Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the main characteristic. 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 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 GPU, you can already draw some decision. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3060, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of several common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below 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 5 1600 configuration:
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
Dota 2
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hogwarts Legacy
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Apex Legends
Roblox
Minecraft
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
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 popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3060.
The closest competitors 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 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 right choice.
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 5 1600. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the medium FPS obtained 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
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
51.2
66.5
87.0
107.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
44.6
57.9
75.8
93.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
34.7
45.1
58.9
72.8
Overwatch 2
2022
79.2
103.0
134.7
166.4
Starfield
2022
28.9
37.6
49.1
60.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.5
46.1
60.3
74.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
52.8
68.7
89.8
110.9
Saints Row
2022
58.6
76.2
99.6
123.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.2
41.9
54.7
67.6
Homeworld 3
2022
40.4
52.6
68.8
84.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.5
39.7
51.9
64.1
Stray
2022
88.3
114.8
150.2
185.5
Elden ring
2022
31.4
40.8
53.3
65.9
Atomic Heart
2023
19.8
25.8
33.7
41.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
47.9
62.2
81.4
100.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
42.9
55.8
73.0
90.1
Scorn
2022
32.2
41.9
54.7
67.6
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Godfall
2020
73.1
95.0
124.2
153.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
76.8
99.8
130.5
161.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
81.5
105.9
138.5
171.1
Borderlands 3
2019
52.3
68.0
89.0
109.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
52.0
67.6
88.4
109.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
70.5
91.6
119.8
148.0
GreedFall
2019
74.5
96.9
126.7
156.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
64.8
84.2
110.2
136.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
70.2
91.3
119.4
147.5
F1 2021
2020
80.1
104.1
136.1
168.2
Hitman 2
2018
80.9
105.2
137.5
169.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
73.5
95.5
124.9
154.3
The Witcher 3
2015
73.1
95.1
124.3
153.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
66.5
86.5
113.1
139.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
60.9
79.2
103.6
127.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
37.3
48.5
63.4
78.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
80.1
104.1
136.1
168.2
Genshin Impact
2020
71.8
93.4
122.1
150.8
Gears of War 5
2019
66.0
85.7
112.1
138.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
53.8
70.0
91.5
113.0
Crysis 3
2013
81.1
105.4
137.8
170.2
Marvel's Avengers
2020
48.8
63.4
82.9
102.5
Halo Infinite
2021
47.1
61.2
80.0
98.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
65.0
84.5
110.4
136.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.7
World War Z
2019
81.6
106.1
138.8
171.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
52.0
67.6
88.4
109.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
56.1
73.0
95.4
117.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
82.1
106.7
139.5
172.3
Anthem
2019
56.1
72.9
95.3
117.7
Far Cry 6
2021
61.9
80.5
105.3
130.0
Metro Exodus
2019
45.3
58.9
77.0
95.2
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
80.9
105.2
137.5
169.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.7
32.1
42.0
51.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
38.8
50.4
66.0
81.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
60.3
78.3
102.4
126.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
69.3
90.1
117.9
145.6
Project CARS 3
2020
38.0
49.4
64.6
79.7
F1 22
2020
71.8
93.4
122.1
150.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
80.9
105.2
137.5
169.9
Dishonored 2
2016
62.4
81.1
106.1
131.1
Death Stranding
2020
75.0
97.5
127.6
157.6
Hitman 3
2021
56.1
73.0
95.4
117.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
65.0
84.5
110.4
136.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
37.7
49.0
64.1
79.2
The Division
2016
73.0
94.9
124.1
153.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
59.4
77.3
101.0
124.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
81.4
105.8
138.4
170.9
Just Cause 4
2018
65.5
85.1
111.3
137.5
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 5 1600 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
84.8
110.2
144.1
178.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
103.7
134.8
176.3
217.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
171.2
222.6
291.1
359.5
Strange Brigade
2018
106.2
138.1
180.6
223.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
100.8
131.0
171.3
211.7
Doom
2016
129.8
168.7
220.6
272.5
Rocket League
2015
352.5
458.2
599.2
740.2
F1 2019
2019
85.0
110.5
144.5
178.6
Project CARS 2
2017
85.6
111.3
145.5
179.8
Destiny 2
2017
114.2
148.4
194.1
239.7
For Honor
2017
120.9
157.1
205.4
253.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
97.5
126.7
165.7
204.7
Need For Speed
2015
97.7
127.1
166.2
205.3
Roblox
2006
284.8
370.2
484.2
598.1
Dota 2
2013
118.0
153.5
200.7
247.9
Battlefield 4
2013
114.8
149.3
195.2
241.1
Dawn of War III
2017
88.8
115.5
151.0
186.5
Hitman
2016
82.5
107.3
140.3
173.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
94.1
122.3
160.0
197.6
Apex Legends
2019
86.9
113.0
147.8
182.5
Valorant
2020
165.7
215.4
281.7
347.9
Titanfall 2
2016
89.2
115.9
151.6
187.2
Fallout 76
2018
106.0
137.8
180.2
222.6
Battlefield V
2018
86.9
113.0
147.8
182.5
Battlefield 1
2016
103.1
134.0
175.3
216.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
90.6
117.8
154.1
190.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
82.1
106.7
139.5
172.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
241.7
314.2
410.9
507.6
League of Legends
2009
453.2
530.2
654.9
713.8
DiRT Rally
2015
130.2
169.2
221.3
273.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
105.7
137.4
179.6
221.9
Minecraft
2011
193.2
251.1
328.4
405.6
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and the GeForce RTX 3060 separately.
