Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is bad or good for gaming from testing results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the key parameter. The medium FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can say 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 draw some decision. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3060, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of several famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Below 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 5350GE configuration:
Hitman 3
Apex Legends
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
Roblox
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 is better or worse than 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 rivals
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 opponents 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 average FPS in popular 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 also help you make the true decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 3060 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS received 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
Elden ring
2022
31.3
40.6
53.1
65.6
Saints Row
2022
58.4
75.9
99.3
122.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.4
39.6
51.7
63.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.4
46.0
60.1
74.3
Starfield
2022
28.8
37.4
48.9
60.4
Scorn
2022
32.1
41.7
54.5
67.4
Stray
2022
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
42.8
55.6
72.7
89.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
55.1
71.6
93.7
115.7
Overwatch 2
2022
78.9
102.6
134.2
165.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
34.5
44.9
58.7
72.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.1
41.7
54.5
67.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
44.4
57.7
75.5
93.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.1
Homeworld 3
2022
40.3
52.4
68.5
84.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
47.7
62.0
81.1
100.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
52.6
68.4
89.5
110.5
Atomic Heart
2023
19.7
25.7
33.6
41.4
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Anthem
2019
55.8
72.6
94.9
117.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
81.1
105.4
137.8
170.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
53.6
69.7
91.2
112.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
37.6
48.9
63.9
78.9
Crysis 3
2013
80.8
105.0
137.3
169.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
48.6
63.2
82.6
102.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
69.1
89.8
117.4
145.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
73.2
95.1
124.4
153.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
81.2
105.5
138.0
170.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
81.7
106.3
139.0
171.7
Halo Infinite
2021
46.9
60.9
79.7
98.4
Far Cry 6
2021
61.7
80.2
104.9
129.5
Metro Exodus
2019
45.1
58.7
76.8
94.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
59.5
77.3
101.1
124.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
80.6
104.8
137.0
169.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
60.0
78.0
102.1
126.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
51.8
67.4
88.1
108.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
70.2
91.3
119.4
147.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
38.7
50.2
65.7
81.2
Project CARS 3
2020
37.8
49.2
64.3
79.4
Genshin Impact
2020
71.5
93.0
121.6
150.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
55.9
72.7
95.1
117.4
Borderlands 3
2019
52.1
67.8
88.6
109.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
80.6
104.8
137.0
169.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
59.2
77.0
100.7
124.3
Gears of War 5
2019
65.7
85.4
111.7
138.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
64.6
83.9
109.7
135.6
World War Z
2019
81.3
105.7
138.3
170.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
37.2
48.3
63.2
78.1
Death Stranding
2020
74.8
97.2
127.1
157.0
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
70.0
91.0
119.0
147.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
76.5
99.4
130.0
160.6
GreedFall
2019
74.3
96.5
126.2
155.9
The Division
2016
72.7
94.5
123.6
152.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
60.7
78.9
103.2
127.5
Dishonored 2
2016
62.2
80.8
105.7
130.6
Just Cause 4
2018
65.2
84.8
110.9
137.0
Godfall
2020
72.8
94.6
123.7
152.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
66.3
86.2
112.7
139.2
F1 2021
2020
79.8
103.7
135.6
167.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
41.1
53.5
69.9
86.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
79.8
103.7
135.6
167.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
64.7
84.1
110.0
135.9
Hitman 3
2021
55.9
72.7
95.1
117.4
F1 22
2020
71.5
93.0
121.6
150.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.6
32.0
41.8
51.6
Hitman 2
2018
80.6
104.8
137.0
169.2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
51.8
67.4
88.1
108.8
The Witcher 3
2015
72.9
94.7
123.9
153.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
64.7
84.1
110.0
135.9
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rocket League
2015
351.2
456.5
597.0
737.4
Roblox
2006
283.7
368.8
482.3
595.8
Strange Brigade
2018
105.8
137.6
179.9
222.3
Battlefield 1
2016
102.7
133.5
174.6
215.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
97.1
126.3
165.1
204.0
Fallout 76
2018
105.6
137.3
179.5
221.7
League of Legends
2009
451.5
528.2
652.4
711.1
For Honor
2017
120.4
156.5
204.7
252.8
Battlefield 4
2013
114.4
148.7
194.5
240.2
Dota 2
2013
117.6
152.9
199.9
247.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
105.3
136.8
178.9
221.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
103.3
134.3
175.6
216.9
Project CARS 2
2017
85.3
110.9
145.0
179.1
Battlefield V
2018
86.6
112.6
147.2
181.9
Dawn of War III
2017
88.5
115.0
150.4
185.8
Minecraft
2011
192.4
250.2
327.1
404.1
DiRT Rally
2015
129.7
168.6
220.5
272.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
93.8
121.9
159.4
196.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
81.7
106.3
139.0
171.7
Doom
2016
129.3
168.1
219.8
271.5
Hitman
2016
82.2
106.9
139.8
172.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
240.8
313.0
409.3
505.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
100.4
130.5
170.7
210.9
Need For Speed
2015
97.4
126.6
165.5
204.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
84.5
109.8
143.6
177.4
Apex Legends
2019
86.6
112.6
147.2
181.9
Valorant
2020
165.1
214.6
280.6
346.6
Destiny 2
2017
113.7
147.9
193.3
238.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
90.3
117.4
153.5
189.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
170.6
221.7
290.0
358.2
F1 2019
2019
84.7
110.1
144.0
177.9
Titanfall 2
2016
88.8
115.5
151.0
186.5
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
