Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 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 results of all tests. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the main characteristic. The ordinary FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. 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 decision. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that will fully match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is necessary 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 graphics card 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 9 5900 configuration:
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Roblox
Valorant
Atomic Heart
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hogwarts Legacy
Dota 2
Apex Legends
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Genshin Impact
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 several 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 medium 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 true choice.
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 5900. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the medium FPS achieved 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
Homeworld 3
2022
43.2
56.1
73.4
90.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
34.4
44.7
58.4
72.2
Starfield
2022
30.8
40.1
52.4
64.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
37.9
49.3
64.4
79.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
59.0
76.7
100.4
124.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
37.0
48.1
62.9
77.7
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
51.1
66.4
86.9
107.3
Stray
2022
94.3
122.6
160.3
198.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
54.6
71.0
92.9
114.7
Overwatch 2
2022
84.6
110.0
143.8
177.6
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
47.6
61.9
80.9
99.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
56.4
73.3
95.9
118.4
Elden ring
2022
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
Saints Row
2022
62.6
81.3
106.3
131.4
Atomic Heart
2023
21.1
27.5
35.9
44.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
45.8
59.6
77.9
96.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
32.6
42.4
55.4
68.5
Scorn
2022
34.4
44.7
58.4
72.2
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
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
41.4
53.8
70.4
87.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
57.4
74.7
97.7
120.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
71.0
92.3
120.7
149.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
63.7
82.8
108.3
133.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
59.9
77.9
101.8
125.8
Dishonored 2
2016
66.6
86.6
113.2
139.9
Hitman 3
2021
59.9
77.9
101.8
125.8
Anthem
2019
59.8
77.8
101.7
125.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
69.3
90.1
117.9
145.6
Metro Exodus
2019
48.4
62.9
82.2
101.6
F1 22
2020
76.7
99.6
130.3
161.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
87.0
113.0
147.8
182.6
Godfall
2020
78.0
101.4
132.6
163.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
52.1
67.7
88.5
109.3
Halo Infinite
2021
50.2
65.3
85.4
105.5
Project CARS 3
2020
40.5
52.7
68.9
85.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
69.2
89.9
117.6
145.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
63.4
82.5
107.8
133.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
74.0
96.2
125.8
155.4
Gears of War 5
2019
70.4
91.5
119.7
147.8
Genshin Impact
2020
76.7
99.6
130.3
161.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
78.4
101.9
133.3
164.7
Just Cause 4
2018
69.9
90.8
118.8
146.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
44.1
57.3
74.9
92.5
The Witcher 3
2015
78.1
101.5
132.7
163.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
81.9
106.5
139.3
172.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
39.8
51.8
67.7
83.6
F1 2021
2020
85.5
111.1
145.3
179.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
86.3
112.2
146.8
181.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
40.3
52.3
68.4
84.6
Death Stranding
2020
80.1
104.1
136.1
168.2
Hitman 2
2018
86.3
112.2
146.8
181.3
World War Z
2019
87.1
113.3
148.1
183.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
65.0
84.5
110.5
136.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
87.6
113.8
148.9
183.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
55.5
72.2
94.4
116.6
Far Cry 6
2021
66.1
85.9
112.3
138.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
85.5
111.1
145.3
179.5
GreedFall
2019
79.6
103.4
135.3
167.1
The Division
2016
77.9
101.3
132.4
163.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
26.3
34.2
44.8
55.3
Borderlands 3
2019
55.9
72.6
95.0
117.3
Crysis 3
2013
86.5
112.5
147.1
181.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
75.2
97.8
127.9
158.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
86.3
112.2
146.8
181.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
75.0
97.5
127.5
157.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
55.5
72.2
94.4
116.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
69.3
90.1
117.9
145.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
86.9
112.9
147.7
182.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
64.3
83.6
109.3
135.1
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 9 5900 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for information, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Hitman
2016
88.1
114.5
149.8
185.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
90.5
117.6
153.8
190.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
258.0
335.4
438.6
541.7
F1 2019
2019
90.7
118.0
154.3
190.6
DiRT Rally
2015
138.9
180.6
236.2
291.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
104.1
135.3
176.9
218.5
Project CARS 2
2017
91.4
118.8
155.3
191.9
Battlefield V
2018
92.8
120.6
157.7
194.8
Roblox
2006
304.0
395.2
516.7
638.3
League of Legends
2009
483.7
565.9
698.9
761.8
Destiny 2
2017
121.8
158.4
207.1
255.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
96.7
125.8
164.5
203.2
Doom
2016
138.5
180.1
235.5
290.9
Battlefield 4
2013
122.6
159.3
208.3
257.4
Valorant
2020
176.8
229.9
300.6
371.3
Titanfall 2
2016
95.2
123.7
161.8
199.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
100.4
130.6
170.7
210.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
182.7
237.6
310.6
383.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
87.6
113.8
148.9
183.9
Dota 2
2013
126.0
163.8
214.2
264.6
Need For Speed
2015
104.3
135.6
177.3
219.1
Dawn of War III
2017
94.8
123.2
161.2
199.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
112.8
146.6
191.7
236.8
Battlefield 1
2016
110.0
143.1
187.1
231.1
Minecraft
2011
206.2
268.0
350.5
433.0
Rocket League
2015
376.2
489.1
639.6
790.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
107.6
139.8
182.9
225.9
Fallout 76
2018
113.1
147.1
192.3
237.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
110.7
143.9
188.1
232.4
Strange Brigade
2018
113.4
147.4
192.8
238.1
For Honor
2017
129.0
167.7
219.3
270.9
Apex Legends
2019
92.8
120.6
157.7
194.8
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 and the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 separately.
