Budget dual-RTX 3060 12GB local inference rig beats a 5060 16GB setup on VRAM per dollar
Frizzy-MacDrizzle · reddit · 2026-10-31
A Redditor shares a budget local deployment: used RTX 3060 12GB cards at $200–300 each mean a dual-card setup handles larger models than a 5060 16GB rig costing twice as much, thanks to VRAM. The author runs analytical reports and custom ETL across five rigs, tiering 3060s as walk-away coders, a 5060 as the next-step coder, and a 5080 reserved for bigger models.
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