Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 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 by looking at benchmark data. As for the primary parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can state 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 3600 . 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 some popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
Far Cry 6
Apex Legends
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
Roblox
Minecraft
Genshin Impact
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Valorant
Dota 2
League of Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 is better or worse than rivals in some popular games and select 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 average 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 true choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 3060 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600. The numbers near 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. The following table shows the GeForce RTX 3060 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Overwatch 2
2022
80.9
105.1
137.5
169.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
48.9
63.5
83.1
102.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.9
42.7
55.9
69.0
Starfield
2022
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.4
46.0
60.2
74.3
Elden ring
2022
32.0
41.6
54.4
67.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
53.9
70.1
91.7
113.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.2
40.5
53.0
65.5
Atomic Heart
2023
20.2
26.3
34.4
42.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.5
59.1
77.3
95.5
Homeworld 3
2022
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
43.8
57.0
74.5
92.0
Stray
2022
90.2
117.2
153.3
189.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.2
47.1
61.6
76.1
Saints Row
2022
59.8
77.8
101.7
125.6
Scorn
2022
32.9
42.7
55.9
69.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
56.4
73.4
96.0
118.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.2
67.9
88.8
109.7
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.1
54.8
71.6
88.5
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
Hitman 3
2021
57.3
74.5
97.4
120.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
81.7
106.2
138.9
171.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.2
32.7
42.8
52.9
F1 22
2020
73.3
95.3
124.6
153.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
83.7
108.9
142.4
175.9
Crysis 3
2013
82.7
107.6
140.7
173.7
GreedFall
2019
76.1
98.9
129.3
159.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
75.0
97.5
127.5
157.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.5
50.1
65.5
80.9
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
Death Stranding
2020
76.6
99.6
130.2
160.8
Dishonored 2
2016
63.7
82.8
108.3
133.8
The Division
2016
74.5
96.8
126.6
156.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.2
Metro Exodus
2019
46.3
60.1
78.6
97.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
54.9
71.4
93.4
115.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
83.2
108.1
141.4
174.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
66.3
86.2
112.7
139.2
Halo Infinite
2021
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
49.8
64.7
84.6
104.6
Gears of War 5
2019
67.3
87.5
114.4
141.4
Project CARS 3
2020
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.4
Anthem
2019
57.2
74.4
97.3
120.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
67.9
88.3
115.4
142.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
60.9
79.2
103.6
127.9
Borderlands 3
2019
53.4
69.4
90.8
112.2
Far Cry 6
2021
63.2
82.1
107.4
132.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
66.1
86.0
112.4
138.9
F1 2021
2020
81.7
106.2
138.9
171.6
Genshin Impact
2020
73.3
95.3
124.6
153.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
82.6
107.3
140.4
173.4
Godfall
2020
74.6
96.9
126.8
156.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.1
69.0
90.2
111.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
71.7
93.2
121.9
150.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.1
69.0
90.2
111.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
78.4
101.9
133.2
164.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
60.7
78.9
103.1
127.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
83.1
108.0
141.2
174.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
82.6
107.3
140.4
173.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
57.3
74.5
97.4
120.3
Just Cause 4
2018
66.8
86.9
113.6
140.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
70.8
92.0
120.3
148.6
Hitman 2
2018
82.6
107.3
140.4
173.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
72.0
93.5
122.3
151.1
The Witcher 3
2015
74.6
97.0
126.9
156.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.1
49.5
64.7
80.0
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 5 3600 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for reference, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Hitman
2016
84.3
109.5
143.2
176.9
Battlefield 4
2013
117.2
152.4
199.2
246.1
Minecraft
2011
197.2
256.3
335.2
414.0
Rocket League
2015
359.8
467.7
611.6
755.5
Dawn of War III
2017
90.7
117.9
154.1
190.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
86.5
112.5
147.1
181.7
Destiny 2
2017
116.5
151.5
198.1
244.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
83.7
108.9
142.4
175.9
Apex Legends
2019
88.7
115.3
150.8
186.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
92.5
120.3
157.3
194.3
Strange Brigade
2018
108.4
141.0
184.3
227.7
Need For Speed
2015
99.8
129.7
169.6
209.5
DiRT Rally
2015
132.9
172.7
225.9
279.0
Fallout 76
2018
108.2
140.6
183.9
227.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
96.0
124.9
163.3
201.7
Valorant
2020
169.1
219.8
287.5
355.1
Project CARS 2
2017
87.4
113.6
148.5
183.5
Titanfall 2
2016
91.0
118.3
154.7
191.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
107.8
140.2
183.3
226.5
League of Legends
2009
462.6
541.2
668.4
728.5
Dota 2
2013
120.5
156.6
204.8
253.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
246.7
320.7
419.4
518.1
Battlefield V
2018
88.7
115.3
150.8
186.3
For Honor
2017
123.3
160.4
209.7
259.0
Battlefield 1
2016
105.2
136.8
178.9
221.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
102.9
133.7
174.9
216.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
99.5
129.4
169.2
209.0
Doom
2016
132.4
172.2
225.2
278.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
105.8
137.6
179.9
222.2
Roblox
2006
290.7
377.9
494.1
610.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
174.7
227.2
297.1
367.0
F1 2019
2019
86.8
112.8
147.5
182.2
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able 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 GPU.
