Following the launch of the RTX 3060 Ti, NVIDIA recently announced its younger sibling, the GeForce RTX 3060. Priced at $329, the new RTX card comes from the same Ampere architecture as its elder siblings. It features 2nd generation RT and 3rd Gen Tensor cores and packs 3,584 cores, a base clock of 1.32GHz that can boost upto 1.78GHz, 12GB of GDDR6 memory and a 192-bit memory bus.
Interestingly the RTX 3060 marks the first RTX 30-series cards to no have a Founders Edition. So when the RTX 3060 launches on the 25th of February, they will compose entirely of AIB cards (basically cards from brands such as Asus, Gigabyte and MSI). This also means that while there will be reference spec RTX 3060s available, there will also be a number of higher clocked cards (obviously selling for an equally high price) as well.
The RTX 3060 also launches with a twist, especially for those involved in cryptocurrency mining. On case you missed it, the Covid-19 pandemic meant that demand for graphics cards was high, there was in adequate supply for consumers. This in turn led to scalpers buying whatever stocks remained of graphics cards, only to resell them at ridiculously high prices. In addition to this, cryptocurrency also reared its head, creating an even greater demand for already dwindling supply of graphics cards.
NVIDIA has taken note of this and enforced some strict countermeasures to ensure that the new RTX 3060 cards are reserved for gamers/content creators. These include a driver-level lock that will cripple the hash rate by half if an Ethereum mining algorithm is detected. NVIDIA shared that “end users cannot remove the hash limiter from the driver. There is a secure handshake between the driver, the RTX 3060 silicon, and the BIOS (firmware) that prevents removal of the hash rate limiter.”
We’re not entirely sure if this will work or if someone in the mining community will find a workaround, but it’s an interesting state of development to keep an eye on. The new driver also could mean that because the RTX 3060 is now less desirable for mining, gamers/consumers may actually be able to get their hands on the cards.
If you’re on the lookout for an RTX 3060, keep an eye on our website as we will be updating the availability and prices of these cards as soon as they arrive. In the mean time, you can check out our lineup of available graphics cards below.
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER WINDFORCE MAX OC 16G Graphic Cardරු 402,000.00
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AORUS GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER MASTER 16G Graphic Cardරු 535,000.00
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ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12GB Graphics Cardරු 385,000.00
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Gaming OC 8G Graphics Cardරු 199,000.00
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER EAGLE OC ICE 12G Graphics Cardරු 305,000.00
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super Gaming OC 16G Graphic Cardරු 399,000.00
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AXLE RTX 3050 8GB GDDR6 Graphics Cardරු 85,000.00
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Gaming OC 12G Graphics Cardරු 319,000.00
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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G Graphics Cardරු 82,500.00
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 Eagle OC ICE 8G Graphics Cardරු 141,500.00
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Product on saleGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 EAGLE OC 6G Graphics CardOriginal price was: රු 85,000.00.රු 73,500.00Current price is: රු 73,500.00.
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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER WINDFORCE V2 16G Graphics cardරු 525,000.00
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming OC 24G Graphics Cardරු 925,000.00
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 Ti WINDFORCE OC 16GB Graphic Cardරු 200,000.00
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming 24G Graphics Cardරු 725,000.00