US EditionNvidia May Restart Production of Its Most Popular GPU: the RTX 3060
NVIDIA will restart RTX 3060 production due to strong gamer demand and AI-driven market pressures, with inventory depleted in December 2025, the company said.
- On January 5, 2026 NVIDIA told partners the RTX 3060 will return to retail in Q1 2026, targeting shelves beyond limited partner shipments.
- After production stopped in 2024, partners sold through remaining RTX 3060 stock in 2025 and warehouse channels were depleted by December 2025.
- The Steam hardware survey shows the RTX 3060 tops usage, with analysts noting many popular cards perform worse, making it a smart upgrade for gamers and PC buyers.
- If returned stock reaches shelves, NVIDIA must cut prices significantly as Asus confirmed hikes and reports say AMD and NVIDIA may raise current-gen prices, with the RTX 5090 at $5,000.
- Technically, the 3060's use of GDDR6 memory and an 8nm process node could help avoid shortages, but hongxing2020 did not specify which RTX 3060 8GB, 12GB, Ti, or LHR variants would return.
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