NVIDIA is set to revive its two‑generation‑old RTX 3060 12 GB “Ampere” card in June, according to leaker MEGAsizeGPU. The budget‑oriented SKU will ship with a 192‑bit memory bus and Samsung 8 nm DUV process, the same fab that produced the original Ampere line. The move also clears Ampere inventory for releases.

Both the resurrected 3060 and the rumored RTX 5050 9 GB “Blackwell” model sit in the entry‑level segment, but NVIDIA appears to pause the 5050 rollout to avoid cannibalising sales. The 5050 would feature 2,560 CUDA cores on a GB207 die and GDDR7 memory, yet its reduced 9 GB capacity offers less bandwidth than the 12 GB GDDR6 of the returning card.

Using Samsung’s older node sidesteps the supply constraints of GDDR7, letting NVIDIA tap existing GDDR6 inventory for the 3060. Meanwhile, TSMC’s 5 nm capacity stays reserved for newer “Blackwell” and enterprise parts, explaining why the company favors a legacy design over a fresh 4060‑class offering. Consumers will see a familiar performance tier at a likely lower price point.