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NVIDIA To Bring Back The GeForce RTX 3060 In Q1 2026 To Tackle Current-Gen GPU & Memory Shortages (wccftech.com)
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cross-posted from: https://ttrpg.network/post/31067608

NVIDIA started to discontinue its GeForce RTX 3060 GPUs back in 2024. The original lineup, which was introduced back in 2021, is still the most popular gaming graphics card on Steam, and while the 4060 & 5060 are picking up the pace, it looks like NVIDIA might once again open up production lines for this GPU.

This indicates the extent to which the DRAM shortages have affected consumer GPUs. The GeForce RTX 5060 makes use of GDDR7 memory, and as DRAM costs rise, the RTX 5060 might not only be affected in terms of pricing but also in supply, since procuring the memory is also an issue due to poor supply. The 60-series product family is made for mass consumption, so NVIDIA will have to offer some alternative to its partners.

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[โ€“] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 46 points 2 weeks ago (15 children)

I wonder if we'll see a shift towards graphical stagnation with upcoming game releases. With RAM and GPUs being so expensive, there will be a lot fewer customers that can afford the hardware to play upcoming, graphically-demanding games and so targeting that demographic is economically unwise.

It sucks that this is the situation we find ourselves in, but I'm actually kind of interested in what will happen. A new age of hyper-optimisation would be so awesome.

[โ€“] cambodia@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I don't know man. Maybe I just don't understand it but games like BF1 for the most part look just as good as games today.

BF1 hits the in-engine frame limiter with modern cards on 4K and maxed out settings.

Yet new games for the most part run like dog shit.

So even with old hardware creating great looking games should still be possible.

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