Nvidia RTX 3060 and 3060 Ti with GDDR6X memory spotted at retailers

With no sight of any mid-range RTX 40 series card, it seems the GPU manufacturer will revamp its current-gen RTX 3060 series with GDDR6X memory, matching a rumour we've previously reported. According to the rumoured spec sheet, everything else remains untouched.

The first graphics card to be spotted with GDDR6X memory was the RTX 3060 Ti on Scan UK (via VideoCardz). The memory type was only listed as GDDR6X after you added it to the basket, but it seems the retailer has since corrected the memory type. However, due to the recent rumour, it seems this may have been more than a typo. On another note, the RTX 3060 Ti FE costing £369 makes it one of the cheapest models in the UK.

Besides the RTX 3060 Ti, @momomo_us has also found what looks to be an RTX 3060 graphics card from Lenovo using 12GB of GDDR6X memory clocked at 19Gbps at a Slovakian retailer. Besides the memory, every other specification seems to be the same as the standard graphics card.

Seeing the RTX 3060 series getting GDDR6X memory left us wondering if the same would happen to the RTX 3070. However, considering how similar the RTX 3070 is to the RTX 3070 Ti, we wouldn't be surprised if Nvidia skipped the memory upgrade on that one.

KitGuru says: Updating the memory type to a more recent one while maintaining prices means customers pay the same for a slight performance increase while Nvidia clears up its stock of Ampere GPUs. However, this may mean a small delay in new mid-range GPUs and new-gen price drops. 

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