By Muhammad Zuhair
Publication Date: 2026-03-08 17:17:00
NVIDIA now plans to bring older GPUs back to life, and according to a new report, Samsung Foundry is preparing to restart production lines for the GeForce RTX 3060.
Samsung Foundry Reportedly Plans to Restart 8nm Production of NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 3060 GPUs
The consumer GPU industry has seen significant changes over the past few months, amid DRAM shortages. Not only have we witnessed changes in product launch cycles, but the retail availability of popular SKUs has worsened since then. Given that NVIDIA is having a difficult time managing both the AI/consumer businesses, the company does have a few options on hand, one of which is bringing back older GPU models. According to a report by the Korean media outlet Hankyung, Samsung Foundry intends to restart production of the GeForce RTX 3060, indicating the model will be available soon.
It’s important to note that Samsung Foundry was a key asset for NVIDIA with Ampere GPUs during their initial launch back in 2021, and the firm provided them with the 8nm process. And the production of 8nm by Samsung Foundry has been underway recently as well, given that NVIDIA had placed orders for its Tegra SoC for the Nintendo Switch 2, which used a process node from the Korean chip giant. This indicates that ramping up volume for Ampere silicon won’t be a difficult task for Samsung Foundry at all, and in a way, it would allow Team Green to combat shortages as well.
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