IN BRIEF: It seems the long-running rumor that Nvidia is bringing back the RTX 3060 in response to the memory crisis has proven accurate. According to a new report, the Ampere-era card has now been made available to purchase in China, presumably ahead of a wider global rollout.
Claims that Nvidia could restart production of the incredibly popular RTX 3060 12GB first surfaced in January. The card was originally discontinued in 2024 and it's believed that all warehouse inventory was depleted in December 2025, but RAMageddon has caused huge disruption to graphics card supply, especially those that use GDDR7 memory (i.e., almost all of the RTX 5000 series).
In April, prolific leaker MEGAsizeGPU wrote that Nvidia would relaunch the RTX 3060 in June. A few weeks later, a post on the Chinese forum Board Channels put the launch window sometime in July.
Now, a new Board Channels post claims that Chinese manufacturer Colorful has sent its Battle Axe RTX 3060 Duo 12GB V2 to some stores in China. It adds that the bulk wholesale price is 2,199 RMB, which converts to around $325.
The initial allocation of cards is said to be very small – only a few dozen units per region – but Colorful is apparently going to start regular weekly restocks to ensure a stable supply.
