Overview
- Palit confirmed on Wednesday that it has launched the Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Infinity 2 OC and will offer a non‑OC Infinity 2 variant, using the original 2021 Ampere design with 3,584 CUDA cores and 12GB of GDDR6 VRAM.
- Palit provided basic features such as a claimed 0 dB idle noise mode and a protective backplate, but it has not published official pricing and observers infer a likely retail price near $329 based on similar relisted models.
- Manufacturers are reviving the 3060 design because AI data centers have driven up demand for DRAM and GDDR, so vendors are saving newer memory and high‑end fabs for AI and data‑center GPUs and using older Samsung 8nm process parts for better yields.
- Technical tradeoffs are clear: the 3060’s Ampere architecture lacks newer Blackwell-generation capabilities such as advanced DLSS multi-frame/frame generation and FP8 acceleration, so reviewers say current RTX 50‑series or used RTX 40‑series cards usually offer better gaming performance and efficiency.
- The staggered, sometimes quiet rollouts from vendors like Gigabyte and Manli before Palit show a broader industry pattern that eases short‑term retail supply but leaves buyers weighing extra VRAM against older architecture and uncertain value until pricing and wider availability become clear.