The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 is the latest, and most affordable, Nvidia Ampere graphics card. Has Nvidia successfully brought ray tracing to the budget market?
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 is the latest in Nvidia’s already-strong Ampere graphics card lineup, following the launch of the RTX 3060 Ti in December 2020. And, while Nvidia’s new GPUs have made headlines with incredible specs and even better performance, the Nvidia RTX 3060 is all about an accessible price tag and performance good enough to play all the best PC games at 1080p. However because this graphics card is launching amidst one of the biggest hardware shortages in years, the RTX 3060 has a lot to prove. We haven’t seen the graphics card yet either, so there’s still a lot we don’t know, namely how it performs, but there are a ton of leaks and rumors out there. So, we’ve gathered up all the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 price, release date and spec information in one place. Be sure to keep this page bookmarked, and we’ll keep it updated with all the latest information as it surfaces. Nvidia announced the RTX 3060 at CES 2021, alongside the latest RTX 3000 laptop processors. Nvidia said that the RTX 3060 would release in February 2021, but didn’t announce an official street date, but either way that is very soon. We have seen some rumors pointing to a more specific launch date, though, with February 25 being the popular date. This date hasn’t been confirmed by Nvidia, so take it with a grain of salt, but right now it’s probably a safe bet that’s when the graphics card will hit the street.
