{"id":1047,"date":"2021-12-23T19:43:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T19:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vasportscomplex.com\/?p=1047"},"modified":"2023-05-09T10:13:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T10:13:08","slug":"best-rtx-3060-graphics-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcbuildcomparison.com\/best-rtx-3060-graphics-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Best RTX 3060 Graphics Cards (Cheapest, MSI, Asus, Gigabyte)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
It\u2019s a really tough time to be a PC gamer. Buying any kind of current-generation GPU over the last couple of months has been difficult, if not impossible at RRP. It\u2019s almost as bad on the CPU side and the wider semiconductor market beyond that. Industries that require chips for production are increasingly being bottlenecked by supply constraints. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Restricted supply contributes to empty shelves, but when you combine this with unprecedented demand for GPUs, it\u2019s a real one-two punch. It comes down to crypto currency mining. The surge in the value of mineable coins such as Ethereum means that miners are happy to pay massively inflated prices in the hope that they will pay for themselves, while also hoping that ETH and other coins continue to rise in value. All of this means that a card like the RTX 3060 is unlikely to be found at its recommended retail price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As these problems are affecting the entire PC industry, we\u2019ll try not to focus too much on the market woes and instead judge the 3060 on its merits. Supply is bound to pick up in the coming months, so while price\/performance will change, the fundamentals of the card will not. At least Nvidia is taking the admirable step of halving the 3060\u2019s mining performance which should make it less attractive to miners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It will be interesting to see how this plays out in the market. With that lament out of the way, let\u2019s laugh ahead and look at Nvidia\u2019s mid-range hope, the GeForce RTX 3060. We\u2019ve got three cards on hand to compare to one another. Do they make for a compelling upgrade? Read on and find out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n