Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is bad or good for gaming from results of all benchmarks. As for the key parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The medium FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can state 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 GPU, you can already make some decision. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will completely match the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3060, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of certain common 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 5600GE configuration:
League of Legends
Minecraft
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Fortnite Battle Royale
Valorant
Genshin Impact
Atomic Heart
Dota 2
Far Cry 6
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hitman 3
Roblox
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 is better or worse than competitors in some popular games and choose 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 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 good 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 5600GE. The numbers next 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
Saints Row
2022
60.0
78.0
102.0
126.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.0
42.9
56.0
69.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Elden ring
2022
32.1
41.8
54.6
67.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
54.1
70.3
92.0
113.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
56.6
73.6
96.3
118.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.3
47.2
61.8
76.3
Homeworld 3
2022
41.4
53.8
70.4
87.0
Stray
2022
90.4
117.6
153.7
189.9
Starfield
2022
29.6
38.5
50.3
62.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.6
59.3
77.6
95.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.4
68.1
89.1
110.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.5
46.1
60.3
74.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.0
57.1
74.7
92.3
Overwatch 2
2022
81.1
105.5
137.9
170.4
Atomic Heart
2023
20.3
26.4
34.5
42.6
Scorn
2022
33.0
42.9
56.0
69.2
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Hitman 2
2018
82.8
107.7
140.8
173.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
72.2
93.8
122.7
151.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.6
50.2
65.7
81.1
Dishonored 2
2016
63.9
83.1
108.6
134.2
World War Z
2019
83.6
108.7
142.1
175.5
Gears of War 5
2019
67.5
87.8
114.8
141.8
F1 22
2020
73.5
95.6
125.0
154.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.2
49.7
64.9
80.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.3
54.9
71.8
88.7
Just Cause 4
2018
67.0
87.1
113.9
140.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
75.2
97.8
127.9
158.0
Halo Infinite
2021
48.2
62.6
81.9
101.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
66.5
86.5
113.1
139.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
55.1
71.6
93.7
115.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
82.8
107.7
140.8
173.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.3
32.9
43.0
53.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
68.1
88.6
115.8
143.1
Crysis 3
2013
83.0
107.9
141.1
174.3
Anthem
2019
57.4
74.6
97.6
120.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
83.4
108.4
141.8
175.2
Death Stranding
2020
76.8
99.9
130.6
161.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
66.5
86.5
113.1
139.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.0
109.2
142.8
176.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
61.1
79.4
103.9
128.3
Godfall
2020
74.8
97.2
127.2
157.1
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
62.4
81.1
106.0
131.0
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
71.9
93.5
122.3
151.0
Project CARS 3
2020
38.9
50.5
66.1
81.6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
82.0
106.6
139.4
172.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
83.3
108.3
141.7
175.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
61.7
80.2
104.9
129.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
78.6
102.2
133.6
165.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
57.5
74.7
97.7
120.7
Borderlands 3
2019
53.6
69.7
91.1
112.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
60.9
79.1
103.5
127.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
82.8
107.7
140.8
173.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.2
69.2
90.5
111.8
GreedFall
2019
76.3
99.2
129.7
160.3
The Division
2016
74.7
97.1
127.0
156.9
F1 2021
2020
82.0
106.6
139.4
172.2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.2
69.2
90.5
111.8
Hitman 3
2021
57.5
74.7
97.7
120.7
Genshin Impact
2020
73.5
95.6
125.0
154.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.0
64.9
84.9
104.9
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
66.3
86.3
112.8
139.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.7
51.6
67.5
83.4
Far Cry 6
2021
63.4
82.4
107.8
133.1
Metro Exodus
2019
46.4
60.3
78.9
97.4
The Witcher 3
2015
74.9
97.4
127.3
157.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
71.0
92.3
120.7
149.1
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 5 5600GE 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 much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
92.8
120.6
157.8
194.9
Dawn of War III
2017
90.9
118.2
154.6
191.0
Apex Legends
2019
89.0
115.7
151.3
186.9
Roblox
2006
291.6
379.1
495.7
612.4
Valorant
2020
169.6
220.5
288.4
356.2
Battlefield V
2018
89.0
115.7
151.3
186.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
103.2
134.2
175.4
216.7
Minecraft
2011
197.8
257.1
336.2
415.3
Strange Brigade
2018
108.8
141.4
184.9
228.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
175.3
227.9
298.0
368.1
DiRT Rally
2015
133.3
173.3
226.6
279.9
Rocket League
2015
360.9
469.2
613.5
757.9
Battlefield 1
2016
105.6
137.2
179.5
221.7
Project CARS 2
2017
87.6
113.9
149.0
184.1
Hitman
2016
84.5
109.9
143.7
177.5
Fallout 76
2018
108.5
141.1
184.5
227.9
Destiny 2
2017
116.9
152.0
198.7
245.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
96.4
125.3
163.8
202.3
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
106.2
138.0
180.5
222.9
Titanfall 2
2016
91.3
118.7
155.2
191.7
League of Legends
2009
464.0
542.9
670.5
730.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
86.8
112.8
147.6
182.3
Battlefield 4
2013
117.6
152.8
199.9
246.9
For Honor
2017
123.7
160.9
210.4
259.9
F1 2019
2019
87.1
113.2
148.0
182.8
Doom
2016
132.9
172.7
225.9
279.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
247.5
321.7
420.7
519.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
108.2
140.6
183.9
227.2
Need For Speed
2015
100.1
130.1
170.1
210.2
Dota 2
2013
120.9
157.1
205.5
253.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.0
109.2
142.8
176.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
99.8
129.8
169.7
209.6
Though you can't argue with the numbers 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. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
