NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3060 is making a comeback, expected around mid-March. For this, NVIDIA will once again use Samsung's 8 nm DUV node, as it has in the past. This has been confirmed by the Korean media outlet Hankyung, which reports that Samsung is restarting its 8 nm node production to meet NVIDI...
  • VitoRobles@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    12 hours ago

    It’ll be two generations old, but twice the price as it was when it came out! Win-win!

    • Sundray@lemmus.orgEnglish
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      11 hours ago

      And very sub-optimal for AI training and cryptomining at scale, but still okay for mid-level gaming probably.

      • ShinkanTrain@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        7 hours ago

        There are integrated laptop GPUs that give it a run for its money coming out this year

  • Hubi@feddit.orgEnglish
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    11 hours ago

    I can definitely see the appeal since there are barely any “budget” GPUs left. It just has to be priced right. The 3060 12GB is still a very capable card these days, I can play pretty much any modern AAA game on medium to high settings with it. If they go with the 8GB version it’ll be dead on arrival though.

  • wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    The decision is probably as much about it being the most generation they have on a non-TSMC process. TSMC is totally maxed out. There’s no capacity left after Apple, Nvidia and AMD. If Nvidia want to start making anything extra it has to be something made elsewhere.