Monday, November 2nd 2026
GPU Makers Focus on RTX 3060/3050 as RTX 50 Series Inventory Dries Up
GPU makers across Asia, particularly in China, are reportedly redirecting their sellers to older graphics cards as an alternative due to the low supply of NVIDIA's latest GeForce RTX 50-series "Blackwell" graphics cards. They are focusing on the recently resurrected GeForce RTX 3060 and RTX 3050, which are entry-level graphics cards from two generations ago, reminiscent of the "Ampere" generation. A ChannelGate report notes that some add-in card partners are already running out of GeForce RTX 50-series inventory due to cryptocurrency mining and e-commerce promotions in China, which are significantly draining the supply of these GPUs across retailers.
In June, NVIDIA reintroduced its GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB edition. This SKU features 3,584 CUDA cores and 12 GB of GDDR6 memory. For this, NVIDIA has once again used Samsung's 8 nm DUV node, as it did in the past. The entire NVIDIA "Ampere" architecture lineup was produced on the 8 nm DUV node. Reportedly, retailers are forcing sales of RTX 3060 and RTX 3050, in addition to some AMD Radeon SKUs, to offload demand for GeForce RTX 50-series designs. Below image is EVGA's older GeForce RTX 3060, not in production anymore.
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ChannelGate
In June, NVIDIA reintroduced its GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB edition. This SKU features 3,584 CUDA cores and 12 GB of GDDR6 memory. For this, NVIDIA has once again used Samsung's 8 nm DUV node, as it did in the past. The entire NVIDIA "Ampere" architecture lineup was produced on the 8 nm DUV node. Reportedly, retailers are forcing sales of RTX 3060 and RTX 3050, in addition to some AMD Radeon SKUs, to offload demand for GeForce RTX 50-series designs. Below image is EVGA's older GeForce RTX 3060, not in production anymore.
80 Comments on GPU Makers Focus on RTX 3060/3050 as RTX 50 Series Inventory Dries Up
Not surprised whatsoever with the outcome. Maybe folks are deserving of a $500+ RTX 3060 12 GB.
16 GB of VRAM is worth more than two of these 3050/60 silicon right now.
Edge computing users will have to make do with the crumbs jacket man hands them, and keep those connectors from melting, especially with the rumor of no 60 series until 2029.
16GB of VRAM should be easy since these cards are on an old Samsung node and use GDDR6.
The only time you are using that ram is when you are playing a game, otherwise it is just sitting there doing nothing :wtf:
Man that guy irritates me.
This must go back where it came...
Anything higher should be a minimum of 16 GB, though a 3060 Ti revision with 12 GB would also be acceptable.A great many components are in constrained supply right now, not just (V)RAM.
Instead of re-releasing a pile of E-waste, might as well make something that can be used for more than just 1080p ESport gaming.
If they wanted, they could make an updated Ampire chip, with support for current instructions, and potentially pull a bit of demand away from higher-end cards.
They definitely have the
capitaltax write-off funds to do it, and I am sure Samsung has plenty of mature 8 nm capacity...Modded RTX 2080 Ti 22 GB Shows What Extra VRAM Can Still Do for Turing
It's already been nearly 2 years since the Nvidia 50 series was first released and it's looking like the 60 series won't be out until sometime in 2028. That will make 3-4 years in between GPU generations which a decade ago would have been an insane amount of time but now it's just "normal."
The radeon 7600 is still in teh charts, but the radeon 7600 got driver improvements. In the past the radeon 7600 was similar as the 6600xt. The radeon 7600 is usually the 3rd or 4th worst card in a big list of graphic cards.
I really wonder what you can play these days on such 1080p, in my very biased viewpoint 720p graphic card? Very sad timesOne of the best graphic cards. I used it for a long time
secondthird-class customers, they can still use us to dump their previous generation Compute-Obsolete architecture chips onto. Which, utilize lower-demand nodespace and will largely be unprofitable to Max Performance- and Max Effciency- seeking 'customers of scale'.TBQH, given a few generations we might actually be 'happy' with this arrangement- It could mean better availability and some price competition within the new "economy class" marketspace that all DIYers, Gamers, and Small-Scale Compute customers will be lopped into.
Also, if RDNA5 is truly (re)combining CDNA and RDNA, this strategy will probably become 'The New Normal' across the entire industry.
Speaking of which, Intel has all-but abandoned dGPU graphics but isn't discontinuing Arc Battlemage.
IMHO, expect to see RTX 3060s, Arc B5#0, and RX 90#0s as the only even remotely 'affordable' GPUs across most-all of 2027.Not absolutely impossible, esp. if nVidia and AMD start giving us only the Stale and Scraps of GPUs
videocardz.com/newz/cheaper-lisuan-lx-7g100-12gb-gpu-model-goes-on-sale-in-china
I was such fed up wiht intel, mostly becuase of two broken WIFI chips, too many defective Ethernet chips, SATA SSD with security issues from lenovo refurbished laptop, very low performance on intel cpu graphics - that I ruled intel graphic cards out. Being the first graphic card generation and also knowing intel to change specifications etc, or giving up market segments. I'am certain many rule out both intel and amd graphic cards. Why should you buy the worse products when you can get the nvidia one? The nvidia 3000 series card will still sell
The 'small scale market' of gamers, independent professionals, students and artists? -Increasing in numbers as nVidia's top-tier options get so-expensive, value:utility comes into serious question.Yup, the last couple-few generations of Intel Networking products have been lacklustre. And, they left the NAND and SSD industries awhile ago, for better or worse.
Personally, I was really excited to have Intel as a dGPU option, and have 3 of their dGPUs in the home, 2 of which purely as collector's pieces/curios. They might return to the dGPU space again, if it becomes lower-stakes and they can make bank on Compute-First; with Display Engines being 1st-deployed through Integrated graphics. (Also, don't forget that Intel is partnered with nVidia now, too.)$$,$$$$/unit for questionable value/utility. Esp. as more folks are financially incentivized to optimize and develop for far more available and potentially cost-effective options.
see: tinycorp
www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/tiny-corp-heralds-worlds-first-amd-gpu-driven-via-usb3-egpus-tested-on-apple-silicon-with-linux-and-windows-also-supported
Any day now Nvidia will actually abandon the gaming market, surely, we've been hearing the doom-posting for years.