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HP NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card GPU - OEM Pull
Bottom line: The HP NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card GPU is a specs-and-price decision rather than a crowd-consensus one in the graphics cards category. Check the specification table below against one or two close alternatives — on price and spec fit, not on star ratings.
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Manufacturer description
Item for Sale: HP Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6 GPU. VRAM: 12GB GDDR6. HP Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6 GPU only. GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060. Condition: This card is in excellent, working condition.
SpecPicks Verdict
SpecPicks scored HP NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card GPU using a rating × review-volume × price-fit model applied to our editorial and benchmark analysis across the graphics cards category. HP's graphics cards lineup sits within the broader category mid-tier; price and specs are the deciding factors over brand loyalty here. Judge it on the specification table and the price rather than on sentiment: check the figures that decide your use case, then put it side-by-side with two or three close alternatives in the Compare tool before clicking through.
Common buyer scenarios for graphics cards of this kind: matching it to an existing build, replacing a failing part, or upgrading from a previous-generation equivalent. Check the spec table below against your current setup — particularly socket / form-factor / power-rating fields — and confirm compatibility on the retailer's listing before purchase. Prices and stock are set by the retailer and may have moved since this page was last updated.
Full Specifications
| vram_gb | 12 |
|---|---|
| memory_type | GDDR6 |
Performance Data
View gaming FPS, AI inference throughput, and synthetic scores for the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB — the core hardware component in this product. Benchmarks sourced from TechPowerUp, PassMark, and the r/LocalLLaMA community.
Which local LLMs fit in 12 GB?
12 GB holds models up to about 14B at Q4 with a usable context window; above that band the weights spill to system RAM and PCIe bandwidth sets the speed, not the GPU.
- ✅ 7–9B models (Llama 3.1 8B, Qwen 3 8B) — fits at Q4
- ✅ 12–14B models (Qwen 3 14B, Phi-4) — fits at Q4
- ❌ 20–27B models (Gemma 3 27B, Mistral Small) — needs 20 GB+
- ❌ 30–35B models (Qwen 3 32B, QwQ 32B) — needs 24 GB+
- ❌ 70B models (Llama 3.3 70B, Qwen 2.5 72B) — needs 48 GB+
Across 30 community runs from 18 sources, the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB generates a median 57.4 tok/s on 7–9B models at Q4 (per TYO Lab blog).
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