The RTX 3060 comeback is officially one of the strangest stories in PC hardware history. A graphics card that launched in February 2021 — five and a half years ago, in the middle of the pandemic-era GPU shortage — is now being recommended to distributors instead of NVIDIA's current-generation RTX 50 series. It has reclaimed the number one spot in the Steam Hardware Survey, and its price has jumped 45% in two months. This is not nostalgia. This is the GPU market in November 2026: new cards are hard to find, prices are climbing fast, and manufacturers are dusting off a five-year-old Ampere card to keep shelves stocked.
This guide covers everything that is happening right now: the November 2 report from board-channel sources, the June 2026 RTX 3060 re-release, the October Steam Hardware Survey results, the 35% global GPU price increase reported by Hardware Unboxed trackers, AMD's rumoured November price hike, the RTX 5080's disappearance from NVIDIA's US store, and — most importantly — what you should actually do if you need a graphics card this month. Every fact here comes from a retrieved, citable source, and everything labelled "reported" or "rumoured" is flagged as such. No invented benchmarks, no invented prices.
The November 2 Report: What GPU Makers Are Actually Saying
On November 2, 2026, the industry site VideoCardz published a report based on ChannelGate — a Chinese board-channels account that tracks graphics-card supply and pricing — saying that graphics card manufacturers in China are advising distributors to focus on older GeForce RTX 30 series cards and AMD Radeon models because RTX 50 series supply is becoming hard to secure.
Here is what the report claims, carefully separated from what is confirmed:
- Claimed: some manufacturers are already running out of RTX 50 inventory, while others have only limited quantities left. This is ChannelGate's reporting, not an official statement from NVIDIA or any named board partner.
- Claimed: prices are increasing alongside the shortage — distributors are being told to expect higher costs.
- Claimed: the recommended alternatives are the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, RTX 3060 8GB, RTX 3050, and unspecified AMD Radeon cards — Ampere-generation products, sold as stand-ins for the current generation.
- Claimed reasons: rising cryptocurrency mining demand and China's ongoing e-commerce promotional season (the run-up to Singles' Day on November 11, China's biggest online shopping event).
The key point: this is a report about distribution channels in China, not a global NVIDIA announcement. ChannelGate itself notes the report focuses on China, and we do not know whether distributors in Europe, North America, or elsewhere are receiving the same advice. Treat the China detail as context, not as a worldwide shortage declaration — although the Steam survey numbers and price data below suggest the pressure is real beyond China too.
The RTX 3060's Strange Second Life: From 2021 Launch to 2026 Re-Release
To understand why this story is so unusual, you need the RTX 3060's biography. It launched on February 25, 2021, at a $329 MSRP, built on NVIDIA's Ampere architecture (GA106 GPU, Samsung 8nm process, 3,584 CUDA cores, 12GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus). It was the card most people wanted and almost nobody could buy: the pandemic crypto-mining boom, the chip shortage, and scalpers turned the RTX 30 series into a two-year exercise in frustration.
The 12GB VRAM buffer — generous for a mid-range card in 2021 — is one reason the card aged well. By 2024–2025, games were routinely pushing past 8GB at 1440p, and the 3060 12GB kept holding on while newer 8GB cards struggled. That durability is part of why it became the most-used GPU on Steam for most of the RTX 40 era, and part of why it is valuable enough to resurrect now.
Then came the surprise: NVIDIA quietly brought the RTX 3060 back into production in June 2026. As VideoCardz reported at the time, the board partner Colorful began shipping new RTX 3060 12GB cards in China, with more models later appearing in Europe and the US. In July, PALIT introduced a brand-new RTX 3060 Infinity 2 OC — a new board design, not a warehouse clearance of 2021 stock. Partners were engineering fresh Ampere boards in 2026, five years after launch, because the demand was real.
But the revival has not made the card cheaper. In August 2026, VideoCardz reported that the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12GB had gone from $329.99 to $479.99 at Newegg in less than two months — a 45% increase that made a five-year-old mid-range card more expensive than newer options like the RTX 5050. ChannelGate expects older GPUs to hold their current prices or climb further as distributors lean on them. Buying a 3060 in November 2026 is buying into the shortage, not escaping it.
Why RTX 50 Supply Is Tightening: The Causes Behind the Shortage
Three forces are squeezing the graphics card market right now, and they are hitting at the same time:
1. Crypto mining demand is rising again. ChannelGate points to increased cryptocurrency mining demand as one of the two stated reasons for the RTX 50 shortage. Yes — crypto is back in the GPU supply conversation. The report does not name which coin or quantify the demand, so treat the scale as unverified, but the direction matters: the one demand source that destroyed the 2021–2022 market is active again.
2. China's e-commerce promotional season. The November shopping festival season (Singles' Day, November 11) is the largest online retail event on the planet, and ChannelGate names it as the second reason for the drawdown. Promotional season pulls inventory through the channel fast, leaving less stock for the holiday season that follows — the same season Western buyers call Black Friday and Christmas.
3. Memory costs are rising across the board. GDDR6 memory got 8–10% more expensive in the third quarter of 2026 according to the ChannelGate report, and memory pricing is the quiet engine behind many of this year's GPU price increases. The same memory-cost pressure showed up in Apple's November earnings call (rising memory-chip costs cited for lower holiday-quarter margins) and in the laptop price hikes of 2026. GPUs are memory-hungry products, and expensive memory means expensive cards.
The bottom line on causes: this is a supply problem, not a demand surprise. Nobody bought an unexpectedly huge number of RTX 50 cards. Manufacturers simply do not have enough new inventory in the channel, and the old inventory — RTX 30 cards that were supposed to be retired — is being pressed back into service.
The October Steam Hardware Survey: RTX 3060 Reclaims the Top Spot
Valve released the October 2026 Steam Hardware Survey on November 2, and the headline is remarkable: the GeForce RTX 3060 is once again the most popular GPU among Steam users. But the full story is weirder — the September survey had an anomaly, and October is really a correction.
In September 2026, the RTX 5070 had spiked to an eye-popping 6.15% share, making it the most popular GPU on Steam by a wide margin. October's survey shows that spike was inflated. Valve has not officially explained the drop, but the consensus among hardware press (PC Guide, Technetbooks) is that it was caused by a surge in cybercafé activity in Asia — bulk pre-built systems in internet cafés being surveyed — with Simplified Chinese usage dropping 9.41% in October as the anomaly faded.
| GPU | September 2026 | October 2026 | Change |
|---|
| RTX 3060 | 3.66% | 3.78% | +0.12 pp |
| RTX 5070 | 6.15% | 3.78% | −2.37 pp |
| RTX 5060 | 4.40% | 3.15% | −1.25 pp |
| RTX 4060 (mobile) | — | 3.40% | top 3 |
| RTX 4060 (desktop) | — | 3.32% | top 4 |
| RTX 3050 | — | 3.06% | top 5 |
| RX 9070 XT (top named Radeon) | 1.42% | 1.59% | +0.17 pp |
The key takeaway: the RTX 3060 did not surge — everything else fell back to reality. Its share barely moved (+0.12 points), but with the RTX 5070 corrected from its inflated 6.15%, the 3060's steady, enormous installed base put it back on top. Note that outlets report slightly different figures for the same survey (one reports the 3060 at 3.62% and the 5070 at 3.56%) — Valve's survey numbers shift slightly as data is finalised, so treat the exact decimals as approximate and the ranking as the story.
Two more survey details matter for buyers:
- VRAM is splitting evenly at the top. Systems with 8GB of video memory account for 26.92% of Steam users, while 16GB setups claim 26.35%. The market is polarised between older 8GB cards and newer 16GB ones — a useful frame for deciding how much VRAM to buy (more on this below).
- The RX 9070 XT is AMD's flagship on Steam, rising from 1.42% to 1.59% and remaining the top named Radeon card (most AMD share is still the generic "AMD Radeon Graphics" entry, which is integrated graphics). AMD's discrete GPUs remain a small slice of the Steam pie, but the 9070 XT is the one gaining.
GPU Prices in November 2026: The Numbers
The supply pressure is showing up in prices — and the numbers are ugly. On October 30, 2026, El Chapuzas Informático reported that GPU prices had risen 35% worldwide over roughly three months, attributing the model-by-model breakdown to Hardware Unboxed's monthly price tracking. The widely-reported figures, via NeoTeo's November 2 analysis:
| GPU | Reported increase | Worst markets noted |
|---|
| RTX 5090 | ~32% average | 43% Netherlands & Philippines, 42% Germany, 40% Australia |
| RTX 5080 | ~22% average | 40% Germany, 39% United States, 0% Brazil |
| RTX 5050 (US) | ~35% in one month | $310 → $420 during October 2026 |
Read these numbers carefully: the 35% global figure is not a uniform price change on every card — it is an average-style aggregate across models and markets, and the exact three-month window was never specified. Prices vary wildly by model and country. The RTX 5080's "22% average" hides a range from 0% in Brazil to 40% in Germany. Use these as direction-of-travel, not as a quote for your local shop.
For AMD, the vga.live tracker published November 2 gives a cleaner snapshot — median and lowest prices for new, in-stock US listings sold by retailers themselves (excluding marketplace sellers and refurbished cards) during October 26–November 1, 2026:
| GPU | Median price | Lowest price |
|---|
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | $1,049.99 | $899.99 |
| Radeon RX 9070 | $809.99 | $749.99 |
| Radeon RX 9070 GRE | $614.99 | $559.99 |
| Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | $799.99 | $499.99 |
| Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB | $449.99 | $409.00 |
Notice the RX 9060 XT 16GB: a median of $799.99 against a lowest price of $499.99 — a $300 spread that tells you price dispersion, not the card, is the story right now. Shopping around matters more than usual in November 2026. Also note a separate October 12 snapshot put the RX 9070 XT near $814, while the later tracker lists $899.99 as the lowest — different dates, different methods, so do not draw a trendline from them.
AMD Reportedly Raising Radeon Prices Again in November
As if the NVIDIA side were not enough, a second ChannelGate report — relayed by VideoCardz and picked up by TweakTown on October 30 — says AMD is preparing another price increase for November 2026 on the kits it sells to board partners (the GPU plus GDDR6 memory package), following an increase that already took effect on October 1.
The reported logic: GDDR6 memory got 8–10% more expensive in Q3 2026, and AMD is passing that cost to partners. The report does not say by how much, or which models it covers. AMD has confirmed nothing. Treat this as a rumour with a plausible mechanism — memory prices really are rising — but do not plan your purchase around it.
The timing would be brutal if true: a partner-level price hike landing in November would hit right in the middle of the holiday sales season, when Black Friday (November 27) is supposed to bring prices down. If partners absorb the hike, Black Friday deals get shallower. If they pass it on, the "deals" may not be deals at all. Watch the actual street prices in the week before Black Friday — that will tell you which happened.
The RTX 5080 Has Vanished From NVIDIA's US Store
One more data point in the shortage picture: NVIDIA has pulled the RTX 5080 from its US online store, according to the same wave of reports. The card is still listed in the British marketplace, and NVIDIA has not commented — so this is not an official discontinuation, and it could be a regional inventory move. But combined with the reported 2.2× launch-price street pricing, it paints a picture of a high-end stack under real pressure.
One report adds a forward-looking wrinkle: a 24GB RTX 5080 variant could be unveiled at CES in January as NVIDIA's answer to the VRAM conversation. That is unconfirmed — file it under "interesting if true" — but it connects to the deeper theme of this whole story: VRAM capacity is becoming the defining spec of the GPU market, which is exactly why a 12GB card from 2021 keeps refusing to die.
What This Means for Buyers: Three Scenarios for November 2026
If you need a graphics card right now, you are choosing between three timing strategies. Here is the honest assessment of each:
Scenario 1: Buy now, in early November. You pay today's prices — elevated, but at least the card exists. The risk is that Black Friday (November 27) brings real discounts and you overpaid. The counter-risk: if the rumoured AMD partner hike is real and inventory keeps draining, Black Friday "deals" may just be today's prices with a discount sticker. Best for: people who need a card immediately — a dead GPU, a new build waiting on one component, a work machine.
Scenario 2: Wait for Black Friday. Black Friday is 24 days from the time of writing. Historically it is the best GPU-buying day of the year in the US. The risk this year is that discounts apply to inflated prices — a 15% discount on a card that is 35% overpriced is no bargain. Best for: patient buyers in markets with strong Black Friday competition (US, UK, parts of the EU), especially if you track prices now so you can tell a real deal from a fake one. Start a price watchlist today.
Scenario 3: Wait for CES in January. CES (early January) is the traditional launch window for new GPUs — and there is the unconfirmed 24GB RTX 5080 rumour plus whatever AMD has for RDNA 5 (covered in our earlier RDNA 5 leak analysis). The risk: waiting two months with no card, and new launches rarely lower the prices of current cards immediately. Best for: high-end buyers who can afford to wait and want maximum VRAM for the money.
Buying Guide: What to Actually Buy in November 2026
Prices first, models second. In this market, the right card at a bad price is the wrong card. Check the live price against the reference points in this guide before you buy anything.
Budget tier (around $250–$450): the RTX 3060 12GB question. The 3060 12GB is the card the channel is pushing, and it remains genuinely competent at 1080p — the 12GB buffer handles modern texture packs, and DLSS keeps it playable in newer titles. But at $479.99 (the MSI Newegg price reported in August), it is a terrible deal — do not pay RTX 5050 money for a 2021 card. The card only makes sense near its original $329 territory or below. If it costs more than the RTX 5050, buy the 5050 instead: newer architecture, better efficiency, longer driver-support runway.
| RTX 3060 12GB | RTX 5050 |
|---|
| Architecture | Ampere (2021) | Blackwell (2025) |
| VRAM | 12GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR7 |
| Strength | VRAM headroom, mature drivers | Efficiency, DLSS 4, newer feature set |
| Weakness | Ageing architecture, inflated price | 8GB limit at higher settings |
| Buy it when… | It is the cheapest 12GB option | It costs less than a 3060 |
Mid tier (around $400–$800): Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is the value anchor. The vga.live tracker's lowest price of $499.99 for the 16GB model is the number to beat in the mid-range. AMD's 16GB cards are the VRAM-value champions of this generation, and FSR 4 has narrowed the upscaling gap. Just verify the actual listing price — the $300 gap between median and lowest shows how much prices vary between retailers.
High tier ($800+): patience is the strategy. The RX 9070 XT's street prices ($899.99–$1,049.99 in the US tracker) and the RTX 5080's disappearance make this the worst tier to buy in November. If you can wait, Black Friday and the CES January window are both better bets. If you cannot wait, the 9070 XT at the low end of its range is the sanest high-end buy.
One rule for every tier: compare the price to the price history, not to the launch MSRP. Launch MSRPs are ancient history in this market. A card at 20% over its October price is a bad deal even if it is "only" 10% over MSRP. Trackers like Hardware Unboxed's monthly videos and the vga.live snapshots are your friends.
The RTX 3060 12GB in 2026: Still Worth It? An Honest Assessment
Since the industry is literally recommending this card again, it deserves a straight review of where it stands five and a half years after launch.
What still works: 1080p gaming remains its home turf, and it handles it well — most modern titles run at high settings above 60fps, especially with DLSS. The 12GB VRAM buffer, generous in 2021 and adequate today, means it does not hit the memory wall that embarrasses some newer 8GB cards at 1440p. Driver support is mature, power draw is a modest 170W, and it fits in cases and power supplies that newer cards have outgrown.
What does not: it is an Ampere card in a Blackwell world. It lacks DLSS 4's multi-frame generation, its ray tracing is a generation behind, and its raster performance per watt is poor by 2026 standards. It will not do 4K, and 1440p high-refresh is a stretch in demanding titles.
The verdict: the RTX 3060 12GB is a fine card at a fair price and a bad card at today's inflated prices. Its comeback says more about the market's problems than about the card's virtues. Buy it only if the price is right — and in November 2026, for most buyers, the price is not right.
The Used-GPU Market: How to Buy Safely in a Shortage
When new cards are scarce and expensive, the used market gets busy — and busy markets attract scams. If you go used, follow these rules:
- Ask for proof of gaming use. A card that mined crypto 24/7 for two years is not the same as a card that played games on weekends. Ask the seller directly; check for dust patterns, replaced thermal pads, and modded BIOS versions.
- Test before you pay, in person if possible. Run a demanding game or a stress test (FurMark, 3DMark) for at least 15 minutes. Watch for artifacts, crashes, and fan noise.
- Check the warranty. Many board partners (EVGA historically, and others) tie warranties to the serial number, not the original buyer. A card with two years of transferable warranty left is worth more than the same card without one.
- Price it against new, not against 2021. A used RTX 3060 12GB at $250 is reasonable. At $350, you are in new-card territory and should buy new.
- Avoid "too good to be true" listings. In a shortage, scammers list cards at slightly-below-market prices to harvest deposits. Never pay in advance for a card you cannot verify.
7 Mistakes to Avoid When Buying a GPU in November 2026
1. Paying 2021-card money at 2026-card prices. The RTX 3060 at $479 is not a "deal because it is available" — it is a 45% markup on a five-year-old product. Availability is not value.
2. Ignoring VRAM. The Steam survey's 8GB/16GB split shows where the market is going. In 2026, 8GB is the minimum, 12GB is comfortable, 16GB is future-proof. Do not buy an 8GB card at a 12GB price.
3. Buying from marketplace scalpers during a shortage. Trackers like vga.live explicitly exclude marketplace sellers for a reason — their prices are the most inflated and their return policies the weakest.
4. Assuming Black Friday will fix everything. It might. But with a possible AMD partner price hike in the same month, this year's Black Friday needs verification, not faith. Track prices now.
5. Forgetting the power supply. A 170W RTX 3060 runs on almost anything; a 320W+ high-end card does not. Budget $80–$120 for a PSU upgrade if your unit is old or underpowered.
6. Buying for mining. If ChannelGate is right and mining demand is part of this shortage, buying a card to mine with is buying at the top of a cycle you cannot time. This guide is for gamers and creators.
7. Panic-buying. Shortages create urgency, and urgency creates bad purchases. The RTX 50 supply situation is a channel problem in November 2026, not the end of graphics cards. Unless your current card is dead, a few weeks of patience costs nothing.
How 2026 Broke the Normal GPU Cycle
The RTX 3060's second act did not come out of nowhere. Step back and 2026 looks like the year the normal graphics-card cycle — launch, mature, discount, replace — simply stopped working.
It started with memory. GDDR and DDR prices climbed all year, and by autumn the cost pressure was visible everywhere: laptop prices rose 15–45% on what the industry called the memory crisis, Apple cited rising memory-chip costs in its November earnings call, and GPU board partners were paying 8–10% more for GDDR6 in Q3 alone. A graphics card is, in large part, a memory product with a GPU attached — when memory gets expensive, every tier of card gets expensive with it.
Then came the launch cadence problem. The RTX 50 series arrived with the usual generational promises, but supply never loosened the way it did in healthy generations. By October, our own October 2026 GPU price guide was already documenting broad price inflation and the delayed RTX 60 series — the next generation was not coming to rescue buyers any time soon. AMD's Radeon RX 9000 series, built on RDNA 4, competed well on value (the 16GB 9060 XT remains the mid-range value anchor), but AMD's Steam share stayed small and its own prices started climbing too.
Then the channel ran dry. Somewhere between the memory costs, the steady demand, and the promotional-season pull-forward, RTX 50 inventory in the channel thinned to the point where distributors were told to sell five-year-old cards instead. That is not a normal shortage — normal shortages are about one popular card selling out. This is about the current generation itself becoming hard to stock.
The key point: every escape hatch is narrowing at once. Buy new and you pay inflated prices. Buy last-gen and the "old" card costs 45% more than it did in the summer. Buy used and you compete with everyone else who had the same idea. Wait for the next generation and you wait past Black Friday into an uncertain CES. The market is not broken in one place — it is tight in all of them, which is exactly why a card from February 2021 is the industry's recommended answer in November 2026.
Understanding this pattern matters more than any single purchase, because the same dynamics will decide whether 2027 is better. If memory prices stabilise, if mining demand cools, and if next-generation supply is healthier, prices should normalise — but none of those three is guaranteed. The rational response is the one this guide keeps returning to: buy only at verified fair prices, track the numbers yourself, and let the data — not the urgency — decide the timing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is the RTX 3060 being sold again in 2026?
Because RTX 50 series supply is reportedly tight — particularly in China, where board-channel sources say some manufacturers are running out of inventory. The RTX 3060 12GB was quietly brought back into production in June 2026 (Colorful shipped new cards first, PALIT followed in July), and distributors are now being advised to push it and the RTX 3050 as alternatives.
Is the RTX 3060 still good in 2026?
For 1080p gaming, yes — it remains competent, especially with DLSS, and its 12GB of VRAM has aged well. But it is a 2021 architecture without DLSS 4, and at inflated November 2026 prices (up to $479 reported in August) it is poor value. It is only worth buying near or below its original $329 price point.
What caused the RTX 50 shortage?
According to the ChannelGate report: rising cryptocurrency mining demand and China's e-commerce promotional season drawing down retail inventory. Rising GDDR6 memory costs (8–10% in Q3 2026) are also pushing prices up. None of this is officially confirmed by NVIDIA.
Are GPU prices really up 35%?
El Chapuzas Informático reported a 35% global increase over roughly three months (October 30, 2026), attributing the breakdown to Hardware Unboxed's tracking. The exact window was not specified and increases vary hugely by model and market — the RTX 5090 is up ~32% on average while the RTX 5080 ranges from 0% to 40% depending on the country. Treat 35% as direction, not as your local price.
Should I buy a GPU now or wait for Black Friday?
If you need a card urgently, buy now at a verified fair price. If you can wait, Black Friday (November 27) is historically the best buying day — but track prices starting today, because this year's discounts may apply to inflated prices, and a rumoured AMD partner price hike could land in the same month.
Is AMD raising Radeon prices in November?
Reportedly — a ChannelGate report relayed by VideoCardz and TweakTown says AMD will raise the prices of the kits it sells to board partners in November 2026, after an October 1 increase, because GDDR6 got 8–10% more expensive in Q3. AMD has confirmed nothing. Watch street prices, not rumours.
Why did the RTX 5070 drop in the Steam survey?
Its September spike to 6.15% was almost certainly a tracking anomaly caused by a surge in cybercafé systems in Asia being surveyed. When that faded in October (Simplified Chinese usage dropped 9.41%), the 5070 fell back to ~3.6–3.8% and the steadily-held RTX 3060 reclaimed the top spot.
What happened to the RTX 5080?
It has been pulled from NVIDIA's US online store (still listed in the UK), with no official explanation, and street prices are reportedly around 2.2× its launch price. There is an unconfirmed rumour of a 24GB variant at CES in January.
RTX 3060 12GB vs RTX 5050 — which should I buy?
Whichever is cheaper. The 3060 has more VRAM (12GB vs 8GB) and mature drivers; the 5050 has a newer architecture, better efficiency, and DLSS 4. At equal prices the 5050 is the better buy; the 3060 only wins when it is clearly the cheaper card.
Is now a good time to buy a used GPU?
It can be, if you verify the card: test it in person, ask about mining history, check warranty transferability, and price it against new cards — not against 2021 prices. Never pay deposits in advance to unverifiable sellers.
The Bottom Line
The RTX 3060's 2026 comeback is the GPU market telling on itself. A five-year-old card is back in production, back on top of the Steam charts, and back in distributors' sales pitches — not because it got better, but because the current generation is hard to buy and everything costs more than it should. The reported 35% price surge, the tightening RTX 50 supply, the rumoured AMD hike, and the vanishing RTX 5080 all point the same way: November 2026 is a seller's market.
Your move depends on your urgency. Need a card today? Buy the cheapest fair-priced option in your tier and do not overpay for old silicon. Can you wait? Track prices now, judge Black Friday deals against today's prices — not against fantasy MSRPs — and keep an eye on CES in January. And whatever you buy, buy VRAM: the 12GB card from 2021 is still relevant in 2026 precisely because memory capacity outlasts architectures. That is the one lesson of this strange comeback that will still be true in 2027.
Sources
Every key fact in this article comes from one of these retrieved sources. Reported-but-unconfirmed items are flagged as such in the text above.
- VideoCardz — GPU makers reportedly tell distributors to focus on RTX 3060 and RTX 3050 as RTX 50 supply tightens (Nov 2, 2026) — the ChannelGate report on RTX 50 inventory, the recommended older models, mining demand and the e-commerce season; RTX 3060 June 2026 re-release; MSI 3060 price jump $329.99 → $479.99.
- Karotech/TechPowerUp — RTX 50 supply pressure pushes sellers toward older GeForce cards (Nov 2, 2026) — corroboration of the ChannelGate report, RTX 3060 12GB specs (3,584 CUDA cores, Samsung 8nm), EVGA card photo note.
- PC Guide — RTX 50 GPU usage drops on Steam after Valve addresses inflated results (Nov 2, 2026) — October survey table (RTX 5070 6.15% → 3.78%, RTX 5060 4.40% → 3.15%, RTX 3060 3.78%), cybercafé anomaly theory, Simplified Chinese −9.41%, RX 9070 XT 1.42% → 1.59%.
- Technetbooks — Steam Hardware Survey shows RTX 3060 reclaiming top position (Nov 2, 2026) — survey figures, Windows 11 at 72.51%, VRAM split (8GB 26.92% / 16GB 26.35%), Intel 53.48% vs AMD 46.51% CPUs.
- NeoTeo — GPU price increase: reported changes by model (Nov 2, 2026) — El Chapuzas Informático 35% global report, RTX 5090 +32% / RTX 5080 +22% / RTX 5050 $310 → $420 figures, vga.live Radeon tracker table (Oct 26–Nov 1).
- Pasquale Pillitteri — AMD reportedly raises Radeon prices again as NVIDIA pulls RTX 5080 (Nov 2026) — November AMD partner price-hike rumour, GDDR6 +8–10% in Q3, RTX 5080 US store removal and 2.2× pricing, possible 24GB RTX 5080 at CES.
- Valve — Steam Hardware & Software Survey (official) — the primary survey data behind the October 2026 results.
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