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For smaller projects, the RTX 3060 is available around $0.02/hr per GPU (spot instance). This tier offers a 94% discount compared to the higher end of the market ($0.30/hr).
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Our algorithm weighs five factors to find the most relevant matches for you:
- Price: We blend total hourly price with price-per-GPU to balance affordability and value.
- Specs: We favor offers with higher CPU, RAM, and GPU Memory.
- Billing: We favor on-demand billing for simplicity and flexibility over spot instances, reservations, and custom quotes.
- Location: We blend both datacenter proximity and provider HQ location. Datacenter location matters for latency, while HQ location matters for compliance and support.
- Provider diversity: Each time a provider appears in the list, their subsequent offerings are ranked a little lower, so one provider's offerings don't crowd out the top positions.
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| Provider | GPUs | Total VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Billing | $/GPU/h | Total/h | Availability | |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3060 1x RTX 3060 12GB (37884394) | 12GB | 12 | 16GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.06 | $0.06 | Available | View |
Theta EdgeCloud
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1x RTX 3060 1x RTX 3060 8GB | 8GB | 36 | 15GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.21 | $0.21 | Available | View |
Salad
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1x RTX 3060 1x RTX 3060 12GB (RTX 3060 (12 GB)) | 12GB | 4 | 8GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.06 | $0.06 | Available | View |
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Salad
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1x RTX 3060 1x RTX 3060 8GB (RTX 3060 (8 GB)) | 8GB | 4 | 8GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.05 | $0.05 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3060 1x RTX 3060 12GB (38298968) | 12GB | 72 | 64GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.09 | $0.09 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3060 1x RTX 3060 12GB (38298915) | 12GB | 56 | 64GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.09 | $0.09 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3060 1x RTX 3060 12GB (38486036) | 12GB | 4 | 15GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.08 | $0.08 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3060 1x RTX 3060 12GB (35782695) | 12GB | 56 | 22GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.09 | $0.09 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3060 1x RTX 3060 12GB (38564326) | 12GB | 64 | 21GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.10 | $0.10 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3060 1x RTX 3060 12GB (38698027) | 12GB | 24 | 31GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.10 | $0.10 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3060 1x RTX 3060 12GB (35616735) | 12GB | 12 | 31GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.10 | $0.10 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3060 1x RTX 3060 12GB (38702202) | 12GB | 20 | 15GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.10 | $0.10 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3060 1x RTX 3060 12GB (38700445) | 12GB | 2 | 15GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.10 | $0.10 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3060 1x RTX 3060 12GB (38351587) | 12GB | 64 | 25GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.11 | $0.11 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3060 1x RTX 3060 12GB (34819834) | 12GB | 256 | 21GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.13 | $0.13 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3060 1x RTX 3060 12GB (30437580) | 12GB | 28 | 32GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.11 | $0.11 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3060 1x RTX 3060 12GB (39217762) | 12GB | 16 | 15GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.11 | $0.11 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3060 1x RTX 3060 12GB (38750420) | 12GB | 56 | 10GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.12 | $0.12 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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1x RTX 3060 1x RTX 3060 12GB (37101214) | 12GB | 12 | 64GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.14 | $0.14 | Available | View |
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Vast.ai
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2x RTX 3060 2x RTX 3060 12GB (38298916) | 24GB | 56 | 128GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.09 | $0.18 | Available | View |
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Heads up: We do our best to keep these prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates with the provider before provisioning.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why choose the RTX 3060?
12GB GDDR6 with Ampere Tensor Cores. Budget GPU with decent VRAM for its price tier. Can run small quantized models.
When is the RTX 3060 not a good fit?
Limited compute and bandwidth. 12GB is minimum for useful AI work. Subject to Nvidia's consumer EULA, which may restrict data center use.
Are RTX 3060 prices going up or down?
On-demand pricing has increased by about 160% since July 2025, from $0.08 to $0.21/hr per GPU.
What size AI models can the RTX 3060 run?
With 12GB of VRAM, the RTX 3060 is best for 7B-class models in 4-bit or 8-bit quantized form, and smaller models in FP16.
How much VRAM does the RTX 3060 have?
The RTX 3060 has 12GB of VRAM. Multi-GPU setups increase total memory, but that memory is not automatically pooled across GPUs.
What is the RTX 3060's memory bandwidth?
The RTX 3060 has 360 GB/s of memory bandwidth. Higher bandwidth helps with faster data transfer between GPU memory and compute cores.
What data types does the RTX 3060 support?
The RTX 3060 supports 5 precision formats. Training: BF16, FP16, TF32, FP32. Inference: INT8.
Does the RTX 3060 support NVLink?
No. The RTX 3060 is a PCIe-only GPU with no NVLink, so it is better suited to single-GPU inference and smaller-scale workloads than large distributed training jobs.
How much does the RTX 3060 cost per hour?
RTX 3060 pricing currently ranges from $0.02/hr to $0.30/hr per GPU, depending on the provider, instance type, and billing model.
How much does the RTX 3060 cost per month?
At 720 hours per month, one RTX 3060 can cost between $11.23 to $218.16 per month, depending on the provider. Reserved and spot pricing can lower that further.
Which cloud providers offer the RTX 3060?
The RTX 3060 is available from 3 cloud providers: Salad, Theta EdgeCloud, Vast.ai.
Can I rent the RTX 3060 in the cloud?
Yes. We currently track 98 RTX 3060 listings across 3 cloud providers:
Billing type Listings Avg $/GPU/hr On-demand 44 $0.15/hr Reserved 17 $0.18/hr Spot 37 $0.10/hr
Technical Specifications
| Architecture | Ampere |
| CUDA Cores | 3584 |
| Memory Size | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 360.0 GB/s |
| TDP | 170W |
Source: official Nvidia RTX 3060 datasheet.
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