Nvidia just stopped making its most popular GPU, according to leak

Nvidia has reportedly introduced that it’s discontinuing the preferred gaming GPU on the Steam Survey. In keeping with the newest leak, the GeForce RTX 3060 is now ceasing manufacturing, and there is only one batch of the chips left, with Taiwanese graphics card producers being knowledgeable that their subsequent orders for the chip might be their final.

Due to its strong 1080p efficiency, ray tracing skills, and inexpensive worth, the GeForce RTX 3060 has been Nvidia’s greatest graphics card by way of reputation over the previous few months. This Nvidia GPU has sat within the prime spot of the Steam Survey for ten months, whereas its modern-day equal, the RTX 4060, continues to be at quantity 5.

This newest leak comes from a report on Chinese language tech trade website Board Channels (registration required), as noticed by Videocardz, which claims “Nvidia has certainly introduced the discontinuation of manufacturing of the RTX3060 collection.” In keeping with the submit, three core board companions in Taiwan, together with Colourful and Tongde (Palit), have been notified that “there is just one batch of GPU provide left” of the RTX 3060.

If that is true, it’s going to take some time to filter by way of to the market, although. There are many RTX 3060 playing cards nonetheless in shops, and the Board Channels report additionally notes that “In keeping with NV’s guidelines, it [the RTX 3060 GPU] might be provided to AIC [add-in-card, like a graphics card] manufacturers in batches within the subsequent few months.”

In fact, not one of the above has been immediately confirmed by Nvidia, so take this rumor with a pinch of salt for proper now. If it’s true, although, it’s not an enormous shock, regardless of this GPU’s reputation in the intervening time. Nvidia ceased manufacturing of all of the Ampere gaming GPUs above the RTX 3060 some time again.

It’s actually solely the dearth of any Ada GPU cheaper than the RTX 4060 meaning there’s nonetheless a marketplace for each the RTX 3060 and RTX 3050 beneath it. The RTX 3060 took its place on the prime within the October 2023 Steam Survey, beating the GTX 1650 into second place. Since then, this inexpensive RTX GPU has dominated the roost, commanding 5.88% of the graphics playing cards in Steam customers’ machines, as of July.

Nevertheless, with new top-end Nvidia GPUs anticipated to return out both on the finish of this yr, or the start of subsequent yr, it’s going to solely be a matter of time earlier than the RTX 5060 comes out, and the RTX 4060 drops in worth to doubtless change into the brand new favourite amongst Steam customers.

You’ll be able to learn our information to the Nvidia RTX 5090 to search out out the whole lot we all know to this point in regards to the new flagship Blackwell GPU that’s anticipated imminently.