Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 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 from results of all benchmarks. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the primary characteristic. The ordinary 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 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 graphics card, you can already make certain decision. With this data, you can already easily buy the needed power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3060, because 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 practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 configuration:
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
Roblox
League of Legends
Dota 2
Apex Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 is better or worse than 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 numbers will further 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 popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the medium FPS obtained 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
33.1
43.0
56.3
69.5
Stray
2022
90.8
118.1
154.4
190.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.6
46.3
60.6
74.9
Saints Row
2022
60.3
78.3
102.4
126.5
Starfield
2022
29.7
38.6
50.5
62.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
54.3
70.6
92.3
114.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.1
43.0
56.3
69.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
56.9
73.9
96.7
119.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.4
40.8
53.4
65.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.2
64.0
83.7
103.4
Homeworld 3
2022
41.6
54.1
70.7
87.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.1
57.4
75.0
92.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.6
68.4
89.5
110.5
Elden ring
2022
32.3
41.9
54.8
67.7
Atomic Heart
2023
20.4
26.5
34.6
42.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.8
59.6
77.9
96.2
Overwatch 2
2022
81.5
105.9
138.5
171.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.5
47.4
62.0
76.6
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Hitman 3
2021
57.7
75.0
98.1
121.2
F1 22
2020
73.8
96.0
125.5
155.1
Dishonored 2
2016
64.2
83.4
109.1
134.7
Genshin Impact
2020
73.8
96.0
125.5
155.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
82.3
107.0
140.0
172.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.4
33.0
43.1
53.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
83.2
108.1
141.4
174.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
83.2
108.1
141.4
174.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
57.7
75.0
98.1
121.2
Just Cause 4
2018
67.3
87.5
114.4
141.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
62.0
80.5
105.3
130.1
Project CARS 3
2020
39.0
50.8
66.4
82.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.4
55.2
72.1
89.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.5
69.5
90.9
112.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
68.4
88.9
116.3
143.7
Far Cry 6
2021
63.7
82.8
108.2
133.7
The Witcher 3
2015
75.2
97.8
127.8
157.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
62.6
81.4
106.5
131.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
72.2
93.9
122.8
151.7
Gears of War 5
2019
67.8
88.2
115.3
142.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.2
65.2
85.3
105.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
61.1
79.4
103.9
128.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
72.5
94.2
123.2
152.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
66.6
86.6
113.3
139.9
F1 2021
2020
82.3
107.0
140.0
172.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
55.3
71.9
94.1
116.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
83.7
108.8
142.3
175.7
Borderlands 3
2019
53.8
70.0
91.5
113.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.5
69.5
90.9
112.3
Godfall
2020
75.1
97.6
127.7
157.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
78.9
102.6
134.2
165.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.4
49.9
65.2
80.6
GreedFall
2019
76.6
99.6
130.3
160.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
66.8
86.8
113.6
140.3
Halo Infinite
2021
48.4
62.9
82.2
101.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.4
109.7
143.4
177.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
75.5
98.2
128.4
158.6
Hitman 2
2018
83.2
108.1
141.4
174.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.9
51.9
67.8
83.8
World War Z
2019
83.9
109.1
142.7
176.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
83.8
108.9
142.4
175.9
Anthem
2019
57.6
74.9
98.0
121.0
The Division
2016
75.0
97.5
127.5
157.6
Metro Exodus
2019
46.6
60.6
79.2
97.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
71.3
92.7
121.2
149.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
66.8
86.8
113.6
140.3
Death Stranding
2020
77.1
100.3
131.2
162.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
61.4
79.8
104.3
128.9
Crysis 3
2013
83.3
108.3
141.7
175.0
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 5 5500 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
106.6
138.6
181.2
223.9
DiRT Rally
2015
133.8
174.0
227.5
281.1
Battlefield V
2018
89.4
116.2
151.9
187.7
F1 2019
2019
87.4
113.6
148.6
183.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
248.5
323.1
422.5
521.9
Project CARS 2
2017
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.8
Dawn of War III
2017
91.3
118.7
155.2
191.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
100.2
130.3
170.4
210.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
103.6
134.7
176.2
217.6
Rocket League
2015
362.4
471.1
616.1
761.0
Destiny 2
2017
117.4
152.6
199.5
246.5
Battlefield 1
2016
106.0
137.8
180.2
222.6
Minecraft
2011
198.6
258.2
337.6
417.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
96.8
125.8
164.5
203.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
108.6
141.2
184.7
228.1
Fallout 76
2018
109.0
141.7
185.3
228.8
Hitman
2016
84.9
110.3
144.3
178.2
Valorant
2020
170.3
221.4
289.6
357.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
93.2
121.1
158.4
195.7
Apex Legends
2019
89.4
116.2
151.9
187.7
Roblox
2006
292.8
380.7
497.8
614.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
87.2
113.3
148.2
183.0
Battlefield 4
2013
118.1
153.5
200.7
247.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.4
109.7
143.4
177.2
Strange Brigade
2018
109.2
142.0
185.7
229.4
Titanfall 2
2016
91.7
119.2
155.8
192.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
176.0
228.8
299.2
369.7
For Honor
2017
124.3
161.5
211.2
260.9
Doom
2016
133.4
173.4
226.8
280.2
Dota 2
2013
121.4
157.8
206.3
254.9
Need For Speed
2015
100.5
130.6
170.8
211.0
League of Legends
2009
465.9
545.2
673.3
733.9
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 and the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 separately.
