@meta
  v: 1
  route: /gpu/rtx-3060
  generated: 2026-06-10T09:17:51.113Z

@intent
  purpose:    Show what AI models fit on the RTX 3060 12GB.
  audience:   ai-engineer, self-hoster, homelab-buyer
  capability: inspect_specs, find_fitting_models, compare_to_other_gpus

@state
  slug: rtx-3060
  name: RTX 3060 12GB
  vram_gb: 12
  bandwidth_gbs: 360
  fp16_tflops: 51
  budget_8k_gb: 8.3
  category: rtx-30
  summary: Entry-level Ampere. Comfortable home for 7B-8B models at Q5_K_M; 13B at Q4.
  top_fitting_models[5]: starcoder2-15b, phi-4, qwen-3-5-9b, gemma-2-9b, llama-3-1-8b

@actions
  - id: compare
    method: GET
    href: /gpu/arc-b580
  - id: compare
    method: GET
    href: /gpu/rtx-3080-ti
  - id: compare
    method: GET
    href: /gpu/rtx-4070
  - id: compare
    method: GET
    href: /gpu/rtx-4070-s
  - id: view_calculator
    method: GET
    href: /#calculator
  - id: view_math
    method: GET
    href: /the-math

@context
  > Entry-level Ampere. Comfortable home for 7B-8B models at Q5_K_M; 13B at Q4.

@nav
  self:      /gpu/rtx-3060
  parents:   [/]
  peers:     [/gpu/arc-b580, /gpu/rtx-3080-ti, /gpu/rtx-4070, /gpu/rtx-4070-s]
  drilldown: /the-math