Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5350G processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is good or bad for gaming from testing data. As for the main parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The average FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good for modern most exacting 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 let you to choose the required power supply that will completely match the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5350G . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3060, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of some popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5350G configuration:
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
Fortnite Battle Royale
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Minecraft
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3060 with competitors in some popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3060.
The closest GeForce RTX 3060 opponents
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 rivals 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 medium 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 figures will further help you make the good decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 3060 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5350G. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the medium FPS achieved 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
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
41.6
54.1
70.7
87.4
Saints Row
2022
56.8
73.9
96.6
119.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
53.6
69.7
91.2
112.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
33.6
43.7
57.1
70.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
34.4
44.7
58.5
72.3
Elden ring
2022
30.4
39.5
51.7
63.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
31.2
40.6
53.1
65.5
Scorn
2022
31.2
40.6
53.1
65.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
46.4
60.3
78.9
97.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
43.2
56.2
73.5
90.8
Overwatch 2
2022
76.8
99.9
130.6
161.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
51.2
66.6
87.1
107.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
29.6
38.5
50.3
62.2
Homeworld 3
2022
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.3
Stray
2022
85.6
111.3
145.6
179.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
49.6
64.5
84.3
104.2
Starfield
2022
28.0
36.4
47.6
58.8
Atomic Heart
2023
19.2
25.0
32.7
40.3
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
The Witcher 3
2015
70.9
92.2
120.5
148.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
40.0
52.0
68.0
84.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
78.4
102.0
133.3
164.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
59.1
76.8
100.4
124.0
The Division
2016
70.7
92.0
120.3
148.6
Crysis 3
2013
78.6
102.2
133.6
165.0
Dishonored 2
2016
60.5
78.7
102.9
127.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
79.5
103.4
135.2
167.1
Gears of War 5
2019
63.9
83.1
108.7
134.3
Halo Infinite
2021
45.6
59.3
77.5
95.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
71.2
92.6
121.1
149.6
F1 2021
2020
77.6
100.9
132.0
163.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
52.2
67.8
88.7
109.6
Borderlands 3
2019
50.7
66.0
86.3
106.5
World War Z
2019
79.1
102.9
134.6
166.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
68.1
88.5
115.8
143.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
78.4
102.0
133.3
164.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
23.9
31.1
40.7
50.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
50.4
65.5
85.7
105.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
36.6
47.5
62.2
76.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
63.0
81.9
107.1
132.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.3
Far Cry 6
2021
60.0
78.0
102.0
126.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
63.0
81.9
107.1
132.3
Death Stranding
2020
72.7
94.6
123.7
152.8
GreedFall
2019
72.3
93.9
122.9
151.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
47.3
61.5
80.4
99.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
57.9
75.2
98.4
121.5
Hitman 2
2018
78.4
102.0
133.3
164.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
64.5
83.9
109.7
135.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
50.4
65.5
85.7
105.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
58.4
75.9
99.3
122.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
79.0
102.7
134.3
165.9
Just Cause 4
2018
63.5
82.5
107.9
133.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
67.2
87.4
114.3
141.2
Hitman 3
2021
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.3
Metro Exodus
2019
43.9
57.1
74.7
92.3
Genshin Impact
2020
69.6
90.5
118.4
146.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
57.6
74.9
98.0
121.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
68.3
88.8
116.2
143.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
62.8
81.7
106.8
131.9
Godfall
2020
70.8
92.1
120.4
148.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
36.2
47.0
61.5
76.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
77.6
100.9
132.0
163.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
74.4
96.8
126.5
156.3
Anthem
2019
54.3
70.6
92.4
114.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
78.9
102.6
134.1
165.7
F1 22
2020
69.6
90.5
118.4
146.2
Project CARS 3
2020
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
37.6
48.9
63.9
79.0
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 3 PRO 5350G gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for information, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Need For Speed
2015
94.8
123.2
161.1
199.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
94.5
122.9
160.7
198.5
Battlefield 4
2013
111.3
144.7
189.2
233.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
234.3
304.6
398.3
492.1
Minecraft
2011
187.3
243.4
318.4
393.3
Hitman
2016
80.0
104.0
136.0
168.1
League of Legends
2009
439.4
514.0
634.9
692.0
Titanfall 2
2016
86.4
112.4
146.9
181.5
Roblox
2006
276.1
358.9
469.4
579.8
Dawn of War III
2017
86.1
111.9
146.4
180.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
87.9
114.2
149.4
184.5
Doom
2016
125.8
163.5
213.9
264.2
Apex Legends
2019
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.0
Rocket League
2015
341.7
444.2
580.9
717.6
Battlefield V
2018
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.0
For Honor
2017
117.2
152.3
199.2
246.0
DiRT Rally
2015
126.2
164.1
214.5
265.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
100.5
130.7
170.9
211.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
166.0
215.8
282.2
348.6
F1 2019
2019
82.4
107.2
140.1
173.1
Project CARS 2
2017
83.0
107.9
141.1
174.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
102.4
133.2
174.1
215.1
Fallout 76
2018
102.8
133.6
174.7
215.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
82.2
106.8
139.7
172.6
Destiny 2
2017
110.7
143.9
188.2
232.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
79.5
103.4
135.2
167.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
97.7
127.0
166.1
205.2
Battlefield 1
2016
100.0
129.9
169.9
209.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
91.2
118.6
155.1
191.6
Dota 2
2013
114.4
148.8
194.5
240.3
Strange Brigade
2018
103.0
133.9
175.1
216.3
Valorant
2020
160.6
208.8
273.0
337.3
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 and the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5350G separately.
