Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is good or bad for gaming from testing results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the key parameter. 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 draw certain decision. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3060, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of some popular 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 PRO 5650G configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Atomic Heart
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Far Cry 6
Minecraft
Valorant
League of Legends
Apex Legends
Dota 2
Roblox
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3060 with competitors in several 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 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS achieved 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
Overwatch 2
2022
81.9
106.5
139.3
172.0
Stray
2022
91.3
118.7
155.2
191.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.8
46.6
60.9
75.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.9
68.8
89.9
111.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.6
41.0
53.7
66.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.5
64.3
84.1
103.9
Scorn
2022
33.3
43.3
56.6
69.9
Saints Row
2022
60.6
78.8
103.0
127.2
Elden ring
2022
32.4
42.2
55.1
68.1
Starfield
2022
29.9
38.8
50.8
62.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
57.2
74.3
97.2
120.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
46.1
59.9
78.3
96.8
Homeworld 3
2022
41.8
54.4
71.1
87.8
Atomic Heart
2023
20.5
26.6
34.8
43.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
54.6
71.0
92.8
114.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.3
43.3
56.6
69.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.4
57.7
75.4
93.2
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dishonored 2
2016
64.5
83.9
109.7
135.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
63.0
81.9
107.1
132.2
Genshin Impact
2020
74.2
96.5
126.2
155.9
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
67.0
87.1
113.9
140.7
Godfall
2020
75.5
98.2
128.4
158.6
The Witcher 3
2015
75.6
98.3
128.5
158.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
83.6
108.7
142.2
175.6
Hitman 2
2018
83.6
108.7
142.2
175.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
79.4
103.2
134.9
166.7
Project CARS 3
2020
39.3
51.0
66.7
82.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
84.2
109.5
143.2
176.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.7
55.5
72.5
89.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
68.8
89.4
116.9
144.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
58.0
75.4
98.6
121.9
Metro Exodus
2019
46.8
60.9
79.6
98.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
62.3
81.0
105.9
130.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
55.6
72.3
94.6
116.8
The Division
2016
75.4
98.1
128.2
158.4
Just Cause 4
2018
67.7
88.0
115.0
142.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
72.6
94.4
123.5
152.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.5
33.2
43.4
53.6
World War Z
2019
84.4
109.7
143.5
177.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
82.8
107.6
140.7
173.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.4
65.6
85.7
105.9
GreedFall
2019
77.1
100.2
131.0
161.8
F1 2021
2020
82.8
107.6
140.7
173.8
Death Stranding
2020
77.6
100.8
131.9
162.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
83.6
108.7
142.2
175.6
F1 22
2020
74.2
96.5
126.2
155.9
Crysis 3
2013
83.8
108.9
142.5
176.0
Halo Infinite
2021
48.6
63.2
82.7
102.1
Gears of War 5
2019
68.2
88.6
115.9
143.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.8
69.9
91.4
112.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
67.2
87.3
114.2
141.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
61.4
79.9
104.4
129.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
71.7
93.2
121.9
150.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.6
50.1
65.6
81.0
Borderlands 3
2019
54.1
70.3
92.0
113.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.8
110.3
144.2
178.1
Hitman 3
2021
58.0
75.4
98.6
121.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.0
50.7
66.3
81.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
40.1
52.1
68.2
84.2
Anthem
2019
57.9
75.3
98.5
121.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
67.2
87.3
114.2
141.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
61.7
80.2
104.9
129.6
Far Cry 6
2021
64.0
83.2
108.8
134.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
84.1
109.4
143.0
176.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
72.9
94.7
123.9
153.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
75.9
98.7
129.1
159.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.8
69.9
91.4
112.9
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G 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
Resident Evil 2
2019
97.3
126.5
165.4
204.3
Doom
2016
134.1
174.4
228.0
281.7
Dota 2
2013
122.0
158.6
207.4
256.3
F1 2019
2019
87.9
114.3
149.4
184.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
104.2
135.4
177.1
218.8
Apex Legends
2019
89.9
116.8
152.8
188.7
Rocket League
2015
364.4
473.7
619.4
765.2
Titanfall 2
2016
92.2
119.8
156.7
193.5
Need For Speed
2015
101.0
131.3
171.8
212.2
DiRT Rally
2015
134.6
174.9
228.8
282.6
Project CARS 2
2017
88.5
115.0
150.4
185.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
100.8
131.0
171.3
211.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.8
110.3
144.2
178.1
Valorant
2020
171.3
222.6
291.1
359.7
Battlefield 4
2013
118.7
154.3
201.8
249.3
Dawn of War III
2017
91.8
119.4
156.1
192.8
Strange Brigade
2018
109.8
142.8
186.7
230.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
93.7
121.8
159.3
196.8
Minecraft
2011
199.7
259.6
339.5
419.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
109.2
142.0
185.7
229.4
League of Legends
2009
468.5
548.1
677.0
737.9
Roblox
2006
294.4
382.7
500.5
618.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
249.9
324.8
424.8
524.7
Battlefield V
2018
89.9
116.8
152.8
188.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
177.0
230.1
300.9
371.7
For Honor
2017
124.9
162.4
212.4
262.3
Battlefield 1
2016
106.6
138.6
181.2
223.8
Destiny 2
2017
118.0
153.4
200.6
247.8
Hitman
2016
85.3
110.9
145.1
179.2
Fallout 76
2018
109.6
142.4
186.3
230.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
87.6
113.9
149.0
184.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
107.2
139.3
182.2
225.1
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
