AI
the RTX 3060 12GB is the cheapest sensible way into local AI — and in 2026 it's still the one I recommend first
It's slow, it's old, and it has more VRAM than cards costing twice as much. For a first local-AI GPU, the humble 3060 12GB is still the smart-money entry point.
Ravi Malhotra · 2d ago · 9 min