Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 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. As for the key characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good for today's 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 easily buy the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3060, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of certain common games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X configuration:
Hitman 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Atomic Heart
Roblox
Minecraft
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
Valorant
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
Dota 2
Hogwarts Legacy
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Fortnite Battle Royale
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 famous 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 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 ordinary 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 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 5 2600X. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the average 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
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
53.9
70.1
91.6
113.2
Scorn
2022
32.8
42.7
55.8
69.0
Stray
2022
90.1
117.1
153.2
189.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.8
42.7
55.8
69.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.2
47.1
61.6
76.0
Starfield
2022
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
48.8
63.5
83.0
102.6
Elden ring
2022
32.0
41.6
54.4
67.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
56.4
73.3
95.9
118.5
Saints Row
2022
59.8
77.7
101.6
125.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.4
46.0
60.1
74.3
Overwatch 2
2022
80.8
105.1
137.4
169.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.2
40.5
53.0
65.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.2
67.9
88.8
109.6
Atomic Heart
2023
20.2
26.3
34.4
42.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.5
59.1
77.3
95.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
43.8
56.9
74.4
92.0
Homeworld 3
2022
41.3
53.6
70.1
86.7
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
61.5
79.9
104.5
129.1
Metro Exodus
2019
46.2
60.1
78.6
97.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
82.5
107.3
140.3
173.3
Project CARS 3
2020
38.7
50.4
65.9
81.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
66.3
86.2
112.7
139.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
78.3
101.8
133.1
164.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.1
GreedFall
2019
76.0
98.9
129.3
159.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.1
49.5
64.7
79.9
Just Cause 4
2018
66.8
86.8
113.5
140.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
57.3
74.4
97.3
120.2
Anthem
2019
57.2
74.3
97.2
120.1
Genshin Impact
2020
73.3
95.2
124.5
153.8
Gears of War 5
2019
67.3
87.5
114.4
141.3
Far Cry 6
2021
63.2
82.1
107.4
132.6
The Witcher 3
2015
74.6
97.0
126.8
156.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
74.9
97.4
127.4
157.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.1
54.7
71.6
88.4
F1 22
2020
73.3
95.2
124.5
153.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
71.7
93.2
121.8
150.5
Godfall
2020
74.5
96.9
126.7
156.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
83.0
107.9
141.1
174.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.8
Hitman 2
2018
82.5
107.3
140.3
173.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
54.9
71.4
93.3
115.3
Dishonored 2
2016
63.7
82.8
108.2
133.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
49.8
64.7
84.6
104.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.1
69.0
90.2
111.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
62.1
80.8
105.6
130.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
60.9
79.1
103.5
127.9
Hitman 3
2021
57.3
74.4
97.3
120.2
The Division
2016
74.4
96.8
126.5
156.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
71.9
93.5
122.3
151.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
81.7
106.2
138.9
171.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
83.7
108.8
142.3
175.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
60.6
78.8
103.1
127.3
Borderlands 3
2019
53.4
69.4
90.8
112.1
World War Z
2019
83.3
108.3
141.6
174.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
66.3
86.2
112.7
139.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
67.9
88.2
115.4
142.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
70.7
92.0
120.2
148.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
83.1
108.0
141.3
174.5
Death Stranding
2020
76.5
99.5
130.1
160.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
66.1
85.9
112.4
138.8
Crysis 3
2013
82.7
107.5
140.6
173.7
Halo Infinite
2021
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.1
69.0
90.2
111.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.2
32.7
42.8
52.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
82.5
107.3
140.3
173.3
F1 2021
2020
81.7
106.2
138.9
171.5
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 5 2600X 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
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
Dota 2
2013
120.4
156.5
204.7
252.9
F1 2019
2019
86.7
112.8
147.4
182.1
League of Legends
2009
462.3
540.9
668.0
728.1
Battlefield 4
2013
117.1
152.3
199.1
246.0
Doom
2016
132.4
172.1
225.0
278.0
Dawn of War III
2017
90.6
117.8
154.0
190.3
Titanfall 2
2016
90.9
118.2
154.6
191.0
Destiny 2
2017
116.5
151.4
198.0
244.6
DiRT Rally
2015
132.8
172.6
225.8
278.9
Roblox
2006
290.5
377.7
493.9
610.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
92.5
120.2
157.2
194.2
Need For Speed
2015
99.7
129.6
169.5
209.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
99.5
129.3
169.1
208.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
83.7
108.8
142.3
175.8
Battlefield 1
2016
105.2
136.7
178.8
220.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
107.8
140.1
183.2
226.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
174.6
227.0
296.9
366.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
105.8
137.5
179.8
222.1
Valorant
2020
169.0
219.7
287.3
354.9
Battlefield V
2018
88.7
115.3
150.7
186.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
96.0
124.8
163.2
201.6
For Honor
2017
123.3
160.3
209.6
258.9
Apex Legends
2019
88.7
115.3
150.7
186.2
Minecraft
2011
197.0
256.2
335.0
413.8
Hitman
2016
84.2
109.5
143.2
176.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
102.8
133.7
174.8
215.9
Fallout 76
2018
108.1
140.6
183.8
227.1
Project CARS 2
2017
87.3
113.5
148.5
183.4
Rocket League
2015
359.6
467.4
611.3
755.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
246.6
320.5
419.2
517.8
Strange Brigade
2018
108.4
140.9
184.2
227.6
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
