Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 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 from benchmark results. As for the main characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The medium FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good 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 GPU, you can already draw certain conclusions. With this data, you can already easily select the needed power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3060, since it has a pretty 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 practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 configuration:
League of Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Dota 2
Hitman 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Valorant
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After viewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3060 with rivals in some popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3060.
The closest opponents 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 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 further 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 PRO 3700. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the medium FPS received 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
Elden ring
2022
32.7
42.6
55.7
68.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
37.1
48.2
63.0
77.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.1
Overwatch 2
2022
82.7
107.5
140.6
173.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.7
Stray
2022
92.2
119.9
156.7
193.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.9
41.4
54.2
67.0
Starfield
2022
30.2
39.2
51.3
63.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.6
43.7
57.1
70.6
Scorn
2022
33.6
43.7
57.1
70.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
55.2
71.7
93.8
115.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
50.0
65.0
85.0
105.0
Homeworld 3
2022
42.2
54.9
71.8
88.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
36.2
47.1
61.5
76.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
53.4
69.5
90.8
112.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
57.7
75.1
98.2
121.2
Atomic Heart
2023
20.7
26.9
35.2
43.4
Saints Row
2022
61.2
79.5
104.0
128.5
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
World War Z
2019
85.2
110.8
144.9
179.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
56.2
73.0
95.5
118.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
76.7
99.7
130.4
161.1
Halo Infinite
2021
49.1
63.9
83.5
103.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
67.6
87.9
115.0
142.1
Far Cry 6
2021
64.6
84.0
109.9
135.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
73.3
95.3
124.7
154.0
Just Cause 4
2018
68.3
88.8
116.2
143.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
58.6
76.2
99.6
123.1
Hitman 3
2021
58.6
76.2
99.6
123.1
Project CARS 3
2020
39.6
51.5
67.4
83.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.9
50.6
66.2
81.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.4
51.2
66.9
82.7
The Division
2016
76.2
99.0
129.5
160.0
Genshin Impact
2020
75.0
97.5
127.4
157.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
69.5
90.3
118.1
145.9
GreedFall
2019
77.8
101.2
132.3
163.4
Metro Exodus
2019
47.3
61.5
80.4
99.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
54.3
70.6
92.3
114.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
85.1
110.6
144.6
178.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
62.9
81.8
106.9
132.1
Godfall
2020
76.3
99.1
129.6
160.2
Anthem
2019
58.5
76.1
99.5
122.9
Crysis 3
2013
84.6
110.0
143.9
177.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
73.6
95.7
125.1
154.5
Gears of War 5
2019
68.9
89.5
117.0
144.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
40.5
52.7
68.9
85.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
72.4
94.1
123.1
152.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.9
66.2
86.6
106.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
67.8
88.2
115.3
142.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.7
111.4
145.6
179.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
83.6
108.7
142.1
175.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
67.8
88.2
115.3
142.4
Dishonored 2
2016
65.1
84.7
110.7
136.8
F1 22
2020
75.0
97.5
127.4
157.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
43.1
56.0
73.2
90.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
85.0
110.5
144.4
178.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
84.4
109.8
143.6
177.3
Borderlands 3
2019
54.6
71.0
92.9
114.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
62.0
80.7
105.5
130.3
Hitman 2
2018
84.4
109.8
143.6
177.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
84.4
109.8
143.6
177.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
80.1
104.2
136.2
168.3
F1 2021
2020
83.6
108.7
142.1
175.5
Death Stranding
2020
78.3
101.8
133.2
164.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
62.3
81.0
105.9
130.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
54.3
70.6
92.3
114.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.8
33.5
43.8
54.1
The Witcher 3
2015
76.3
99.3
129.8
160.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
63.6
82.7
108.1
133.6
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 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 much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Roblox
2006
297.3
386.5
505.4
624.3
Rocket League
2015
368.0
478.3
625.5
772.7
Dawn of War III
2017
92.7
120.5
157.6
194.7
Hitman
2016
86.2
112.0
146.5
181.0
Valorant
2020
172.9
224.8
294.0
363.2
Need For Speed
2015
102.0
132.6
173.4
214.3
DiRT Rally
2015
135.9
176.7
231.0
285.4
League of Legends
2009
473.1
553.5
683.6
745.1
Dota 2
2013
123.2
160.2
209.5
258.8
Apex Legends
2019
90.7
118.0
154.3
190.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
108.2
140.7
184.0
227.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
252.3
328.0
428.9
529.9
Titanfall 2
2016
93.1
121.0
158.2
195.4
Project CARS 2
2017
89.4
116.2
151.9
187.7
Battlefield V
2018
90.7
118.0
154.3
190.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
178.7
232.3
303.8
375.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
105.2
136.8
178.9
221.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
94.6
123.0
160.8
198.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
101.8
132.3
173.0
213.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
110.3
143.4
187.5
231.6
F1 2019
2019
88.8
115.4
150.9
186.4
Battlefield 4
2013
119.9
155.8
203.8
251.7
Doom
2016
135.5
176.1
230.3
284.5
Battlefield 1
2016
107.6
139.9
183.0
226.0
Fallout 76
2018
110.6
143.8
188.1
232.4
Strange Brigade
2018
110.9
144.2
188.5
232.9
Destiny 2
2017
119.2
154.9
202.6
250.3
For Honor
2017
126.2
164.0
214.5
264.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
88.5
115.0
150.4
185.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
98.2
127.7
167.0
206.3
Minecraft
2011
201.6
262.1
342.8
423.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.7
111.4
145.6
179.9
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
