Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different 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 results of all benchmarks. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the key characteristic. The medium FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good even for new most demanding 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 safely buy the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 7 5700G . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3060, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of certain famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 7 5700G configuration:
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
Apex Legends
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Genshin Impact
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Valorant
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hitman 3
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3060 with competitors in several popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3060.
The closest GeForce RTX 3060 rivals
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 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 figures will further help you make the right choice.
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 5700G. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the medium FPS gained 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
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
53.0
68.8
90.0
111.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
46.1
60.0
78.4
96.9
Overwatch 2
2022
82.0
106.6
139.4
172.2
Homeworld 3
2022
41.9
54.4
71.1
87.9
Starfield
2022
29.9
38.9
50.8
62.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.7
47.7
62.4
77.1
Atomic Heart
2023
20.5
26.6
34.8
43.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
54.7
71.1
92.9
114.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.6
41.1
53.7
66.4
Elden ring
2022
32.5
42.2
55.2
68.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.5
64.4
84.2
104.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.9
46.6
61.0
75.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.4
57.7
75.5
93.3
Stray
2022
91.4
118.8
155.4
191.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.3
43.3
56.6
70.0
Saints Row
2022
60.6
78.8
103.1
127.4
Scorn
2022
33.3
43.3
56.6
70.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
57.2
74.4
97.3
120.2
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Anthem
2019
58.0
75.4
98.6
121.8
F1 2021
2020
82.9
107.7
140.8
174.0
Gears of War 5
2019
68.2
88.7
116.0
143.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.9
110.4
144.3
178.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
84.2
109.5
143.2
176.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
61.5
79.9
104.5
129.1
Borderlands 3
2019
54.2
70.4
92.1
113.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
79.4
103.3
135.0
166.8
World War Z
2019
84.5
109.8
143.6
177.4
Crysis 3
2013
83.9
109.0
142.6
176.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
83.7
108.8
142.3
175.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
67.2
87.4
114.3
141.2
Genshin Impact
2020
74.3
96.6
126.3
156.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
71.7
93.3
122.0
150.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
72.7
94.5
123.6
152.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.8
70.0
91.5
113.0
Dishonored 2
2016
64.6
83.9
109.8
135.6
Death Stranding
2020
77.6
100.9
132.0
163.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.8
70.0
91.5
113.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
68.8
89.5
117.0
144.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
63.0
81.9
107.2
132.4
GreedFall
2019
77.1
100.3
131.1
162.0
Halo Infinite
2021
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
67.0
87.2
114.0
140.8
Just Cause 4
2018
67.7
88.1
115.1
142.2
Metro Exodus
2019
46.9
61.0
79.7
98.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.7
55.5
72.6
89.7
Godfall
2020
75.6
98.3
128.5
158.7
The Division
2016
75.5
98.2
128.4
158.6
Hitman 2
2018
83.7
108.8
142.3
175.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.5
65.6
85.8
106.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
76.0
98.8
129.2
159.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
83.7
108.8
142.3
175.8
Hitman 3
2021
58.1
75.5
98.7
122.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
61.8
80.3
105.0
129.7
F1 22
2020
74.3
96.6
126.3
156.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.6
50.2
65.6
81.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
40.1
52.2
68.2
84.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
58.1
75.5
98.7
122.0
Project CARS 3
2020
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
82.9
107.7
140.8
174.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.0
50.7
66.4
82.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
55.7
72.4
94.7
116.9
Far Cry 6
2021
64.1
83.3
108.9
134.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
62.4
81.1
106.0
130.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.5
33.2
43.4
53.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
67.2
87.4
114.3
141.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
72.9
94.8
124.0
153.2
The Witcher 3
2015
75.7
98.4
128.6
158.9
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 7 5700G gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Project CARS 2
2017
88.6
115.1
150.6
186.0
Titanfall 2
2016
92.2
119.9
156.8
193.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
93.8
121.9
159.4
196.9
Fallout 76
2018
109.7
142.6
186.4
230.3
Valorant
2020
171.4
222.9
291.4
360.0
Hitman
2016
85.4
111.0
145.2
179.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
177.1
230.3
301.1
372.0
Battlefield V
2018
89.9
116.9
152.9
188.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
97.4
126.6
165.5
204.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
100.9
131.1
171.5
211.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
109.3
142.1
185.9
229.6
Apex Legends
2019
89.9
116.9
152.9
188.9
Battlefield 4
2013
118.8
154.5
202.0
249.5
Dawn of War III
2017
91.9
119.5
156.2
193.0
Roblox
2006
294.7
383.1
500.9
618.8
F1 2019
2019
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
107.3
139.5
182.4
225.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
250.1
325.1
425.2
525.2
Battlefield 1
2016
106.7
138.7
181.4
224.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
104.3
135.6
177.3
219.0
Need For Speed
2015
101.1
131.5
171.9
212.4
Rocket League
2015
364.7
474.1
620.0
765.9
Strange Brigade
2018
109.9
142.9
186.9
230.8
Dota 2
2013
122.1
158.8
207.6
256.5
For Honor
2017
125.0
162.6
212.6
262.6
Minecraft
2011
199.9
259.8
339.8
419.7
League of Legends
2009
468.9
548.6
677.6
738.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.9
110.4
144.3
178.3
DiRT Rally
2015
134.7
175.1
229.0
282.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
87.7
114.0
149.1
184.2
Doom
2016
134.3
174.5
228.3
282.0
Destiny 2
2017
118.1
153.6
200.8
248.1
Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
