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PNY NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card with Dual Fan VCG306012DFBPB1 - $279.99 at Best Buy

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Amazon beats this price by $2.05 at $277.94 PNY GeForce RTX™ 3060 12GB Verto Dual Fan Graphics Card https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BC1GWMQX

Other versions are the single fan for $278.99 PNY GeForce RTX™ 3060 12GB XLR8 Gaming Revel Epic-X RGB™ Single Fan Graphics Card https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QXZC4PM Sold By Pavilion Electronics, Ships By Amazon

And the XLR8 renewed/refurb PNY GeForce RTX 3060 12GB for $249.99 XLR8 Gaming Revel Epic-X RGB Dual Fan Graphics Card (Renewed) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09FWJQC5D Sold/Shipped By Computer Headquarters Certified Refurbished


MSI, ASUS, ZOTAC and GIGABYTE 12gb cards at both retailers also down around same price, just search "RTX 3060 12gb" and choose your own adventure.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/...Id=6523143
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Amazon beats this price by $2.05 at $277.94 PNY GeForce RTX™ 3060 12GB Verto Dual Fan Graphics Card https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BC1GWMQX

Other versions are the single fan for $278.99 PNY GeForce RTX™ 3060 12GB XLR8 Gaming Revel Epic-X RGB™ Single Fan Graphics Card https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QXZC4PM Sold By Pavilion Electronics, Ships By Amazon

And the XLR8 renewed/refurb PNY GeForce RTX 3060 12GB for $249.99 XLR8 Gaming Revel Epic-X RGB Dual Fan Graphics Card (Renewed) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09FWJQC5D Sold/Shipped By Computer Headquarters Certified Refurbished


MSI, ASUS, ZOTAC and GIGABYTE 12gb cards at both retailers also down around same price, just search "RTX 3060 12gb" and choose your own adventure.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/...Id=6523143

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Original Poster
Jun 15, 2023
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DPC1000
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Jun 15, 2023
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Hope this helps somebody. Looks like the 12gb RTX 3060 cards are all dropping price now, some pretty significantly, and shave another $30-$40 off for renewed/refurb/open box if you can find them.
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Jun 15, 2023
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shivster1796
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Jun 15, 2023
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the 6600 XT is cheaper, usually between $230-250 and has better performance
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Jun 15, 2023
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vapor916
Jun 15, 2023
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Quote from RyanK1796 :
the 6600 XT is cheaper, usually between $230-250 and has better performance
Asrock 6650XT $230 with RE4.
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StrongTest183
Jun 15, 2023
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Is this better than an 8gb 5700xt?
Jun 15, 2023
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MONSTER
Jun 15, 2023
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank MONSTER

Wait for 4060 release, they price may go down even more.
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DPC1000
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Jun 15, 2023
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Any comments on the benefits of the 12gb graphics memory on these cards vs the 8gb on the 6000 series AMD GPUs? Seems as games get more complex/intense the 3060 12gb might have more longevity/staying power?
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spitrage
Jun 15, 2023
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Quote from DPC1000 :
Any comments on the benefits of the 12gb graphics memory on these cards vs the 8gb on the 6000 series AMD GPUs? Seems as games get more complex/intense the 3060 12gb might have more longevity/staying power?
Exactly this, I have seen streamers with issues running 2080 super 8gb cards with some modern titles since game developers seem to be optimizing for cards with more memory. Developers prerender huge amounts which need to be cached off and so games which utilize these assets, even in lower resolution(1080p etc) experience stutter when having to swap assets in and out of vram multiple times in a particular area(see reviews of the deadspace remake for example). Whether or not this is a deliberate tactic to force people to move to new gpus or just lazy developers, I don't know, but long story short...don't buy an 8gb card for an upgrade, look at 12gb atleast.

BTW my wife has a 3060 12gb card in her pc, have been happy with it.

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maddog00
Jun 16, 2023
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Is it worth upgrading to a 3060 from a 6gb 2060? Or bite the bullet and go to 3060ti? I don't want to spend much more than 300
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BrightLake710
Jun 16, 2023
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Best value card for Stable Diffusion enjoyer.
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spitrage
Jun 16, 2023
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Quote from maddog00 :
Is it worth upgrading to a 3060 from a 6gb 2060? Or bite the bullet and go to 3060ti? I don't want to spend much more than 300
Depends what price u can find each for, I found my wife's 3060 12gb for 250, 3060ti was much more expensive and had the same 8gb limitations this card has, just be aware that even with the additional power the ti has the memory will lead to issues on some games especially in new releases and you will likely be considering yet another upgrade sooner that you will have to with the additional vram of the 12gb 3060
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MattTheRadarTech
Jun 16, 2023
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Quote from MONSTER :
Wait for 4060 release, they price may go down even more.
Yep less than two weeks. It'd be funny if the 4060 performs on par with the 3060.
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This or keeping my 2080 Super?
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ShinraRasengan
Jun 18, 2023
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There are so many in this range right now, which one (besides the OP)???

$280
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 15 Gbps GDRR6 192-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fan Ampere OC (Ventus 2X 12G OC)

$290
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Eagle OC 12G (REV2.0), 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060EAGLE OC-12GD
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 WINDFORCE OC 12G, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060WF2OC-12GD
ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC 12GB GDDR6 192-bit 15 Gbps PCIE 4.0, IceStorm 2.0 Cooling, Active Fan Control, Freeze Fan Stop ZT-A30600H-10M

$300
ASUS Dual NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 V2 OC Edition 12GB GDDR6 (PCIe 4.0, 12GB GDDR6 Memory, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, 2-Slot, Axial-tech Fan Design, 0dB Technology)
PNY GeForce RTX 3060 12GB XLR8 Gaming Revel Epic-X RGB Dual Fan


My priorities:
  1. Photoshop work (with AI stuff in it)
  2. Premiere work (ready for 4k videos)
  3. Any other AI related work
  4. Gaming (if I can run near max for like 2K resolution I am sure I'll be happy... I wont be getting any 4K display soon and I am honestly still trying to finish COD4 and MW2, dont laugh)
  5. May not be GPU related but, being able to have 200-300 browser tabs open, many of them might be Youtube windows (I do lots of things at the same time, cant change this any time soon)
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For a 12GB 3060 GPU, the price isn't that bad. Holding the line till a better price comes along.

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Quote from RyanK1796 :
the 6600 XT is cheaper, usually between $230-250 and has better performance
doesnt the 12GB VRAM on the RTX 3060 make a difference? The 6600XT only has 8GB VRAM

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