As GPU prices continue to skyrocket and supplies become increasingly scarce, rumors are swirling that Nvidia may be looking to revive the previously discontinued hardware line.
According to WccftechNvidia is reportedly close to resuming production of its budget GeForce RTX 3060 GPUs to cope with the ongoing RAM shortage caused by the rapid development of artificial intelligence technologies and rising memory prices.
Wccftech's reporting of these rumors appears to come from a credible Nvidia GPU manufacturing news source on Twitter called @hongxing2020. According to a post they made on the morning of January 5, Nvidia appears poised to bring back the RTX 3060 in the first quarter of 2026.
01.05 update
rtx3060 Q1 come back… 🥲— Hongkong2020 (@hongxing2020) January 5, 2026
In the second half of 2025, GPU prices rose sharply as tech companies voted to focus entirely on artificial intelligence. In short, many of these companies need more computing power, which means companies like Nvidia are now dedicating huge amounts of their own consumer stock to that purpose. What little is left for consumers wanting to build a PC has now increased in price, and you've probably seen this if you've spent the last few months searching for the right parts for your gaming PC.
Just a few days after the start of 2026, it was reported that both AMD and Nvidia, two of the most respected companies in the business, will raise the prices of their consumer GPUs quite dramatically this year. Some of the published estimates are justified ridiculousbut still, you better get used to the idea of ​​paying a lot of money – at least more than usual – for memory as we move deeper into 2026.
That is, unless the rumors are confirmed and Nvidia actually brings back the RTX 3060, which is still one of the most… popular video cards despite the phasing out of the newer (and more expensive) 40 and 50 series GPUs.
