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Memory famine compels GPU vendors to re-release 2020 graphics cards — GeForce RTX 3060 and GeForce RTX 3050 return…

Latest from Tom's Hardware ·Zhiye Liu·3 months ago
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(Image credit: Manli) The memory drought continues to affect manufacturers of the best graphics cards and everyday consumers hoping to upgrade their systems. However, it seems to have impacted some vendors more severely than others. Manli (via VideoCardz ) has expanded its arsenal with two new custom GeForce RTX 3060 and GeForce RTX 3050 graphics cards. The silent launch comes six years after the debut of Nvidia's Ampere architecture . Go deeper with TH Premium: GPUs It may be perplexing to some that graphics card manufacturers are re-releasing products that are two generations old. However, it makes a lot of sense if you look at it since Ampere comes from Samsung’s mature 8nm (8N) manufacturing process. The process node should now be producing excellent yields, making it far more cost-effective to produce Ampere silicon than to produce Ada Lovelace or Blackwell silicon. The choice to pick the GeForce RTX 3060 and GeForce RTX 3050 for an Ampere revival isn't by chance, either.…

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