GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
Nvidia graphics card · GeForce RTX 30 series · launched February 2021
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Launch price in today's dollars
The GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB launched at $329 in 2021. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $402 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 22% rise over 5 years.
Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2021 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.
Specifications
| Vendor | Nvidia |
|---|---|
| Series | GeForce RTX 30 series |
| Launched | February 2021 |
| Launch price | $329 |
| Architecture | Ampere |
| Chip | GA106-300-A1 |
| Memory | 12 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192-bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 336 GB/s |
| Core clock | 1,320 MHz (boost 1,777 MHz) |
| FP32 compute | 12.74 TFLOPS |
| Rated power | 170 W (TDP) |
| Transistors | 12 billion |
| Die size | 276 mm² |
| Bus interface | PCIe 4 x16 |
| Tier | 60-class |
The Nvidia 60-class over time
Nvidia graphics cards in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.
| Part | Year | Launch price | In 2026 $ | Blender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1060 | 2016 | $199 | $274 | 356 |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | 2018 | $299 | $394 | 364 |
| GeForce RTX 2060 | 2019 | $349 | $452 | 1,542 |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 2019 | $279 | $361 | 759 |
| GeForce GTX 1660 | 2019 | $219 | $283 | 690 |
| GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER | 2019 | $399 | $516 | 2,096 |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Super | 2019 | $229 | $296 | 749 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | 2020 | $399 | $510 | 2,780 |
| GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB | 2021 | $329 | $402 | — |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | 2022 | $329 | $372 | 2,174 |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 2023 | $399 | $433 | 3,818 |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | 2023 | $299 | $325 | 3,124 |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB | 2023 | $499 | $542 | — |
| GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | 2025 | $379 | $389 | 4,319 |
| GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB | 2025 | $429 | $441 | — |
| GeForce RTX 5060 | 2025 | $299 | $307 | 3,691 |
Compare with
- GeForce RTX 3050 · 2022 · $249 · 1,402
- GeForce RTX 3060 · 2022 · $329 · 2,174
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti · 2020 · $399 · 2,780
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X · 2022 · $399
- Radeon RX 6600 · 2021 · $329 · 972
- Radeon RX 6600 XT · 2021 · $379 · 1,105
- Radeon RX 5600 XT · 2020 · $279 · 645
- Radeon RX 6650 XT · 2022 · $399 · 1,138
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