Two Nvidia consumer GPUs, one Ampere and one Blackwell: 12 GB GDDR6 against 8 GB GDDR7 and 24% more memory bandwidth on the RTX 5060.
At a glance
Memory
- RTX 3060
- 12 GB
- RTX 5060
- 8 GB
1.5x more on RTX 3060
Memory bandwidth
- RTX 3060
- 360 GB/s
- RTX 5060
- 448 GB/s
1.2x higher on RTX 5060
Cheapest on-demand
- RTX 3060
- $0.04 /GPU/hr
- RTX 5060
- $0.06 /GPU/hr
33% cheaper on RTX 3060
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | RTX 3060 | RTX 5060 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.06 /GPU/hr from $0.04 | $0.11 /GPU/hr from $0.06 | 47% cheaper on RTX 3060 |
| Reserved | -- /GPU/hr from $0.04 (1 mo) | -- /GPU/hr from $0.12 (24 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.03 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.07 |
Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Medians are across providers, one vote each, so a large catalog does not outweigh a small one. No median for reserved and spot on the RTX 3060 and reserved and spot on the RTX 5060: we only show one when at least 3 providers list the GPU on that billing type. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Price history
RTX 3060 vs RTX 5060 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | RTX 3060 | RTX 5060 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 12 GB GDDR6 | 8 GB GDDR7 | 1.5x more on RTX 3060 |
| Bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 448 GB/s | 1.2x higher on RTX 5060 |
| Bus width | 192-bit | 128-bit | 1.5x wider on RTX 3060 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP4 | Not supported | 307 TFLOPS | RTX 5060 only |
| FP8 | Not supported | 76.8 TFLOPS | RTX 5060 only |
| FP16 / BF16 | 25.5 TFLOPS | 38.4 TFLOPS | 1.5x higher on RTX 5060 |
| INT8 | 101.9 TOPS | 153.6 TOPS | 1.5x higher on RTX 5060 |
| FP32 | 12.7 TFLOPS | 19.2 TFLOPS | 1.5x higher on RTX 5060 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 170 W | 145 W | 1.2x higher on RTX 3060 |
| Released | Q1 2021 | Q2 2025 | 4 years newer on RTX 5060 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP4FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT8 | |
Figures are for each model's headline configuration. Where a form factor carries a different number, it is named under the figure.
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: RTX 3060 datasheet and RTX 5060 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers listing these GPUs, those with both first, so you can switch without moving clouds.
| Provider | RTX 3060 /GPU/hr | RTX 5060 /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Theta EdgeCloud
|
On-Demand $0.0390 | On-Demand $0.18 |
Vast.ai
|
On-Demand $0.0406 | On-Demand $0.06 |
Salad
|
On-Demand $0.08 | On-Demand $0.11 |
Database Mart
|
-- | Reserved (24mo) $0.12 |
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Our data for Nvidia RTX 3060 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 5060 on Sept. 14, 2026.