News of the RTX 3060 being back in production surfaced last month, followed by its appearance at German retailers. And now, the massively popular 12GB graphics card has been re-launched in the United States. MSI’s Ventus 2X OC model has resurfaced on Newegg with a $329.99 price tag – the same price as it launched back in January 2021.

The RTX 3060 at MSRP is in a strange spot alongside its successors. MSI’s discontinued RTX 3060 Ti and 4060 Ventus cards won’t be any cheaper, but you can pick up a current-gen RTX 50 series card without stretching your budget too much further. All models below are two-fan Ventus 2X (two-fan) designs, with the exception of the three-fan overclocked 16GB version.

Is it worth buying the RTX 3060 right now?

It’s difficult to recommend the RTX 3060 when it’s not much more expensive than its RTX 50 series counterparts, even despite offering 4GB more VRAM. The RTX 50 series cards offer better performance and full access to Nvidia’s latest DLSS 4.5 technologies, including Dynamic Multi Frame Gen with up to 6x frame generation. They will also be supported by DLSS 5.

The same MSI Ventus 12GB RTX 3060 is also available on Amazon in the US, but only from a third-party seller at an inflated price tag. Needless to say, we wouldn’t recommend that. If you want an alternative cheap 12GB card, we’d recommend Intel’s Arc B580, which you can currently pick up for $309.99 at Newegg – cheaper than the RTX 3060 and more powerful than a 4060.

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