Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 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 good or bad for gaming from testing results. As for the primary parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The average FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can tell 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 9 3950X . 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 certain famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 9 3950X configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
Valorant
Minecraft
Apex Legends
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 popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3060.
The closest GeForce RTX 3060 competitors
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 true 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 9 3950X. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the average 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
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
37.0
48.1
62.9
77.7
Overwatch 2
2022
84.5
109.9
143.7
177.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
59.0
76.7
100.3
123.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
34.3
44.6
58.4
72.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
45.8
59.5
77.8
96.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
37.9
49.2
64.4
79.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
54.6
71.0
92.8
114.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
47.6
61.8
80.8
99.9
Homeworld 3
2022
43.2
56.1
73.4
90.6
Starfield
2022
30.8
40.1
52.4
64.7
Atomic Heart
2023
21.1
27.5
35.9
44.4
Scorn
2022
34.3
44.6
58.4
72.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
51.1
66.4
86.8
107.3
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
32.6
42.4
55.4
68.4
Elden ring
2022
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
Stray
2022
94.2
122.5
160.2
197.9
Saints Row
2022
62.5
81.3
106.3
131.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
56.4
73.3
95.8
118.4
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil Village
2021
59.9
77.8
101.8
125.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
86.9
113.0
147.8
182.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
71.0
92.3
120.7
149.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
78.4
101.9
133.2
164.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
74.9
97.4
127.4
157.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
65.0
84.5
110.5
136.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
69.1
89.9
117.5
145.2
F1 22
2020
76.6
99.6
130.2
160.9
Borderlands 3
2019
55.8
72.6
94.9
117.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
75.2
97.8
127.8
157.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
86.3
112.2
146.7
181.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
26.3
34.2
44.8
55.3
GreedFall
2019
79.5
103.4
135.2
167.0
The Division
2016
77.8
101.2
132.3
163.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
39.8
51.7
67.7
83.6
Hitman 3
2021
59.9
77.8
101.8
125.8
Project CARS 3
2020
40.5
52.7
68.9
85.1
F1 2021
2020
85.4
111.0
145.2
179.4
Anthem
2019
59.8
77.7
101.7
125.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
69.3
90.1
117.8
145.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
40.2
52.3
68.4
84.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
64.3
83.6
109.3
135.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
86.8
112.9
147.6
182.3
Far Cry 6
2021
66.0
85.9
112.3
138.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
74.0
96.2
125.8
155.3
Gears of War 5
2019
70.4
91.5
119.6
147.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
69.3
90.1
117.8
145.5
World War Z
2019
87.1
113.2
148.1
182.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
55.5
72.1
94.3
116.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
52.0
67.7
88.5
109.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
44.0
57.2
74.9
92.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
63.4
82.4
107.8
133.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
85.4
111.0
145.2
179.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
87.5
113.8
148.8
183.8
Halo Infinite
2021
50.2
65.3
85.3
105.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
81.9
106.5
139.2
172.0
The Witcher 3
2015
78.0
101.4
132.6
163.8
Dishonored 2
2016
66.6
86.5
113.2
139.8
Godfall
2020
77.9
101.3
132.5
163.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
55.5
72.1
94.3
116.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
86.3
112.2
146.7
181.2
Genshin Impact
2020
76.6
99.6
130.2
160.9
Metro Exodus
2019
48.3
62.9
82.2
101.5
Crysis 3
2013
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
Death Stranding
2020
80.0
104.1
136.1
168.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
63.7
82.8
108.2
133.7
Just Cause 4
2018
69.8
90.8
118.7
146.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
41.4
53.8
70.4
86.9
Hitman 2
2018
86.3
112.2
146.7
181.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
57.4
74.6
97.6
120.6
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 9 3950X 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Minecraft
2011
206.1
267.9
350.3
432.7
Dawn of War III
2017
94.8
123.2
161.1
199.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
112.7
146.5
191.6
236.7
League of Legends
2009
483.5
565.7
698.6
761.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
87.5
113.8
148.8
183.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
96.7
125.7
164.4
203.1
Need For Speed
2015
104.3
135.5
177.3
219.0
Doom
2016
138.4
180.0
235.3
290.7
Valorant
2020
176.7
229.8
300.5
371.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
110.6
143.8
188.0
232.3
For Honor
2017
128.9
167.6
219.2
270.7
Hitman
2016
88.1
114.5
149.7
184.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
90.4
117.6
153.7
189.9
Roblox
2006
303.8
395.0
516.5
638.0
Strange Brigade
2018
113.3
147.3
192.7
238.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
182.6
237.4
310.5
383.5
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
257.8
335.2
438.3
541.5
Destiny 2
2017
121.8
158.3
207.0
255.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
100.4
130.5
170.7
210.8
Rocket League
2015
376.0
488.8
639.2
789.7
Dota 2
2013
125.9
163.7
214.1
264.5
Titanfall 2
2016
95.1
123.6
161.7
199.7
DiRT Rally
2015
138.9
180.5
236.1
291.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
104.0
135.2
176.8
218.4
Project CARS 2
2017
91.3
118.7
155.2
191.8
Battlefield V
2018
92.7
120.5
157.6
194.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
107.5
139.8
182.8
225.8
Battlefield 1
2016
110.0
143.0
187.0
231.0
Fallout 76
2018
113.1
147.0
192.2
237.5
Apex Legends
2019
92.7
120.5
157.6
194.7
Battlefield 4
2013
122.5
159.2
208.2
257.2
F1 2019
2019
90.7
117.9
154.2
190.5
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 able to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X and the GeForce RTX 3060 separately.
