How long can RTX 3060 last?
I can say with confidence that it will definitely last for 6 years or more if your target is at high, 1080p, and 60fps. The RTX 3060 Ti can play most AAA games on ultra, 1080p, and still get > 140fps. If you will be staying with 1080p, and only aiming for 60fps, I'd say it's a damn good card.
3060 is a decent card for 1440p, so yeah it will do fine for 1080p as well. Always depends on what you play, what settings, what framerate you expect, etc. I know people who still use a GTX 970 for 1440p and are mostly happy with it. It is more like entry level 1440p, around 60 fps in most games.
Considered in a vacuum, the RTX 3060 is a very good midrange graphics card for people looking to play games at resolutions up to 1440p. But we don't live in a vacuum, so the best I can do is evaluate the GPU itself and provide some context about the current market.
In the end, the RTX 3060 is still a very solid buy a year in and will be a GPU that could easily last for years to come, similar to the GTX 1060 and 1660 before it. I would have no problem recommending anyone upgrade to the RTX 3060, even from a higher-tier non-RTX card like the 1080, similar to the move I made myself.
In Rainbow Six Siege at 1080p, the RTX 3060 is good for 292 fps, which makes it a little faster than the 2070 Super and places it roughly on par with the RTX 2080 and 5700 XT.
The RTX 3060 is the graphics card you want for high-end 1080p gaming, and it'll even turn its hand to 1440p action too. ABS has built around that card sensibly here, ticking all the major spec boxes in the process. The CPU may be last-gen, but it's still plenty powerful, and importantly won't hold the GPU back.
As a result, Nvidia began focusing more on the VRAM buffer and began developing high-end VRAM, such as the 12GB found in the RTX 3060. The reason why RTX 3060 uses 12GB of VRAM buffer is that this series has 192-bit cards with 6 memory chips over 6 slots(ie 32 * 6 = 192).
Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti
Make no mistake, you're getting an incredibly capable and futureproofed GPU that's going to be able to burn through the vast majority of demanding games in 1440p and 4K with no compromises for many years to come.
The RTX 3060 contains 3,584 CUDA cores and a core clock performance of 1,320 MHz, while the 3060 Ti has 4,864 CUDA cores and a core clock performance of 1410 MHz. Despite the lesser VRAM and a lower boost clock, the RTX 3060 Ti offers better performance.
Best answer: You can expect to see a hashrate of around 60MH/s with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti.
How much should a RTX 3060 cost?
The RTX 3060 line, in either of its configurations, impresses based upon its price-to-performance ratio, especially when considering that the RTX 3060 carries a $329 / £300 price tag and the RTX 3060 Ti has an MSRP of $399 and an RRP of £369 - not that you can currently find either video card for their retail prices ...
Midrange cards like the RTX 3060 Ti are nearly able to push 4K/60fps on Shadow of the Tomb Raider at its highest detail setting when both RTX and DLSS are turned on, while games like Death Stranding show the true capabilities of CAS and DLSS when pushed to their pre-tuned limits.
GPUs can generally last for 5 – 8 years give or take assuming regular use and adequate care. More if the card is barely ever used and well taken care of. Performance-wise, a good mid-level GPU today would only really serve at a mid to high-performance level for 3ish years.
