Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is bad or good for gaming from testing data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the key parameter. The medium FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good even for modern most demanding games with high-end graphics.
Main specifications
Name
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Release date
February 25, 2021
Price
329 USD
Frequency
1320 MHz
Shaders
3584
TMUs
112
ROPs
64
Graphics Card Power (TDP)
170 W
Memory Size
8 Gb
Memory Bus
192 Bit
GeForce RTX 3060 power supply requirements
If you take a closer look at the power consumption of the graphics card, you can already make certain decision. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3060, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of several common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 3 3100 configuration:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Genshin Impact
Valorant
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Minecraft
League of Legends
Roblox
Far Cry 6
Apex Legends
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After viewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3060 with rivals in several famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3060.
The closest rivals of the GeForce RTX 3060
Video Card
FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
161.6
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
155
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
148.5
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
147.7
GeForce RTX 2080
139.3
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
135
Radeon RX 6600 XT
134.4
Radeon RX 6600
130
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
125
Radeon RX 5700 XT
124.6
GeForce RTX 3060
123.1
Radeon Pro 5700 XT
122.8
GeForce RTX 2070
122.6
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
122.6
GeForce RTX 4050
122.2
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
119
GeForce GTX 1080
117.3
GeForce RTX 2060
117
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
116.4
Radeon RX 5700
114.4
GeForce RTX 2060
109.4
The closest competitors of the GeForce RTX 3060 are Radeon RX 5700 XT and Radeon Pro 5700 XT. We compared GeForce RTX 3060 (123.1 FPS) and their ordinary FPS in famous games at Full HD resolution and with High Quality graphics. As a result, is Radeon RX 5700 XT 124.6 FPS, which 1.2% faster and Radeon Pro 5700 XT 122.8 FPS, which is 0.2% slower. These numbers will further help you make the true decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 3060 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 3 3100. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the average FPS gained with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. In the following table, testing the GeForce RTX 3060 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Starfield
2022
28.9
37.5
49.1
60.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
52.8
68.6
89.7
110.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.5
39.7
51.9
64.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
55.2
71.8
93.9
116.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.5
46.1
60.3
74.4
Homeworld 3
2022
40.4
52.5
68.7
84.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
51.1
66.5
86.9
107.3
Atomic Heart
2023
19.8
25.7
33.6
41.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
47.8
62.2
81.3
100.4
Scorn
2022
32.2
41.8
54.7
67.5
Elden ring
2022
31.3
40.7
53.3
65.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
44.5
57.9
75.7
93.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.2
41.8
54.7
67.5
Saints Row
2022
58.5
76.1
99.5
122.9
Stray
2022
88.2
114.7
150.0
185.3
Overwatch 2
2022
79.1
102.9
134.6
166.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
42.9
55.7
72.9
90.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
34.6
45.0
58.9
72.7
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
80.8
105.0
137.4
169.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.7
32.0
41.9
51.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
80.0
104.0
136.0
167.9
Hitman 3
2021
56.1
72.9
95.3
117.7
GreedFall
2019
74.4
96.8
126.6
156.3
Hitman 2
2018
80.8
105.0
137.4
169.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
53.8
69.9
91.4
112.9
Genshin Impact
2020
71.7
93.2
121.9
150.6
Metro Exodus
2019
45.3
58.8
76.9
95.1
F1 2021
2020
80.0
104.0
136.0
167.9
Anthem
2019
56.0
72.8
95.2
117.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
73.4
95.4
124.7
154.1
Project CARS 3
2020
37.9
49.3
64.5
79.6
Far Cry 6
2021
61.8
80.4
105.1
129.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
60.2
78.2
102.3
126.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
64.9
84.4
110.3
136.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
60.8
79.1
103.4
127.8
The Division
2016
72.9
94.7
123.9
153.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
37.7
49.0
64.1
79.1
Dishonored 2
2016
62.3
81.0
106.0
130.9
Halo Infinite
2021
47.0
61.1
79.9
98.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
80.8
105.0
137.4
169.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
64.9
84.4
110.3
136.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
76.7
99.7
130.3
161.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
38.7
50.4
65.9
81.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
59.6
77.5
101.3
125.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
82.0
106.5
139.3
172.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
70.2
91.2
119.3
147.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
81.4
105.8
138.3
170.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
70.4
91.5
119.7
147.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
66.5
86.4
113.0
139.5
Borderlands 3
2019
52.3
68.0
88.9
109.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.3
World War Z
2019
81.5
106.0
138.6
171.2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
51.9
67.5
88.3
109.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
69.3
90.0
117.7
145.4
Crysis 3
2013
81.0
105.3
137.6
170.0
Just Cause 4
2018
65.4
85.0
111.1
137.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
81.3
105.7
138.2
170.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
37.3
48.4
63.4
78.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
56.1
72.9
95.3
117.7
Gears of War 5
2019
65.9
85.6
112.0
138.3
The Witcher 3
2015
73.0
95.0
124.2
153.4
Death Stranding
2020
74.9
97.4
127.4
157.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
41.2
53.6
70.1
86.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
64.7
84.1
110.0
135.9
F1 22
2020
71.7
93.2
121.9
150.6
Godfall
2020
73.0
94.9
124.0
153.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
51.9
67.5
88.3
109.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
59.4
77.2
100.9
124.7
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 3 3100 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
241.4
313.8
410.4
506.9
Roblox
2006
284.4
369.8
483.5
597.3
Need For Speed
2015
97.6
126.9
165.9
205.0
Titanfall 2
2016
89.0
115.8
151.4
187.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
94.0
122.2
159.8
197.4
Rocket League
2015
352.0
457.7
598.5
739.3
Destiny 2
2017
114.0
148.2
193.8
239.4
Dawn of War III
2017
88.7
115.3
150.8
186.3
Project CARS 2
2017
85.5
111.1
145.3
179.5
Strange Brigade
2018
106.1
137.9
180.4
222.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
105.5
137.2
179.4
221.6
Valorant
2020
165.5
215.1
281.3
347.5
DiRT Rally
2015
130.0
169.0
221.0
273.0
Battlefield 1
2016
103.0
133.9
175.1
216.2
For Honor
2017
120.7
156.9
205.2
253.5
Apex Legends
2019
86.8
112.9
147.6
182.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
97.4
126.6
165.5
204.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
171.0
222.3
290.7
359.1
Minecraft
2011
192.9
250.8
328.0
405.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
100.7
130.9
171.1
211.4
Hitman
2016
82.4
107.2
140.2
173.1
Fallout 76
2018
105.9
137.6
180.0
222.3
Doom
2016
129.6
168.5
220.3
272.2
Battlefield V
2018
86.8
112.9
147.6
182.3
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
103.6
134.6
176.0
217.5
League of Legends
2009
452.6
529.6
654.1
712.9
Dota 2
2013
117.9
153.3
200.4
247.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
90.5
117.7
153.9
190.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
84.7
110.1
143.9
177.8
F1 2019
2019
84.9
110.4
144.4
178.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
82.0
106.5
139.3
172.1
Battlefield 4
2013
114.7
149.1
195.0
240.8
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
