# Palit officially announces RTX 3060 return with 'new' Infinity 2 OC launch — 2021 GPU with 12GB of VRAM is an AI crisis stopgap

> Nvidia has just relaunched its five-year-old graphics card, the GeForce RTX 3060, in order to combat the component scarcity driven by AI.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/palit-officially-announces-rtx-3060-return-with-new-infinity-2-oc-launch-2021-gpu-with-12gb-of-vram-is-an-ai-crisis-stopgap?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a577ab2d3f46afd50376259)
- **Published:** 2026-07-15
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #nvidia #geforce #rtx #ai #rtx-3060
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