EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC

[W1zzard]

EVGA engineered a compact dual-slot design with the RTX 3060 XC that will fit all cases. Unlike all other RTX 3060 cards we've tested today, a metal backplate is included. EVGA's card ticks at a rated boost of 1852 MHz, and the cooler features the idle-fan-stop capability.

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[neatfeatguy]

I was kind of eyeballing the 3060 cards as a possible upgrade to my 980Ti....but if they're only around 30% faster than a 1070.....that's worse than I expected them to be. I thought they'd hit around 45-50% faster than my card, putting it around the 2070S performance.

You won't catch me spending $400+ on one of the these, no thank you. I'll continue to be frugal with my money.

 

[RedelZaVedno]

2060S/2070 level of performance for 450 bucks??? xx60 class used to get xx80 performance of previous generation for xx60 low to midrange price. PS5 and XboX X offer whole system with 2070S/2080S performance for the same price. What a joke PC GPUs have become! AAA PC gaming will become a super premium hobby, only for people with I don't give a F bank accounts and DIY PC nuts willing to sell their kidney for a GPU if this trend continues.

 

[Mistral]

So, these are worse than a 5700? God... AMD better not drop the ball on the 6700 like this dud...

 

[xorbe]

Why is the VSync 60Hz power so high, like +60w over 2070.

"Board partners tell me that they would be selling at a loss, because just the production cost is that high, before any salaries are paid, or activities like support and marketing are taken into account." Used car salespeople say the same thing ...

 

[Arcdar]

The saddest part was to read "stock is good, similar to 3070s stock" .... yeah. Which is technically none-existing. I thought I got a Asus3070 dual for 750€ (which is FAR to expensive to begin with, but still far cheaper than most other official sources) after weeks of "stalking" availability-alarms for Europe only to then find out that the online system didn't update fast enough and I have to wait...... for stock to come in again (it turned to "in 3-10 days" for the third time since I ordered it on the 5th of Feb. only to then get the update that it was wrong and I'm still in line behind others waiting for theirs).

I really don't get why they (Nvidia) teased with MSRP which not even they could hold (except the maybe 2k cards they sold in Europe before turning to not available until the card is discontinued) and no board-partner even tried to match - not talking about price in creases later on to have a bigger piece of the pie everyone else is taking from. Even OFFICIAL partner shops and co (selling the cards for x2 or even sometimes up to x4 of the price - not because they have to, but because THEY CAN). It was bull........*censored* and just annoying right now if you need a GPU as your old one said good-bye. I mean, I'm not going to spend 400€ on a 1060 6G .... I payed that for the one which just died at the time it was released (and not even then. I checked and I payed 360€ for the asus 1060 6G dual in white back then....) if that's the supposed MSRP of a "brand new" card. but hey, Miners, scalpers and even official stores (and NVIDIA) just fuck over all other people. Gamers and workers who need a GPU equally.

It's just a super sad state right now.

 

[Metroid]

3060 non ti is a failure, is worse than 5700, the ti version is the one to have.

 

[IbaChiba]

wow, your estimate for the price was bang on, cheapest 3060 here in Canada is 520 CAD, which at the time of posting is about 419 USD.

 

[neatfeatguy]

So, these are worse than a 5700? God... AMD better not drop the ball on the 6700 like this dud...

One can only hope they won't screw it up. I venture to guess that it will be a cluster F with inventory availability once these cards to launch. Low availability to almost non-existent inventory at retailers and prices will be gouged to 150-200% MSRP.

My brother picked up a 5700XT 14 months ago for just about the price these 3060 are going to be going for (around $400 at the low end, if you're lucky). My brother felt so bad that he finally had a GPU better than I do (I usually hand him down my old stuff) that for my birthday back in October, he convinced our mom to go in half with him and they gave me $500 to put towards a new GPU. I'm still sitting on the cash with no good card to put it towards.

I could run from work and stand in line at MicroCenter that opens in about 45 minutes, only be greeted with prices in the $500+ range once the handful of lower priced ones are sold off first and this card isn't worth that price.

If I were even lucky to nab one of these 3060s in the $400 range, it would still be closer to $500 after taxes for a card that's about part with a 5700XT. Yeah, no thanks. I find it hard to believe that it's been 6 years since Maxwell was pushed out and the best Nvidia and AMD can offer in terms of much improved performance is almost non-existent for the average consumer to find and buy at a reasonable cost.

Maybe my expectations are too high to think we should have had a card in the $400-500 range by this time that could give around double the performance of my 980Ti. I'd be happy to support AMD or Nvidia with my purchase on a card like the 3070 or 6800....but the price gouging that took those cards upwards of nearly $800+ is outlandish. Here's hoping my current card lasts another year or two until a more reasonable replacement can be purchased.

 

[Vario]

Reminds me of the 960 launch. A card roughly equivalent to the 670 and slower than the 770.

 

[outpt]

highway robbery for terrible performance/msrp(big laugh). Will wait for 3060ti

 

[Chrispy_]

This is mainstream performance, but $420 is not mainstream pricing.

$329 might be low enough to convince existing GTX1060 owners to upgrade but at $400-420 it's surrounded by both stuff that's getting on for 4 years old in the performance/$ charts:

1060, 1660, and 2060 are all still better xx60 deals than a $420 3060.

 

[WizzardHat]

This should have been released at $249. $300 tops. But if idiots buy it...i guess the 4060 will start from $399. Because why the fk not? Right?

 

[bug]

Lol@that perf/$.

I mean, Nvidia must be lolling, we have no reason to.

 

[candle_86]

price is to high, i can't wait for the crypto crash, it needs to happen so cards can come back down to realistic numbers. I'm tired of over paying for preformance, and at these prices the RX580/480 and GTX1060 people arn't going to be interested, and the cards in their price range arn't any better than what they have.

 

[looniam]

I was kind of eyeballing the 3060 cards as a possible upgrade to my 980Ti....but if they're only around 30% faster than a 1070.....that's worse than I expected them to be. I thought they'd hit around 45-50% faster than my card, putting it around the 2070S performance.

You won't catch me spending $400+ on one of the these, no thank you. I'll continue to be frugal with my money.

having a 980ti since launch imma a little ants in the pants to get something else but make no mistake that i agree w/you. thing is i really want to see this ray tracing/DLSS for myself and starting to turn down settings a little much anymore are the ants.

been on the que for a 3060ti XC for ~3 months; i'm debating seeing if i can grab one of these (evga) and use that to step up to a FTW ultra card (3060ti to 3090). the extra i pay now will be credited to the crazy price of those.

then i'm one TWO waiting lists to avoid the massive scalping.

but yes. this card is junk.

 

[neatfeatguy]

Hahaha. Curiosity had me so I was checking Best Buy's site for this card. It was marked at $389. When I checked the website at 11:10am (central) it was showing the card listed as "Coming Soon". I checked back at 11:19pm after doing a couple of quick things at work and it now shows "Sold Out".

Even a card without much improvement over the past generation and even that of the previous two, sells out in mere minutes (probably seconds). That's amazing.

 

[xorbe]

I tried to snag one for my brother, but everything went "coming soon" to "sold out" after websites started responding again (both BB and EVGA). I got into the stock model queue early, but had a hard time getting into the OC model queue. I guess this means a 5 month wait for a 3060. I am signed up for 3060 Ti and 3070 also, but I don't ever expect to get a notification for those ever.

 

[looniam]

Hahaha. Curiosity had me so I was checking Best Buy's site for this card. It was marked at $389. When I checked the website at 11:10am (central) it was showing the card listed as "Coming Soon". I checked back at 11:19pm after doing a couple of quick things at work and it now shows "Sold Out".

Even a card without much improvement over the past generation and even that of the previous two, sells out in mere minutes (probably seconds). That's amazing.

from what i get from comments on forums and trackers is BB sends cards out to stores and only available if a store in your area has one. limits availabilty but you can go pick it up immediately.

evga's site was trashed for a good 10-15 minutes at noon. #78 queued up for both XC and the "gaming black" or whatever. mabbe i get lucky and by the time i get a 3060 and go through 90 days of the step up, prices won't be so crazy down the road.

i'll just try not having the sand in the vaseline bother me much.

p.s. you see that PNY single fan for almost $500?! cute card if you could find a waterblock but that fan must scream while gaming . .

 

[mechtech]

Roughly same performance as old 5700xt, and about same price. So all in all not too bad.

Still way out of my budget though.

 

[neatfeatguy]

from what i get from comments on forums and trackers is BB sends cards out to stores and only available if a store in your area has one. limits availabilty but you can go pick it up immediately.

evga's site was trashed for a good 10-15 minutes at noon. #78 queued up for both XC and the "gaming black" or whatever. mabbe i get lucky and by the time i get a 3060 and go through 90 days of the step up, prices won't be so crazy down the road.

i'll just try not having the sand in the vaseline bother me much.

p.s. you see that PNY single fan for almost $500?! cute card if you could find a waterblock but that fan must scream while gaming . .

I know someone that's been on the EVGA waiting list since the start of December (he put his name in for a few of the 3070 cards) and he is still is sitting around 900+ in the queue for his chance to buy one. I don't think the queue has moved, but that's simply based on the google doc sheet that requires people to come back to and fill out if they got a card....not too many folks have come back to post they got their card (if any at all have since September). Makes me wonder if they're even producing the high end cards anymore for retail sale.

 

[cst1992]

@W1zzard Any reviews coming of the reference 3060?
Kinda curious to see how that card looks.

 

[xorbe]

@W1zzard Any reviews coming of the reference 3060?
Kinda curious to see how that card looks.

At least in the EVGA review, there's a stock clock 3060 also. There's no reference 3060 from nVidia.

I am really wondering if all current cards (sans 3060) are effectively EOL, and new nerfed cards are gonna come out soon. Otherwise, why would CMP exist, miners will just continue to vacuum up all 3060 Ti and 3080.

 

[looniam]

I know someone that's been on the EVGA waiting list since the start of December (he put his name in for a few of the 3070 cards) and he is still is sitting around 900+ in the queue for his chance to buy one. I don't think the queue has moved, but that's simply based on the google doc sheet that requires people to come back to and fill out if they got a card....not too many folks have come back to post they got their card (if any at all have since September). Makes me wonder if they're even producing the high end cards anymore for retail sale.

i've been practically religious checking those spread sheets. i think the estimated time to get to my 3060ti que spot is around august of 2023. i haven't figured what exact chips drop more often but the FTW and FTW ultra models across the board are certainly more active.

stuff is insane.

 

[cst1992]

At least in the EVGA review, there's a stock clock 3060 also. There's no reference 3060 from nVidia.

I am really wondering if all current cards (sans 3060) are effectively EOL, and new nerfed cards are gonna come out soon. Otherwise, why would CMP exist, miners will just continue to vacuum up all 3060 Ti and 3080.

That'd be a shame. I own a 3060Ti reference, and it's really a great card.