Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is bad or good for gaming from results of all tests. As for the key characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can tell 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 GPU, you can already make certain conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3060, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of some common 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 3500X configuration:
Genshin Impact
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
League of Legends
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Hogwarts Legacy
Far Cry 6
Apex Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3060 with 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 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 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 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 also help you make the right choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 3060 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the average 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
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.3
42.0
54.9
67.8
Starfield
2022
29.0
37.7
49.3
60.8
Stray
2022
88.6
115.1
150.6
186.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
51.3
66.7
87.2
107.8
Scorn
2022
32.3
42.0
54.9
67.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
43.0
56.0
73.2
90.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.6
39.8
52.1
64.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Atomic Heart
2023
19.9
25.8
33.8
41.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.6
46.3
60.5
74.7
Overwatch 2
2022
79.5
103.3
135.1
166.9
Saints Row
2022
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.8
Homeworld 3
2022
40.6
52.7
69.0
85.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
55.5
72.1
94.3
116.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.9
Elden ring
2022
31.5
40.9
53.5
66.1
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.3
Far Cry 6
2021
62.1
80.7
105.5
130.4
The Witcher 3
2015
73.3
95.3
124.7
154.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
61.1
79.4
103.9
128.3
The Division
2016
73.2
95.1
124.4
153.7
Metro Exodus
2019
45.4
59.1
77.3
95.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
66.7
86.7
113.4
140.1
Halo Infinite
2021
47.2
61.3
80.2
99.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
41.4
53.8
70.4
86.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
70.4
91.6
119.8
147.9
Dishonored 2
2016
62.6
81.4
106.4
131.4
Crysis 3
2013
81.3
105.7
138.2
170.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
81.1
105.5
137.9
170.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
60.4
78.6
102.7
126.9
Godfall
2020
73.3
95.2
124.5
153.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.2
Gears of War 5
2019
66.1
86.0
112.4
138.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
37.4
48.6
63.6
78.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
38.9
50.6
66.1
81.7
Just Cause 4
2018
65.6
85.3
111.6
137.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
52.2
67.8
88.7
109.5
Hitman 3
2021
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.2
Hitman 2
2018
81.1
105.5
137.9
170.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.8
32.2
42.1
52.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
82.3
107.0
139.9
172.8
Death Stranding
2020
75.2
97.8
127.9
158.0
Project CARS 3
2020
38.1
49.5
64.7
80.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
80.3
104.4
136.5
168.6
F1 2021
2020
80.3
104.4
136.5
168.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
81.1
105.5
137.9
170.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
81.7
106.2
138.9
171.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
69.5
90.4
118.2
146.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
77.0
100.1
130.9
161.7
Genshin Impact
2020
72.0
93.6
122.4
151.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
59.6
77.5
101.3
125.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
65.1
84.7
110.7
136.8
Borderlands 3
2019
52.5
68.2
89.2
110.2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
52.2
67.8
88.7
109.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
73.7
95.8
125.2
154.7
GreedFall
2019
74.7
97.2
127.1
157.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
59.8
77.8
101.7
125.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
48.9
63.6
83.2
102.7
F1 22
2020
72.0
93.6
122.4
151.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
65.1
84.7
110.7
136.8
World War Z
2019
81.9
106.4
139.2
171.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
81.6
106.1
138.8
171.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
65.0
84.5
110.5
136.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
70.7
91.9
120.2
148.5
Anthem
2019
56.2
73.1
95.6
118.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
37.8
49.2
64.3
79.4
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 5 3500X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for information, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dota 2
2013
118.4
153.9
201.2
248.6
Battlefield V
2018
87.2
113.3
148.2
183.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
94.4
122.7
160.4
198.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
97.8
127.1
166.2
205.3
Dawn of War III
2017
89.1
115.8
151.4
187.0
DiRT Rally
2015
130.5
169.7
221.9
274.1
Destiny 2
2017
114.5
148.8
194.6
240.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
171.7
223.2
291.9
360.5
Project CARS 2
2017
85.8
111.6
145.9
180.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
82.3
107.0
139.9
172.8
Valorant
2020
166.1
216.0
282.4
348.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
85.0
110.5
144.5
178.5
Hitman
2016
82.8
107.6
140.7
173.8
Roblox
2006
285.6
371.3
485.5
599.7
Apex Legends
2019
87.2
113.3
148.2
183.0
Need For Speed
2015
98.0
127.4
166.6
205.8
Doom
2016
130.1
169.2
221.2
273.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
106.0
137.7
180.1
222.5
Battlefield 1
2016
103.4
134.4
175.8
217.1
Battlefield 4
2013
115.1
149.7
195.7
241.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
90.9
118.2
154.5
190.9
F1 2019
2019
85.3
110.8
144.9
179.1
Titanfall 2
2016
89.4
116.2
152.0
187.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
101.1
131.4
171.8
212.3
Rocket League
2015
353.5
459.5
600.9
742.3
Minecraft
2011
193.7
251.8
329.3
406.8
League of Legends
2009
454.5
531.7
656.7
715.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
242.4
315.1
412.0
509.0
For Honor
2017
121.2
157.5
206.0
254.5
Fallout 76
2018
106.3
138.2
180.7
223.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
104.0
135.2
176.7
218.3
Strange Brigade
2018
106.5
138.5
181.1
223.7
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
