Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 5 3500 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 good or bad for gaming from results of all tests. As for the main parameter, 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. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good for today's 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 make some conclusions. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 5 3500 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is necessary 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 practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500 configuration:
Dota 2
League of Legends
Valorant
Genshin Impact
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
Far Cry 6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Apex Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
Minecraft
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
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 several popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3060.
The closest GeForce RTX 3060 competitors
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 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 also 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 3500. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the average FPS obtained with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. The following table shows the GeForce RTX 3060 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Stray
2022
90.2
117.2
153.3
189.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.2
67.9
88.8
109.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.2
40.5
53.0
65.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.4
46.0
60.2
74.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
56.5
73.4
96.0
118.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
53.9
70.1
91.7
113.2
Elden ring
2022
32.0
41.6
54.4
67.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.9
42.7
55.9
69.0
Saints Row
2022
59.8
77.8
101.7
125.6
Homeworld 3
2022
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.2
47.1
61.6
76.1
Starfield
2022
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.9
Atomic Heart
2023
20.2
26.3
34.4
42.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.5
59.1
77.3
95.5
Overwatch 2
2022
80.9
105.1
137.5
169.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
48.9
63.5
83.1
102.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
43.8
57.0
74.5
92.0
Scorn
2022
32.9
42.7
55.9
69.0
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
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.2
32.7
42.8
52.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
78.4
101.9
133.2
164.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
81.7
106.2
138.9
171.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
82.6
107.3
140.4
173.4
Borderlands 3
2019
53.4
69.4
90.8
112.2
The Division
2016
74.5
96.8
126.6
156.4
Just Cause 4
2018
66.8
86.9
113.6
140.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
62.2
80.8
105.7
130.6
World War Z
2019
83.3
108.3
141.7
175.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
61.5
80.0
104.6
129.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
66.3
86.2
112.7
139.2
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
82.6
107.3
140.4
173.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
54.9
71.4
93.4
115.4
Gears of War 5
2019
67.3
87.5
114.4
141.4
F1 22
2020
73.3
95.3
124.6
153.9
Far Cry 6
2021
63.2
82.1
107.4
132.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
66.3
86.2
112.7
139.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
60.9
79.2
103.6
127.9
Death Stranding
2020
76.6
99.6
130.2
160.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
72.0
93.5
122.3
151.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
57.3
74.5
97.4
120.3
Crysis 3
2013
82.7
107.6
140.7
173.7
The Witcher 3
2015
74.6
97.0
126.9
156.8
Project CARS 3
2020
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.1
54.8
71.6
88.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
71.7
93.2
121.9
150.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.2
Genshin Impact
2020
73.3
95.3
124.6
153.9
Hitman 3
2021
57.3
74.5
97.4
120.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.1
69.0
90.2
111.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
83.1
108.0
141.2
174.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.1
49.5
64.7
80.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.5
50.1
65.5
80.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
83.2
108.1
141.4
174.6
Metro Exodus
2019
46.3
60.1
78.6
97.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.1
69.0
90.2
111.5
Godfall
2020
74.6
96.9
126.8
156.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
60.7
78.9
103.1
127.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
67.9
88.3
115.4
142.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
66.1
86.0
112.4
138.9
Hitman 2
2018
82.6
107.3
140.4
173.4
Dishonored 2
2016
63.7
82.8
108.3
133.8
Halo Infinite
2021
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
70.8
92.0
120.3
148.6
Anthem
2019
57.2
74.4
97.3
120.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
75.0
97.5
127.5
157.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
83.7
108.9
142.4
175.9
GreedFall
2019
76.1
98.9
129.3
159.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
49.8
64.7
84.7
104.6
F1 2021
2020
81.7
106.2
138.9
171.6
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 5 3500 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 much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
107.8
140.2
183.3
226.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
96.0
124.9
163.3
201.7
League of Legends
2009
462.6
541.2
668.4
728.5
DiRT Rally
2015
132.9
172.7
225.9
279.0
Strange Brigade
2018
108.4
141.0
184.3
227.7
Need For Speed
2015
99.8
129.7
169.6
209.5
Titanfall 2
2016
91.0
118.3
154.7
191.1
Dawn of War III
2017
90.7
117.9
154.1
190.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
246.7
320.7
419.4
518.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
86.5
112.5
147.1
181.7
Battlefield V
2018
88.7
115.3
150.8
186.3
Destiny 2
2017
116.5
151.5
198.1
244.7
Apex Legends
2019
88.7
115.3
150.8
186.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
102.9
133.7
174.9
216.0
F1 2019
2019
86.8
112.8
147.5
182.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
92.5
120.3
157.3
194.3
Minecraft
2011
197.2
256.3
335.2
414.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
99.5
129.4
169.2
209.0
Roblox
2006
290.7
377.9
494.2
610.4
Fallout 76
2018
108.2
140.6
183.9
227.2
Battlefield 4
2013
117.2
152.4
199.2
246.1
For Honor
2017
123.3
160.4
209.7
259.0
Hitman
2016
84.3
109.5
143.2
176.9
Battlefield 1
2016
105.2
136.8
178.9
221.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
83.7
108.9
142.4
175.9
Valorant
2020
169.1
219.8
287.5
355.1
Project CARS 2
2017
87.4
113.6
148.5
183.5
Doom
2016
132.4
172.2
225.2
278.1
Rocket League
2015
359.8
467.7
611.6
755.5
Dota 2
2013
120.5
156.6
204.8
253.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
174.7
227.2
297.1
367.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
105.8
137.6
179.9
222.2
Although 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 in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
