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[News] NVIDIA Reportedly May Revive RTX 3060 on Samsung 8nm Amid China Curbs, TSMC Constraints

What happened

NVIDIA is reportedly considering reviving RTX 3060 production on Samsung's 8nm process, driven by U.S. export curbs on high-performance GPUs to China and TSMC capacity constraints. This move could utilize Samsung's 8nm capacity of 30k-40k wafers/month and follows NVIDIA's halt of H200 production for China. Watch: Potential supply chain realignment and alternative supply for the Chinese market, but impact on current GPU pricing is indirect.

Impact and signal

Medium impactImpact score: 60/100

Affected components and suppliers

GPU

NVIDIA Samsung Electronics TSMC

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Source and time

Source: TrendForce · 3/10/2026 · View original source

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