Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is good or bad for gaming by looking at testing data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the main characteristic. The ordinary FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good for modern 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 some conclusions. With this data, you can already easily select the necessary power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3060, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of certain popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next 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 7 1700 configuration:
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
Minecraft
Hitman 3
Roblox
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
Apex Legends
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 is better or worse than competitors in several 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 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 also help you make the right 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 7 1700. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the average FPS received 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
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.5
46.2
60.4
74.6
Elden ring
2022
32.1
41.8
54.6
67.5
Starfield
2022
29.6
38.5
50.3
62.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.7
59.4
77.6
95.9
Saints Row
2022
60.0
78.1
102.1
126.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.4
47.3
61.8
76.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
54.1
70.4
92.0
113.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.4
68.2
89.1
110.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.1
63.8
83.4
103.0
Atomic Heart
2023
20.3
26.4
34.5
42.6
Overwatch 2
2022
81.2
105.5
138.0
170.5
Stray
2022
90.5
117.6
153.8
190.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.3
Homeworld 3
2022
41.4
53.9
70.5
87.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
56.7
73.7
96.3
119.0
Scorn
2022
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.0
57.2
74.8
92.4
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
63.9
83.1
108.7
134.3
Just Cause 4
2018
67.1
87.2
114.0
140.8
Godfall
2020
74.8
97.3
127.2
157.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.7
50.2
65.7
81.2
Death Stranding
2020
76.9
99.9
130.7
161.4
Borderlands 3
2019
53.6
69.7
91.2
112.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
61.7
80.3
105.0
129.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
62.4
81.1
106.1
131.1
The Division
2016
74.8
97.2
127.1
157.0
Project CARS 3
2020
38.9
50.6
66.1
81.7
Gears of War 5
2019
67.6
87.8
114.9
141.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
83.5
108.5
141.9
175.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
66.6
86.5
113.2
139.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.3
55.0
71.9
88.8
Hitman 2
2018
82.9
107.7
140.9
174.1
GreedFall
2019
76.4
99.3
129.8
160.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
71.0
92.4
120.8
149.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
61.1
79.5
104.0
128.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
66.4
86.3
112.9
139.4
Halo Infinite
2021
48.2
62.7
82.0
101.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.2
49.7
65.0
80.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
60.9
79.2
103.5
127.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.3
32.9
43.0
53.1
F1 22
2020
73.6
95.7
125.1
154.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
57.5
74.8
97.8
120.8
Crysis 3
2013
83.1
108.0
141.2
174.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
82.0
106.6
139.5
172.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
55.1
71.7
93.7
115.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.3
69.3
90.6
111.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
68.2
88.6
115.9
143.2
Hitman 3
2021
57.5
74.8
97.8
120.8
The Witcher 3
2015
74.9
97.4
127.4
157.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.1
109.3
142.9
176.5
Anthem
2019
57.4
74.7
97.6
120.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
72.0
93.6
122.4
151.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
75.3
97.9
128.0
158.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
78.7
102.3
133.7
165.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
82.9
107.7
140.9
174.1
Far Cry 6
2021
63.4
82.5
107.8
133.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
72.2
93.9
122.8
151.7
Metro Exodus
2019
46.4
60.4
78.9
97.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
66.6
86.5
113.2
139.8
F1 2021
2020
82.0
106.6
139.5
172.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.5
World War Z
2019
83.6
108.7
142.2
175.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
82.9
107.7
140.9
174.1
Genshin Impact
2020
73.6
95.7
125.1
154.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
83.4
108.4
141.8
175.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.3
69.3
90.6
111.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.0
65.0
85.0
105.0
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 7 1700 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 higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Valorant
2020
169.7
220.7
288.6
356.5
Battlefield 1
2016
105.6
137.3
179.6
221.8
Battlefield V
2018
89.1
115.8
151.4
187.0
Need For Speed
2015
100.1
130.2
170.2
210.3
Battlefield 4
2013
117.6
152.9
200.0
247.1
Roblox
2006
291.8
379.3
496.0
612.7
DiRT Rally
2015
133.4
173.4
226.7
280.1
Project CARS 2
2017
87.7
114.0
149.1
184.2
Fallout 76
2018
108.6
141.2
184.6
228.0
Dawn of War III
2017
91.0
118.3
154.7
191.1
Hitman
2016
84.6
109.9
143.8
177.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
99.9
129.8
169.8
209.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.1
109.3
142.9
176.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
175.4
228.0
298.2
368.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
247.6
321.9
421.0
520.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
108.3
140.7
184.0
227.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
96.4
125.3
163.9
202.5
Doom
2016
133.0
172.8
226.0
279.2
Titanfall 2
2016
91.3
118.7
155.3
191.8
Strange Brigade
2018
108.8
141.5
185.0
228.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
86.9
112.9
147.7
182.4
Minecraft
2011
197.9
257.3
336.4
415.6
Destiny 2
2017
117.0
152.1
198.8
245.6
For Honor
2017
123.8
161.0
210.5
260.0
F1 2019
2019
87.1
113.2
148.1
182.9
Dota 2
2013
120.9
157.2
205.6
254.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
106.2
138.1
180.6
223.1
Rocket League
2015
361.1
469.5
613.9
758.4
League of Legends
2009
464.3
543.3
670.9
731.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
92.9
120.7
157.9
195.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
103.3
134.2
175.6
216.9
Apex Legends
2019
89.1
115.8
151.4
187.0
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. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 and the GeForce RTX 3060 separately.
