Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 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 parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The average 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 even 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 graphics card, you can already draw certain decision. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3060, since it has a pretty 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 practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT configuration:
Apex Legends
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Atomic Heart
Valorant
Roblox
Minecraft
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
Hitman 3
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3060 with competitors in some famous 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 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 good 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 3600XT. The numbers beside 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
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
46.1
59.9
78.4
96.8
Overwatch 2
2022
82.0
106.6
139.3
172.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.3
43.3
56.6
69.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.9
46.6
61.0
75.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.5
64.4
84.2
104.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.9
68.8
90.0
111.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.4
57.7
75.5
93.2
Starfield
2022
29.9
38.8
50.8
62.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
54.6
71.0
92.9
114.8
Saints Row
2022
60.6
78.8
103.1
127.3
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.6
41.1
53.7
66.3
Atomic Heart
2023
20.5
26.6
34.8
43.0
Homeworld 3
2022
41.8
54.4
71.1
87.9
Elden ring
2022
32.4
42.2
55.2
68.1
Stray
2022
91.4
118.8
155.3
191.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
57.2
74.4
97.2
120.1
Scorn
2022
33.3
43.3
56.6
69.9
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
Forza Horizon 5
2021
61.5
79.9
104.5
129.1
Just Cause 4
2018
67.7
88.0
115.1
142.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.0
50.7
66.3
81.9
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
67.0
87.1
113.9
140.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
83.7
108.8
142.2
175.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.5
33.2
43.4
53.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
61.7
80.2
104.9
129.6
F1 22
2020
74.3
96.6
126.3
156.0
F1 2021
2020
82.8
107.7
140.8
173.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
72.9
94.8
124.0
153.1
Gears of War 5
2019
68.2
88.7
116.0
143.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.9
110.3
144.3
178.2
Anthem
2019
58.0
75.4
98.6
121.7
Project CARS 3
2020
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
58.1
75.5
98.7
121.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
40.1
52.2
68.2
84.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
62.3
81.0
106.0
130.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.6
50.2
65.6
81.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
68.8
89.5
117.0
144.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.0
Hitman 2
2018
83.7
108.8
142.2
175.7
Metro Exodus
2019
46.9
60.9
79.7
98.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
67.2
87.4
114.2
141.1
Hitman 3
2021
58.1
75.5
98.7
121.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
71.7
93.2
121.9
150.6
Borderlands 3
2019
54.1
70.4
92.0
113.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.8
69.9
91.4
113.0
Far Cry 6
2021
64.0
83.2
108.9
134.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
76.0
98.8
129.2
159.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.8
69.9
91.4
113.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
84.2
109.4
143.1
176.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
72.7
94.5
123.5
152.6
Genshin Impact
2020
74.3
96.6
126.3
156.0
Godfall
2020
75.6
98.2
128.5
158.7
The Division
2016
75.5
98.1
128.3
158.5
The Witcher 3
2015
75.6
98.3
128.6
158.9
Dishonored 2
2016
64.5
83.9
109.7
135.6
Halo Infinite
2021
48.7
63.3
82.7
102.2
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
83.7
108.8
142.2
175.7
GreedFall
2019
77.1
100.2
131.1
161.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.5
65.6
85.8
106.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
82.8
107.7
140.8
173.9
Death Stranding
2020
77.6
100.9
131.9
163.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
67.2
87.4
114.2
141.1
Crysis 3
2013
83.8
109.0
142.5
176.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.7
55.5
72.6
89.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
63.0
81.9
107.1
132.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
79.4
103.2
135.0
166.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
55.7
72.4
94.6
116.9
World War Z
2019
84.4
109.8
143.6
177.3
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 5 3600XT 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
Valorant
2020
171.4
222.8
291.3
359.9
Dota 2
2013
122.1
158.7
207.6
256.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
107.2
139.4
182.3
225.2
Rocket League
2015
364.6
474.0
619.8
765.6
Strange Brigade
2018
109.9
142.9
186.8
230.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.9
110.3
144.3
178.2
Titanfall 2
2016
92.2
119.9
156.8
193.6
Project CARS 2
2017
88.5
115.1
150.5
185.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
97.3
126.5
165.5
204.4
F1 2019
2019
87.9
114.3
149.5
184.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
109.3
142.1
185.8
229.5
Destiny 2
2017
118.1
153.5
200.7
248.0
Dawn of War III
2017
91.9
119.4
156.2
192.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
177.1
230.2
301.0
371.9
DiRT Rally
2015
134.6
175.0
228.9
282.8
For Honor
2017
125.0
162.5
212.5
262.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
100.8
131.1
171.4
211.8
League of Legends
2009
468.7
548.4
677.3
738.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
87.7
114.0
149.1
184.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
93.7
121.9
159.4
196.9
Battlefield V
2018
89.9
116.9
152.8
188.8
Doom
2016
134.2
174.5
228.2
281.9
Roblox
2006
294.6
382.9
500.8
618.6
Apex Legends
2019
89.9
116.9
152.8
188.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
104.3
135.5
177.2
218.9
Battlefield 1
2016
106.6
138.6
181.3
223.9
Fallout 76
2018
109.6
142.5
186.4
230.2
Need For Speed
2015
101.1
131.4
171.9
212.3
Minecraft
2011
199.8
259.7
339.6
419.6
Hitman
2016
85.4
111.0
145.1
179.3
Battlefield 4
2013
118.8
154.4
201.9
249.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
250.0
325.0
425.0
525.0
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
