Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is bad or good for gaming from results of all benchmarks. As for the main characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The average 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 new 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. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3060, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of some famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X configuration:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hitman 3
Dota 2
Apex Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
Valorant
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Roblox
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3060 with competitors in some popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3060.
The closest rivals 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 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 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 true decision.
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 3600X. The numbers near 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
Starfield
2022
29.7
38.7
50.6
62.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.2
Homeworld 3
2022
41.6
54.1
70.8
87.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.9
59.7
78.0
96.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
56.9
74.0
96.8
119.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.4
40.9
53.5
66.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.2
57.5
75.1
92.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.1
43.1
56.3
69.6
Elden ring
2022
32.3
42.0
54.9
67.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.7
46.4
60.7
75.0
Scorn
2022
33.1
43.1
56.3
69.6
Overwatch 2
2022
81.6
106.1
138.7
171.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
Saints Row
2022
60.3
78.4
102.6
126.7
Stray
2022
90.9
118.2
154.6
191.0
Atomic Heart
2023
20.4
26.5
34.7
42.8
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Halo Infinite
2021
48.4
63.0
82.4
101.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
79.0
102.8
134.4
166.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
62.7
81.5
106.6
131.7
Just Cause 4
2018
67.4
87.6
114.6
141.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.4
33.0
43.2
53.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
57.8
75.1
98.2
121.4
Hitman 3
2021
57.8
75.1
98.2
121.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.2
65.3
85.4
105.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
66.9
87.0
113.7
140.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
62.0
80.7
105.5
130.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.8
50.5
66.0
81.6
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
55.4
72.0
94.2
116.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
61.4
79.9
104.5
129.0
Genshin Impact
2020
73.9
96.1
125.7
155.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.5
69.6
91.0
112.4
Project CARS 3
2020
39.1
50.8
66.5
82.1
F1 22
2020
73.9
96.1
125.7
155.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
72.6
94.4
123.4
152.4
Dishonored 2
2016
64.3
83.5
109.2
134.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
75.6
98.3
128.6
158.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.9
51.9
67.9
83.9
Gears of War 5
2019
67.9
88.3
115.4
142.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.5
55.2
72.2
89.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
66.7
86.7
113.4
140.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
68.5
89.1
116.5
143.9
Godfall
2020
75.2
97.8
127.9
158.0
Borderlands 3
2019
53.9
70.0
91.6
113.2
Far Cry 6
2021
63.7
82.9
108.4
133.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
83.3
108.3
141.6
174.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.5
69.6
91.0
112.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
71.4
92.8
121.4
149.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
83.8
108.9
142.5
176.0
The Witcher 3
2015
75.3
97.9
128.0
158.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
61.2
79.5
104.0
128.5
GreedFall
2019
76.7
99.8
130.5
161.2
F1 2021
2020
82.4
107.2
140.1
173.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
72.3
94.0
123.0
151.9
Anthem
2019
57.7
75.0
98.1
121.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.5
109.8
143.6
177.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.7
Death Stranding
2020
77.3
100.4
131.3
162.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
83.9
109.0
142.6
176.2
Crysis 3
2013
83.5
108.5
141.9
175.3
World War Z
2019
84.1
109.3
142.9
176.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
66.9
87.0
113.7
140.5
Metro Exodus
2019
46.7
60.7
79.3
98.0
The Division
2016
75.1
97.7
127.7
157.8
Hitman 2
2018
83.3
108.3
141.6
174.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
82.4
107.2
140.1
173.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
83.3
108.3
141.6
174.9
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 5 3600X 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 more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
87.3
113.5
148.4
183.3
DiRT Rally
2015
134.0
174.2
227.8
281.5
Battlefield 4
2013
118.2
153.7
201.0
248.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
108.8
141.4
184.9
228.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
176.3
229.1
299.7
370.2
Roblox
2006
293.2
381.2
498.5
615.7
Dota 2
2013
121.5
158.0
206.6
255.2
Doom
2016
133.6
173.7
227.1
280.6
Hitman
2016
85.0
110.5
144.5
178.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
103.8
134.9
176.4
217.9
F1 2019
2019
87.5
113.8
148.8
183.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
93.3
121.3
158.6
196.0
Need For Speed
2015
100.6
130.8
171.1
211.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
96.9
126.0
164.7
203.5
Valorant
2020
170.6
221.7
290.0
358.2
Project CARS 2
2017
88.1
114.6
149.8
185.1
Dawn of War III
2017
91.4
118.9
155.5
192.0
League of Legends
2009
466.6
545.9
674.2
734.9
Battlefield V
2018
89.5
116.3
152.1
187.9
Titanfall 2
2016
91.8
119.3
156.0
192.8
Destiny 2
2017
117.5
152.8
199.8
246.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.5
109.8
143.6
177.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
100.4
130.5
170.6
210.8
Apex Legends
2019
89.5
116.3
152.1
187.9
For Honor
2017
124.4
161.8
211.5
261.3
Battlefield 1
2016
106.2
138.0
180.5
222.9
Minecraft
2011
198.9
258.5
338.1
417.6
Rocket League
2015
362.9
471.8
616.9
762.1
Fallout 76
2018
109.1
141.9
185.5
229.2
Strange Brigade
2018
109.4
142.2
185.9
229.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
106.7
138.8
181.5
224.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
248.8
323.5
423.0
522.6
Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and the GeForce RTX 3060 separately.
