Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 5 4500 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 good or bad for gaming by looking at testing data. As for the key parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The average 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 even for new 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 decision. With this data, you can already easily buy the needed power supply that will completely match the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 5 4500 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3060, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of certain famous 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 4500 configuration:
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hitman 3
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Genshin Impact
Atomic Heart
Apex Legends
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
Roblox
League of Legends
Dota 2
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 competitors in several popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3060.
The closest GeForce RTX 3060 rivals
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 figures 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 popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 5 4500. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS gained 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
Scorn
2022
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.2
Stray
2022
90.5
117.6
153.8
190.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
56.6
73.6
96.3
119.0
Homeworld 3
2022
41.4
53.9
70.4
87.0
Starfield
2022
29.6
38.5
50.3
62.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.4
47.3
61.8
76.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.2
Atomic Heart
2023
20.3
26.4
34.5
42.6
Elden ring
2022
32.1
41.8
54.6
67.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
54.1
70.3
92.0
113.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.0
57.2
74.7
92.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.5
46.2
60.4
74.6
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.7
59.3
77.6
95.9
Saints Row
2022
60.0
78.0
102.0
126.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.4
68.1
89.1
110.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.0
63.7
83.4
103.0
Overwatch 2
2022
81.2
105.5
138.0
170.4
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
61.7
80.2
104.9
129.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
78.6
102.2
133.7
165.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.0
109.2
142.9
176.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
83.4
108.5
141.9
175.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.3
32.9
43.0
53.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.6
50.2
65.7
81.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.3
55.0
71.9
88.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
60.9
79.1
103.5
127.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.0
65.0
84.9
104.9
World War Z
2019
83.6
108.7
142.1
175.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
72.2
93.9
122.7
151.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
75.2
97.8
127.9
158.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
83.4
108.4
141.7
175.1
Halo Infinite
2021
48.2
62.6
81.9
101.2
Gears of War 5
2019
67.6
87.8
114.8
141.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
82.9
107.7
140.8
174.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.3
69.2
90.5
111.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.7
51.7
67.6
83.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
66.5
86.5
113.1
139.7
Just Cause 4
2018
67.0
87.2
114.0
140.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
57.5
74.7
97.7
120.7
Hitman 3
2021
57.5
74.7
97.7
120.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
82.9
107.7
140.8
174.0
The Division
2016
74.7
97.2
127.1
156.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.2
49.7
65.0
80.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.3
69.2
90.5
111.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
82.0
106.6
139.4
172.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
66.4
86.3
112.8
139.4
GreedFall
2019
76.3
99.2
129.8
160.3
Project CARS 3
2020
38.9
50.6
66.1
81.7
F1 22
2020
73.6
95.6
125.0
154.5
Dishonored 2
2016
63.9
83.1
108.7
134.2
Godfall
2020
74.8
97.3
127.2
157.1
F1 2021
2020
82.0
106.6
139.4
172.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
68.1
88.6
115.8
143.1
Borderlands 3
2019
53.6
69.7
91.1
112.6
Genshin Impact
2020
73.6
95.6
125.0
154.5
Metro Exodus
2019
46.4
60.3
78.9
97.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
71.9
93.5
122.3
151.1
Anthem
2019
57.4
74.6
97.6
120.6
The Witcher 3
2015
74.9
97.4
127.3
157.3
Crysis 3
2013
83.0
107.9
141.1
174.3
Far Cry 6
2021
63.4
82.4
107.8
133.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
61.1
79.5
103.9
128.4
Hitman 2
2018
82.9
107.7
140.8
174.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
66.5
86.5
113.1
139.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
55.1
71.7
93.7
115.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
62.4
81.1
106.1
131.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
71.0
92.3
120.7
149.1
Death Stranding
2020
76.8
99.9
130.6
161.4
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 5 4500 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Apex Legends
2019
89.0
115.7
151.3
187.0
Need For Speed
2015
100.1
130.1
170.2
210.2
For Honor
2017
123.8
160.9
210.4
259.9
Dawn of War III
2017
91.0
118.3
154.6
191.0
Destiny 2
2017
116.9
152.0
198.8
245.5
Minecraft
2011
197.8
257.2
336.3
415.4
DiRT Rally
2015
133.3
173.3
226.7
280.0
Battlefield V
2018
89.0
115.7
151.3
187.0
Battlefield 1
2016
105.6
137.3
179.5
221.7
League of Legends
2009
464.1
543.0
670.7
731.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
247.5
321.8
420.8
519.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
175.3
227.9
298.1
368.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
106.2
138.0
180.5
223.0
Titanfall 2
2016
91.3
118.7
155.2
191.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.0
109.2
142.9
176.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
103.2
134.2
175.5
216.8
Rocket League
2015
361.0
469.3
613.7
758.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
108.2
140.7
184.0
227.3
Roblox
2006
291.7
379.2
495.8
612.5
Dota 2
2013
120.9
157.2
205.5
253.9
Doom
2016
132.9
172.8
225.9
279.1
Strange Brigade
2018
108.8
141.4
185.0
228.5
Hitman
2016
84.5
109.9
143.7
177.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
86.8
112.9
147.6
182.3
F1 2019
2019
87.1
113.2
148.0
182.9
Fallout 76
2018
108.6
141.1
184.5
228.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
92.8
120.7
157.8
194.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
96.4
125.3
163.8
202.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
99.8
129.8
169.7
209.7
Valorant
2020
169.7
220.6
288.5
356.3
Battlefield 4
2013
117.6
152.9
199.9
247.0
Project CARS 2
2017
87.7
114.0
149.0
184.1
Though 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. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and the GeForce RTX 3060 separately.
