Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 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 by looking at benchmark data. As for the main parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The medium 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 some conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that will completely match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3060, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of several popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 7 3800X configuration:
Far Cry 6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
Roblox
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
Apex Legends
Minecraft
Valorant
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3060 with competitors in some popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3060.
The closest competitors 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 also help you make the good choice.
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 7 3800X. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the average FPS achieved 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
Stray
2022
92.5
120.3
157.3
194.3
Homeworld 3
2022
42.4
55.1
72.0
89.0
Scorn
2022
33.7
43.8
57.3
70.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
36.3
47.2
61.7
76.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
57.9
75.3
98.5
121.6
Saints Row
2022
61.4
79.8
104.4
128.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
32.0
41.6
54.4
67.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
45.0
58.4
76.4
94.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
55.3
71.9
94.1
116.2
Starfield
2022
30.3
39.3
51.4
63.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
50.1
65.2
85.2
105.3
Elden ring
2022
32.9
42.7
55.9
69.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.7
43.8
57.3
70.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
53.6
69.7
91.1
112.6
Overwatch 2
2022
83.0
107.9
141.1
174.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
46.7
60.7
79.4
98.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
37.2
48.3
63.2
78.1
Atomic Heart
2023
20.7
27.0
35.3
43.6
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
63.1
82.0
107.3
132.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
51.1
66.4
86.9
107.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
80.4
104.5
136.7
168.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
73.8
96.0
125.5
155.0
F1 2021
2020
83.9
109.0
142.6
176.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
39.1
50.8
66.4
82.1
Hitman 3
2021
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
84.7
110.1
144.0
177.9
F1 22
2020
75.2
97.8
127.9
158.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
63.8
82.9
108.5
134.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
43.2
56.2
73.5
90.8
Gears of War 5
2019
69.1
89.8
117.4
145.1
Dishonored 2
2016
65.4
85.0
111.1
137.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
68.0
88.5
115.7
142.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
62.5
81.3
106.3
131.3
Crysis 3
2013
84.9
110.4
144.3
178.3
Far Cry 6
2021
64.8
84.3
110.2
136.2
Anthem
2019
58.7
76.3
99.8
123.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
67.9
88.2
115.4
142.5
Metro Exodus
2019
47.5
61.7
80.7
99.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
69.7
90.6
118.5
146.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
73.6
95.6
125.1
154.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
54.5
70.8
92.6
114.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
76.9
100.0
130.8
161.6
Genshin Impact
2020
75.2
97.8
127.9
158.0
The Division
2016
76.4
99.4
129.9
160.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
84.7
110.1
144.0
177.9
Borderlands 3
2019
54.8
71.3
93.2
115.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
72.6
94.4
123.5
152.5
Halo Infinite
2021
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.5
Just Cause 4
2018
68.6
89.1
116.6
144.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
68.0
88.5
115.7
142.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
54.5
70.8
92.6
114.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
85.2
110.8
144.9
179.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
85.3
110.9
145.1
179.2
World War Z
2019
85.5
111.2
145.4
179.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
40.6
52.8
69.1
85.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.9
111.7
146.1
180.5
Godfall
2020
76.5
99.5
130.1
160.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
62.2
80.9
105.8
130.7
The Witcher 3
2015
76.6
99.6
130.2
160.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
56.4
73.3
95.8
118.4
Project CARS 3
2020
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.5
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.9
33.6
43.9
54.3
Death Stranding
2020
78.6
102.2
133.6
165.0
Hitman 2
2018
84.7
110.1
144.0
177.9
GreedFall
2019
78.1
101.5
132.7
163.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
83.9
109.0
142.6
176.1
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 7 3800X 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 more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Titanfall 2
2016
93.4
121.4
158.7
196.1
Destiny 2
2017
119.6
155.4
203.3
251.1
Apex Legends
2019
91.0
118.3
154.8
191.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
253.1
329.1
430.3
531.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.9
111.7
146.1
180.5
Battlefield 1
2016
108.0
140.4
183.6
226.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
88.8
115.4
150.9
186.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
105.6
137.2
179.5
221.7
Valorant
2020
173.5
225.6
295.0
364.4
League of Legends
2009
474.6
555.3
685.9
747.6
Roblox
2006
298.3
387.8
507.1
626.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
179.3
233.1
304.8
376.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
98.6
128.1
167.6
207.0
Strange Brigade
2018
111.3
144.6
189.2
233.7
Rocket League
2015
369.2
479.9
627.6
775.2
Hitman
2016
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
Fallout 76
2018
111.0
144.3
188.7
233.1
Project CARS 2
2017
89.7
116.6
152.4
188.3
DiRT Rally
2015
136.3
177.2
231.8
286.3
F1 2019
2019
89.0
115.8
151.4
187.0
For Honor
2017
126.6
164.5
215.2
265.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
102.1
132.7
173.6
214.4
Doom
2016
135.9
176.7
231.0
285.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
110.7
143.9
188.1
232.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
94.9
123.4
161.4
199.3
Need For Speed
2015
102.4
133.1
174.0
215.0
Dota 2
2013
123.6
160.7
210.2
259.6
Battlefield V
2018
91.0
118.3
154.8
191.2
Dawn of War III
2017
93.0
120.9
158.1
195.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
108.6
141.2
184.6
228.0
Battlefield 4
2013
120.3
156.3
204.4
252.5
Minecraft
2011
202.3
263.0
343.9
424.8
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 and the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X separately.
