Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is bad or good for gaming by looking at testing data. As for the main characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The medium FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good even for today's 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 draw certain conclusions. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will completely match the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3060, because 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 practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Minecraft
Dota 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
Hogwarts Legacy
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Valorant
Far Cry 6
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
Roblox
Apex Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3060 with competitors in several 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 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 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 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 Pro 5750GE. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the ordinary 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
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
46.4
60.4
79.0
97.5
Atomic Heart
2023
20.6
26.8
35.1
43.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
55.0
71.6
93.6
115.6
Overwatch 2
2022
82.6
107.3
140.4
173.4
Scorn
2022
33.5
43.6
57.0
70.4
Saints Row
2022
61.1
79.4
103.8
128.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.5
43.6
57.0
70.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.8
41.4
54.1
66.8
Homeworld 3
2022
42.1
54.8
71.6
88.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
57.6
74.9
98.0
121.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
37.0
48.1
62.9
77.7
Stray
2022
92.0
119.6
156.4
193.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.9
64.9
84.8
104.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
36.1
47.0
61.4
75.9
Starfield
2022
30.1
39.1
51.2
63.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
53.3
69.3
90.7
112.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.9
Elden ring
2022
32.7
42.5
55.6
68.6
To understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
69.3
90.1
117.8
145.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
84.8
110.2
144.2
178.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.7
33.4
43.7
54.0
Death Stranding
2020
78.2
101.6
132.9
164.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
76.5
99.5
130.1
160.7
Hitman 2
2018
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.0
GreedFall
2019
77.7
101.0
132.0
163.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
Project CARS 3
2020
39.6
51.4
67.3
83.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
73.2
95.2
124.4
153.7
Just Cause 4
2018
68.2
88.7
115.9
143.2
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.0
F1 2021
2020
83.4
108.5
141.8
175.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
56.1
72.9
95.3
117.8
Borderlands 3
2019
54.5
70.9
92.7
114.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.8
66.1
86.4
106.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
62.2
80.8
105.7
130.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
84.9
110.4
144.3
178.3
Crysis 3
2013
84.5
109.8
143.6
177.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
73.5
95.5
124.9
154.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
54.2
70.4
92.1
113.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
43.0
55.9
73.1
90.3
Dishonored 2
2016
65.0
84.5
110.5
136.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
67.5
87.8
114.8
141.8
Godfall
2020
76.1
99.0
129.4
159.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
54.2
70.4
92.1
113.8
Far Cry 6
2021
64.5
83.9
109.7
135.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
63.5
82.5
107.9
133.3
Hitman 3
2021
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
The Witcher 3
2015
76.2
99.1
129.5
160.0
Metro Exodus
2019
47.2
61.4
80.3
99.2
Gears of War 5
2019
68.7
89.3
116.8
144.3
Anthem
2019
58.4
75.9
99.3
122.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
80.0
104.0
136.0
168.0
F1 22
2020
74.8
97.3
127.2
157.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
67.7
88.0
115.1
142.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
83.4
108.5
141.8
175.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
62.8
81.6
106.7
131.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.5
111.1
145.3
179.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
40.4
52.6
68.7
84.9
Genshin Impact
2020
74.8
97.3
127.2
157.1
World War Z
2019
85.1
110.6
144.6
178.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
67.7
88.0
115.1
142.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.9
50.5
66.1
81.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
72.2
93.9
122.8
151.7
Halo Infinite
2021
49.0
63.7
83.3
103.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
61.9
80.5
105.3
130.0
The Division
2016
76.0
98.8
129.3
159.7
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE 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 more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
110.1
143.1
187.2
231.2
Dota 2
2013
123.0
159.9
209.1
258.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
178.4
231.9
303.2
374.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
108.0
140.4
183.6
226.9
DiRT Rally
2015
135.6
176.3
230.6
284.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
88.3
114.8
150.2
185.5
Need For Speed
2015
101.8
132.4
173.1
213.9
Battlefield V
2018
90.6
117.7
154.0
190.2
Minecraft
2011
201.3
261.6
342.1
422.6
Apex Legends
2019
90.6
117.7
154.0
190.2
Strange Brigade
2018
110.7
143.9
188.2
232.5
Fallout 76
2018
110.4
143.6
187.7
231.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
101.6
132.0
172.7
213.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.5
111.1
145.3
179.5
Rocket League
2015
367.3
477.4
624.3
771.2
Valorant
2020
172.6
224.4
293.5
362.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
105.0
136.5
178.5
220.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
98.0
127.5
166.7
205.9
Battlefield 1
2016
107.4
139.7
182.6
225.6
Titanfall 2
2016
92.9
120.8
157.9
195.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
94.4
122.8
160.5
198.3
Dawn of War III
2017
92.5
120.3
157.3
194.3
Destiny 2
2017
118.9
154.6
202.2
249.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
251.8
327.4
428.1
528.8
League of Legends
2009
472.2
552.5
682.3
743.7
Project CARS 2
2017
89.2
115.9
151.6
187.3
Doom
2016
135.2
175.8
229.8
283.9
F1 2019
2019
88.6
115.2
150.6
186.0
Roblox
2006
296.7
385.7
504.4
623.1
For Honor
2017
125.9
163.7
214.1
264.4
Hitman
2016
86.0
111.8
146.2
180.6
Battlefield 4
2013
119.6
155.5
203.4
251.2
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
