Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 9 5600X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is good or bad for gaming from benchmark data. As for the key parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good even for today's 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 make certain conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 5600X . 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 fairly high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of several famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 9 5600X configuration:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Valorant
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
Roblox
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Genshin Impact
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Apex Legends
League of Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After reviewing 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 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 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 figures will further help you make the good choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 3060 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 9 5600X. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the ordinary FPS achieved 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
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
46.4
60.4
78.9
97.5
Overwatch 2
2022
82.6
107.3
140.3
173.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.9
64.8
84.8
104.7
Scorn
2022
33.5
43.6
57.0
70.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
37.0
48.1
62.9
77.7
Starfield
2022
30.1
39.1
51.2
63.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
36.1
47.0
61.4
75.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.5
43.6
57.0
70.4
Saints Row
2022
61.1
79.4
103.8
128.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.8
41.4
54.1
66.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.9
Homeworld 3
2022
42.1
54.8
71.6
88.5
Elden ring
2022
32.7
42.5
55.6
68.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
53.3
69.3
90.6
112.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
57.6
74.9
97.9
121.0
Stray
2022
92.0
119.6
156.4
193.2
Atomic Heart
2023
20.6
26.8
35.1
43.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
55.0
71.5
93.6
115.6
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Crysis 3
2013
84.4
109.8
143.6
177.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
83.4
108.4
141.8
175.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
43.0
55.9
73.1
90.3
Metro Exodus
2019
47.2
61.4
80.3
99.1
Dishonored 2
2016
65.0
84.5
110.5
136.5
World War Z
2019
85.0
110.6
144.6
178.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
63.5
82.5
107.9
133.3
GreedFall
2019
77.7
100.9
132.0
163.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.5
111.1
145.3
179.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
84.9
110.3
144.3
178.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
62.8
81.6
106.7
131.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
56.1
72.9
95.3
117.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
61.9
80.5
105.3
130.0
Just Cause 4
2018
68.2
88.7
115.9
143.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.9
50.5
66.1
81.6
Project CARS 3
2020
39.6
51.4
67.2
83.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
54.2
70.4
92.1
113.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
67.5
87.8
114.8
141.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
84.8
110.2
144.1
178.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.8
66.1
86.4
106.7
Halo Infinite
2021
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
67.7
88.0
115.1
142.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
67.7
88.0
115.1
142.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
69.3
90.1
117.8
145.6
F1 2021
2020
83.4
108.4
141.8
175.2
The Witcher 3
2015
76.2
99.0
129.5
160.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
80.0
104.0
136.0
167.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
72.2
93.9
122.8
151.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
73.4
95.5
124.8
154.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
76.5
99.5
130.1
160.7
Hitman 2
2018
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.0
Gears of War 5
2019
68.7
89.3
116.8
144.3
Hitman 3
2021
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
Genshin Impact
2020
74.8
97.3
127.2
157.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
62.2
80.8
105.7
130.6
Far Cry 6
2021
64.5
83.8
109.6
135.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.7
33.4
43.7
54.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
54.2
70.4
92.1
113.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
40.4
52.5
68.7
84.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
73.2
95.1
124.4
153.7
Godfall
2020
76.1
98.9
129.4
159.8
F1 22
2020
74.8
97.3
127.2
157.1
The Division
2016
76.0
98.8
129.2
159.6
Death Stranding
2020
78.2
101.6
132.9
164.2
Anthem
2019
58.4
75.9
99.3
122.6
Borderlands 3
2019
54.5
70.9
92.7
114.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 9 5600X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
DiRT Rally
2015
135.6
176.3
230.5
284.8
Titanfall 2
2016
92.9
120.7
157.9
195.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
110.1
143.1
187.1
231.2
Dota 2
2013
123.0
159.9
209.1
258.2
Minecraft
2011
201.2
261.6
342.1
422.6
Fallout 76
2018
110.4
143.5
187.7
231.9
Strange Brigade
2018
110.7
143.9
188.1
232.4
F1 2019
2019
88.6
115.1
150.6
186.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
94.4
122.7
160.5
198.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
251.8
327.3
428.0
528.8
Hitman
2016
86.0
111.8
146.2
180.6
Destiny 2
2017
118.9
154.6
202.2
249.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
178.4
231.9
303.2
374.5
Apex Legends
2019
90.6
117.7
153.9
190.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
98.0
127.4
166.7
205.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
88.3
114.8
150.1
185.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
101.6
132.0
172.7
213.3
Rocket League
2015
367.2
477.4
624.2
771.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
105.0
136.5
178.5
220.5
Need For Speed
2015
101.8
132.4
173.1
213.8
Doom
2016
135.2
175.7
229.8
283.9
Valorant
2020
172.6
224.4
293.4
362.4
Battlefield V
2018
90.6
117.7
153.9
190.2
For Honor
2017
125.9
163.7
214.0
264.4
Dawn of War III
2017
92.5
120.3
157.3
194.3
Battlefield 1
2016
107.4
139.6
182.6
225.6
Battlefield 4
2013
119.6
155.5
203.4
251.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.5
111.1
145.3
179.5
Project CARS 2
2017
89.2
115.9
151.6
187.3
Roblox
2006
296.7
385.7
504.4
623.0
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
108.0
140.4
183.6
226.8
League of Legends
2009
472.1
552.4
682.2
743.6
Although you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
