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Palit revives RTX 3060 with 12GB as VRAM pressure grows
Palit has launched a new GeForce RTX 3060 Infinity 2 OC with 12GB of GDDR6, but pricing will decide whether this old GPU still makes sense.
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Palit has introduced another revived GeForce RTX 3060, launching the new RTX 3060 Infinity 2 OC with 12GB of GDDR6 VRAM. The release continues a broader pattern of older Nvidia GPUs returning to market as buyers look for cards with more memory while newer models remain expensive.
TechRadar notes that Nvidia has yet to release any new graphics cards this year, and there is still no sign of an RTX 5000 Super refresh despite fresh rumors. In that gap, older cards such as the RTX 3060 have reappeared at retailers including Newegg, framed as budget options in a market squeezed by rising component prices.
Palit is pitching the card as “the return of a classic.” The company says the Infinity 2 combines 12GB of memory with an all-black dual-fan cooler and offers dependable performance without a premium price.
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The timing is notable. According to TechRadar, the RTX 3060 ranked second in the Steam hardware survey for June 2026, behind only the RTX 4060 laptop GPU.
The main appeal is straightforward: 12GB of VRAM at what should be a lower cost. Because the RTX 3060 uses GDDR6 rather than the GDDR7 found in most RTX 5000 cards, board partners can draw on a different memory supply. TechRadar argues that helps Nvidia and its partners offer higher-VRAM cards at the cheaper end of the market, avoiding some of the pressure affecting current-generation products. The RTX 5050 is the exception in the RTX 5000 family, as it also uses GDDR6.
Still, the case for buying one depends almost entirely on price. TechRadar says current RTX 3060 12GB cards in the US are not meaningfully cheaper than the RTX 5060 8GB—a much faster GPU that also supports DLSS 4—with a gap of only a little over 5% at the time of writing. In the UK, the publication says some retailers are even listing the RTX 5060 8GB below the RTX 3060, though 3060 stock is limited.
Palit has not announced pricing for the new card. Without a clearly lower price, this latest RTX 3060 revival risks looking less like a budget lifesaver and more like another awkward stopgap in a strained GPU market.
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