NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (ASUS Dual V2 OC)

Cat. no. gpu-rtx-3060-12gb

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Curator note

The low-cost way into local AI: bought used, a 12 GB RTX 3060 is the least expensive card with enough VRAM for a quantised 7B–13B model, and it runs the full CUDA stack. Two of them on one board give 24 GB for less than most single 24 GB cards. Memory bandwidth is modest, so tokens per second trail the bigger cards. Partner cards vary in length, width and cooler; this entry lists the ASUS Dual V2 OC, a two-slot card with one 8-pin connector. Avoid the 8 GB RTX 3060: same name, less memory on a narrower bus.

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Buy this one used. Read the Used RTX 3060 12 GB buying checklist before you pay.

Specifications

VRAM 12 GB Source
Memory bandwidth 360 GB/s Source
TDP 170 W Source
Slot width 2 slots Source
Length 200 mm Source
Power connectors 1x 8-pin Source

Derived metrics

VRAM/W 0.071 GB/W Computed
VRAM/slot 6.0 GB Computed

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