 GB GDDR6 memory. The graphics card will also feature a brand new Ampere SKU known as the GA106 which aims to be a balanced design and not consume as much power as the high-end GA104 GPU.