NVIDIA Announces the GeForce RTX 3060, $330, 12 GB of GDDR6

[Sunny and 75]

Can't wait to see the TPU Review of the 3060 12 GB and look at how it performs against the 2080.

 

[RedelZaVedno]

1,300 less cuda cores than 3060TI? That translates into 35% less rendering performance. It's 2060S/2070 with 12 gigs of vram basically for 70 bucks less. So only 12-15% gain over 2060?
That's very shitty generational performance uplift. The only GPU worth buying in Ampere lineup are 3060TI and 3080 at MSRP. They both lack 2 gigs of additional vram, but still, everything else is kind of meh.

 

[dirtyferret]

They put 10gb on the rtx 3080 gpu flagship and 12 gb on a maistream gpu, this must be a joke to 3080 users. The $330 price tag will be in reality $500, we all know that.

RTX 3090 is the flagship and the rtx 3080 has a 320-bit memory bus to the 192 on the RTX 3060 so not really apples to apples comparison.

 

[Metroid]

RTX 3090 is the flagship and the rtx 3080 has a 320-bit memory bus to the 192 on the RTX 3060 so not really apples to apples comparison.

wrong 3080 is the flagship, 3090 is titan alike, ceo nvidia said at the presentation he held when he announced the gpus the 3080 is the flagship, check the video last September.

 

[Sunny and 75]

It's 2060S/2070 with 12 gigs of vram basically for 70 bucks less.

We'll know that for sure in late February.

 

[dirtyferret]

wrong 3080 is the flagship, 3090 is titan alike, ceo nvidia said at the presentation he held when he announced the gpus the 3080 is the flagship, check the video last September.

the RTX 3080 came out earlier so at the time it was the flagship until the RTX 3090.

Other web sites also call the RTX3090 the current Nvidia flagship as well

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs. Nvidia RTX 3090: Flagship battle

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs. Nvidia RTX 3090: Flagship battle

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www.digitaltrends.com

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Flagship Graphics Card Unveiled

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Flagship 'Ampere' Graphics Card Unleashed For $1499 US - 10496 Cores, 24 GB GDDR6X, 50% Faster Than Titan RTX

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 flagship is here, an impeccable graphics card that packs 24 GB GDDR6X, Ampere and more, for $1499 US.

wccftech.com

but hey I'm sure they would love to hear from an amateur hour such as yourself to correct them on their mistakes

 

[Metroid]

the RTX 3080 came out earlier so at the time it was the flagship until the RTX 3090.

Other web site also call the RTX3090 the current Nvidia flagship
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs. Nvidia RTX 3090: Flagship battle

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs. Nvidia RTX 3090: Flagship battle

The RX 6900 XT and RTX 3090 are two monstrous GPUs that will dominate high-end gaming for years to come. But which is the best for your next PC upgrade?

www.digitaltrends.com

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Flagship Graphics Card Unveiled

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Flagship 'Ampere' Graphics Card Unleashed For $1499 US - 10496 Cores, 24 GB GDDR6X, 50% Faster Than Titan RTX

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 flagship is here, an impeccable graphics card that packs 24 GB GDDR6X, Ampere and more, for $1499 US.

wccftech.com

but hey I'm sure they would love to hear from an amateur hour such as yourself to correct them on their mistakes

Like i said before check the video, it came straight from nvidia ceo.

Edit: Here watch it, i myself had to find when he says the 3080 is the new flagship

 

[yotano211]

They put 10gb on the rtx 3080 gpu flagship and 12 gb on a mainstream gpu, this must be a joke to 3080 users. The $330 price tag will be in reality $500, we all know that.

The 3080 mobile version will have 16gb. It appears the mobile 3080 is a downclocked 3070.

 

[Metroid]

The 3080 mobile version will have 16gb. It appears the mobile 3080 is a downclocked 3070.

I have a evga rtx 3080 ftw3, i have never seen a large graphics card like this in my entire life, 3 slots, really huge, yeah no way in hell will be same thing as the desktop version, yes huge downclocked to keep heating to a minimum. I would never buy a mobile 3080 gpu.

 

[jboydgolfer]

this launch is so ass backwards, im just going to avoid it. such ridiculous treatment of consumers by a nvidia.

they stopped shipping cards because they didnt want inventory on shelves when they raised prices, so they stopped & let the pool dry up. which increased consumer desire & interest for the product as demand was easily out weighing the supply. some time in the future they'll begin shipping them again (suddenly corona & component shortages effect on manufacturing will be evaporate), & the consumers who have been looking at $3000 2080ti's, & $4000 3090's will drool at the comparably minor 25% price increase. they'll change the $400 cards to $500 & so on, & no one will bat an eye. id say it was genius, had they not stuck it to the consumer during Christmas & the holiday's.

 

[yotano211]

I have a evga rtx 3080 ftw3, i have never seen a large graphics card like this in my entire life, 3 slots, really huge, yeah no way in hell will be same thing as the desktop version, yes huge downclocked to keep heating to a minimum. I would never buy a mobile 3080 gpu.

The mobile 3080 is based on the desktop 3070, the 3070 is rated at 220w. I dont know the power rating of the mobile 3080 but if it will be like the mobile 2080, it should stay at 150w. Its pretty easy to downclock the desktop 3070 to fit at a 150w power rating.
You might not buy a laptop with a 3080 but others would, dont say that you wouldnt buy it when you're not the target audience or have no need for it.

 

[docnorth]

what is the power target of the card? 150 w?

Reported as 170w at VideoCardz.

 

[Caring1]

Any bets on how many threads we get on scalpers, high prices and lack of availability once these are released?

 

[Sunny and 75]

Reported as 170w at VideoCardz.

Yeah and that 12 GB GDDR6 appears to be 16Gbps also, not gonna make so much of a difference but still. Look:

Source: VCZ

 

[Minus Infinity]

Available late February, didn't say which one though, 2022 or 2023!

 

[yotano211]

Any bets on how many threads we get on scalpers, high prices and lack of availability once these are released?

Any bets on reseller haters complaining about high prices. Post all your bets below. I'll give good odds.

 

[Sunny and 75]

And is the use of mods so strange on a PC? I have to say that for any game I play more than a single playthrough, its one of the first things I check out. They expand games and increase value. If I don't want mods, I can buy a console - modding is a key selling point for PC gaming.

I'll also concede that its acceptable that others accept different standards from what they get out of a GPU. But I can see myself running into trouble with 10GB going forward, and that is well founded in what I've seen up until today wrt performance and capacity. You're at liberty to think otherwise and base your choices on that But I wouldn't be too sure, neither am I - we just can't tell and that is a 'risk' for a purchase.

Couldn't agree more. That's exactly why I switched from PS4 to PC and been enjoying PC experience ever since.

 

[LukeCuda]

there is some benchmarking evidence 3GB is enough for 4K for current games. drop in framerates is not greater than higher GB cards with same performance. people just look at used VRAM monitors, and dont understand how a GPU works.

its possible future games they wont test with such low GB so maybe it will be limiting in certain circumstances. hard to predict the future. But with NVME on consoles, it might be even less of a problem in the future.

 

[Chrispy_]

Cool, it doesn't look to be cut down too much from GA104.

• 13 shader-TFLOPs vs 16.2 of the 3060Ti
• 101 tensor-TFLOPs vs 129 of the 3060Ti

So 80% of the Ti's performance, and the FE is likely to be extremely compact - perfect for replacing all those 1060s that are starting to struggle.
It's just a shame that this is going to cost about $600 for a while. Good job I don't need a new GPU right now....

 

[LukeCuda]

• 13 shader-TFLOPs vs 16.2 of the 3060Ti
• 101 tensor-TFLOPs vs 129 of the 3060Ti

and 17% less memory bandwidth

 

[Solid State Soul ( SSS )]

 

[Chrispy_]

and 17% less memory bandwidth

It would have been worse but for some reason Nvidia decided to use faster GDDR6. Availability? Or perhaps just because they're trying to compensate for the drop in bus width and don't want it to become bandwidth-starved.

Oh, I just spotted that Nvidia have released an image of the 3060

It could almost be an exhausting blower....

 

[renz496]

They put 10gb on the rtx 3080 gpu flagship and 12 gb on a maistream gpu, this must be a joke to 3080 users. The $330 price tag will be in reality $500, we all know that.

Simply how competition works. Early adopter always have it's issue like this. You either accept it or just don't buy it and wait for better deal. That's it.

 

[Metroid]

Simply how competition works. Early adopter always have it's issue like this. You either accept it or just don't buy it and wait for better deal. That's it.

Agreed.

 

[Sunny and 75]

Oh, I just spotted that Nvidia have released an image of the 3060

It could almost be an exhausting blower....

If that's the final product then it seems one fan is enough to cool that GA106 GPU.