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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Product on saleGigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming OC 24G Graphics CardOriginal price was: රු 800,000.00.රු 725,000.00Current price is: රු 725,000.00.
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Product on saleGigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 Ti WINDFORCE OC 16GB Graphic CardOriginal price was: රු 223,500.00.රු 195,000.00Current price is: රු 195,000.00.
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming 24G Graphics Cardරු 725,000.00
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Product on saleGigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Elite 8G Graphics CardOriginal price was: රු 215,000.00.රු 195,000.00Current price is: රු 195,000.00.
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Gigabyte AORUS Radeon RX 6900XT XTREME WATERFORCE WB 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Cardරු 275,000.00
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Product on saleGigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 Ti WINDFORCE OC 8GB Graphic CardOriginal price was: රු 187,000.00.රු 169,000.00Current price is: රු 169,000.00.
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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 WINDFORCE OC 8G Graphic Cardරු 151,250.00
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC 12GB GDDR6 Graphic Cardරු 148,500.00
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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 WINDFORCE OC 12G Graphic Cardරු 140,250.00
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Product on saleAXLE GeForce GTX 1650 4GB Graphic CardOriginal price was: රු 59,500.00.රු 55,000.00Current price is: රු 55,000.00.
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Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 D6 OC 4G Graphic Cardරු 68,750.00
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Product on saleGigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC 12G Graphics CardOriginal price was: රු 250,000.00.රු 228,000.00Current price is: රු 228,000.00.
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Product on saleGigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING OC 16GB Graphic CardOriginal price was: රු 233,000.00.රු 199,000.00Current price is: රු 199,000.00.
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Gigabyte Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 D6 WINDFORCE OC 4G Graphics Cardරු 61,000.00 +18% VAT
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Product on saleGigabyte GeForce GTX 1630 OC Low Profile 4GB GDDR6 Graphics CardOriginal price was: රු 65,000.00.රු 54,000.00Current price is: රු 54,000.00. +18% VAT