GPU distributors focus on RTX 3060 and RTX 3050 as RTX 50 shortages deepen

GPU shortages push vendors to recommend RTX 30 series hardware

GPU manufacturers in China have reportedly advised their distributors to recommend older RTX 30 series GPUs to “fill the demand gap” as RTX 50 series GPU shortages deepen. RTX GPUs are currently surging in price, especially in the high-end GPU market.

GPU vendors reportedly can’t keep up with demand for RTX 50 series GPU hardware, forcing them to focus on older hardware. This includes GPUs like Nvidia’s RTX 3060 12/8GB and RTX 3050. These GPUs use different chip lithography nodes and don’t use the same memory type as RTX 50 series GPUs. As such, these GPUs can be built without harming RTX 50 series GPU supply. GPU vendors are also reportedly building “other AMD series models” to fulfil demand.

Nvidia’s RTX 3060 is ancient by today’s standards. The graphics card launched five years ago and doesn’t support Nvidia’s DLSS Frame Generation and Multi Frame Generation technologies, at least officially. Regardless, these GPUs are being built and sold to alleviate GPU supply issues. Despite the GPU’s age, it isn’t being sold for a lower price than it was when it was current-gen. In fact, GPU prices are rising, creating a bad situation for consumers.

(Channel Gate via WCCFTECH)

Due to extreme hardware/component shortages driven by insane demand for AI hardware, the consumer PC market is on its knees. High prices are common now. This has made now a bad time to upgrade your PC or invest in a new one. Sadly, this situation is not due to change anytime soon. Nothing short of the collapse of the AI market would end the current hardware/component shortage.

For now, GPU makers and distributors are doing what they can to satisfy demand. For now, that means shipping old hardware at high prices. This isn’t good for consumers, but it’s better than doing nothing and leaving more demand unfulfilled.

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