Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is bad or good for gaming by looking at benchmark results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the main parameter. 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 modern 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 GPU, you can already make some conclusions. With this data, you can already easily buy the necessary power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3060, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of some common games in which the GPU has been tested. Below 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 7800X3D configuration:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
Roblox
League of Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
Far Cry 6
Valorant
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 is better or worse than competitors in some famous games and choose 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 competitors 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 figures will also 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 popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS obtained 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
37.4
48.6
63.6
78.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
34.7
45.2
59.1
73.0
Stray
2022
95.3
123.9
162.1
200.2
Saints Row
2022
63.3
82.2
107.5
132.9
Atomic Heart
2023
21.4
27.8
36.4
44.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
57.0
74.1
96.9
119.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
55.2
71.8
93.9
116.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
48.1
62.5
81.8
101.0
Scorn
2022
34.7
45.2
59.1
73.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
46.3
60.2
78.8
97.3
Homeworld 3
2022
43.7
56.8
74.2
91.7
Starfield
2022
31.2
40.5
53.0
65.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
38.3
49.8
65.1
80.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
33.0
42.9
56.0
69.2
Overwatch 2
2022
85.5
111.2
145.4
179.6
Elden ring
2022
33.9
44.0
57.6
71.1
To understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Forza Horizon 5
2021
64.2
83.4
109.1
134.7
Genshin Impact
2020
77.5
100.8
131.8
162.8
Anthem
2019
60.5
78.7
102.9
127.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
71.8
93.4
122.1
150.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
87.9
114.3
149.5
184.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
58.1
75.5
98.8
122.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
60.6
78.8
103.0
127.2
Borderlands 3
2019
56.5
73.4
96.0
118.6
Godfall
2020
78.9
102.5
134.1
165.6
Project CARS 3
2020
41.0
53.3
69.7
86.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
82.9
107.7
140.9
174.0
F1 2021
2020
86.4
112.4
146.9
181.5
The Division
2016
78.8
102.4
133.9
165.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
64.4
83.7
109.5
135.3
The Witcher 3
2015
78.9
102.6
134.2
165.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
70.1
91.2
119.2
147.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
86.4
112.4
146.9
181.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
87.3
113.5
148.4
183.4
Metro Exodus
2019
48.9
63.6
83.2
102.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
75.8
98.6
128.9
159.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
65.8
85.5
111.8
138.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
79.3
103.1
134.8
166.5
F1 22
2020
77.5
100.8
131.8
162.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
70.1
91.2
119.2
147.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
65.0
84.6
110.6
136.6
Far Cry 6
2021
66.8
86.9
113.6
140.3
Dishonored 2
2016
67.4
87.6
114.5
141.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
88.6
115.1
150.6
186.0
Death Stranding
2020
81.0
105.3
137.7
170.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
69.9
90.9
118.9
146.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
44.6
57.9
75.7
93.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
87.9
114.2
149.4
184.5
Hitman 3
2021
60.6
78.8
103.0
127.2
Halo Infinite
2021
50.8
66.0
86.3
106.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
26.6
34.6
45.3
55.9
Hitman 2
2018
87.3
113.5
148.4
183.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
56.1
73.0
95.4
117.9
Just Cause 4
2018
70.7
91.9
120.1
148.4
World War Z
2019
88.1
114.6
149.8
185.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
41.9
54.4
71.2
87.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
56.1
73.0
95.4
117.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
40.3
52.4
68.5
84.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
52.7
68.5
89.5
110.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
76.1
98.9
129.4
159.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
74.8
97.3
127.2
157.2
Gears of War 5
2019
71.2
92.6
121.0
149.5
Crysis 3
2013
87.5
113.7
148.7
183.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
87.3
113.5
148.4
183.4
GreedFall
2019
80.5
104.6
136.8
169.0
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 7 7800X3D gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
108.8
141.4
184.9
228.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
105.2
136.8
178.9
221.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
114.1
148.3
193.9
239.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
88.6
115.1
150.6
186.0
Dawn of War III
2017
95.9
124.6
163.0
201.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
91.5
119.0
155.6
192.2
Rocket League
2015
380.5
494.6
646.8
799.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
184.8
240.2
314.2
388.1
F1 2019
2019
91.8
119.3
156.0
192.7
Strange Brigade
2018
114.7
149.1
194.9
240.8
Dota 2
2013
127.4
165.6
216.6
267.6
For Honor
2017
130.4
169.6
221.8
273.9
Battlefield V
2018
93.8
122.0
159.5
197.0
Need For Speed
2015
105.5
137.1
179.3
221.5
Roblox
2006
307.4
399.6
522.6
645.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
97.8
127.2
166.3
205.5
Valorant
2020
178.8
232.5
304.0
375.5
Minecraft
2011
208.5
271.0
354.4
437.8
Battlefield 1
2016
111.3
144.7
189.2
233.7
Apex Legends
2019
93.8
122.0
159.5
197.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
101.6
132.0
172.7
213.3
Titanfall 2
2016
96.2
125.1
163.6
202.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
111.9
145.5
190.3
235.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
260.9
339.2
443.5
547.9
Destiny 2
2017
123.2
160.2
209.5
258.8
Fallout 76
2018
114.4
148.7
194.5
240.3
DiRT Rally
2015
140.5
182.7
238.9
295.1
League of Legends
2009
489.2
572.3
706.8
770.4
Battlefield 4
2013
123.9
161.1
210.7
260.3
Project CARS 2
2017
92.4
120.1
157.1
194.0
Hitman
2016
89.1
115.8
151.5
187.1
Doom
2016
140.1
182.1
238.1
294.1
Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
