Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 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 testing results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the key parameter. The medium 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 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 draw certain decision. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A highly 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 several common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below 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 5900X configuration:
League of Legends
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
Dota 2
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Apex Legends
Genshin Impact
Valorant
Minecraft
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 some famous games and select 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 also help you make the true decision.
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 5900X. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the medium FPS gained 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
Scorn
2022
34.3
44.6
58.4
72.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
32.6
42.3
55.4
68.4
Atomic Heart
2023
21.1
27.5
35.9
44.4
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
34.3
44.6
58.4
72.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
59.0
76.7
100.2
123.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
51.0
66.4
86.8
107.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
54.6
70.9
92.8
114.6
Overwatch 2
2022
84.5
109.8
143.6
177.4
Saints Row
2022
62.5
81.2
106.2
131.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
47.5
61.8
80.8
99.8
Stray
2022
94.2
122.4
160.1
197.8
Homeworld 3
2022
43.1
56.1
73.3
90.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
37.0
48.1
62.8
77.6
Starfield
2022
30.8
40.0
52.4
64.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
56.3
73.2
95.8
118.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
37.8
49.2
64.3
79.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
45.8
59.5
77.8
96.1
Elden ring
2022
33.4
43.5
56.9
70.2
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
26.3
34.2
44.7
55.3
Death Stranding
2020
80.0
104.0
136.0
168.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
86.8
112.8
147.5
182.2
Dishonored 2
2016
66.5
86.5
113.1
139.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
81.9
106.4
139.1
171.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
55.4
72.1
94.3
116.4
GreedFall
2019
79.5
103.3
135.1
166.9
Godfall
2020
77.9
101.3
132.4
163.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
70.9
92.2
120.6
149.0
Halo Infinite
2021
50.2
65.2
85.3
105.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
52.0
67.6
88.4
109.2
Project CARS 3
2020
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
86.9
112.9
147.7
182.4
Metro Exodus
2019
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.5
Genshin Impact
2020
76.6
99.5
130.2
160.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
87.5
113.7
148.7
183.7
F1 22
2020
76.6
99.5
130.2
160.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
64.2
83.5
109.2
134.9
Monster Hunter: World
2018
75.2
97.7
127.8
157.8
World War Z
2019
87.0
113.2
148.0
182.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
65.0
84.4
110.4
136.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
63.6
82.7
108.2
133.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
59.8
77.8
101.7
125.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
41.4
53.8
70.3
86.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
69.3
90.0
117.8
145.5
Hitman 2
2018
86.3
112.1
146.6
181.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
69.1
89.8
117.5
145.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
85.4
111.0
145.1
179.3
Gears of War 5
2019
70.3
91.4
119.5
147.7
The Division
2016
77.8
101.1
132.3
163.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
73.9
96.1
125.7
155.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
40.2
52.3
68.4
84.5
Crysis 3
2013
86.4
112.4
146.9
181.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
74.9
97.4
127.3
157.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
78.3
101.8
133.2
164.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
69.3
90.0
117.8
145.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
55.4
72.1
94.3
116.4
Anthem
2019
59.8
77.7
101.6
125.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
57.4
74.6
97.6
120.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
86.3
112.1
146.6
181.1
The Witcher 3
2015
78.0
101.4
132.6
163.8
F1 2021
2020
85.4
111.0
145.1
179.3
Far Cry 6
2021
66.0
85.8
112.2
138.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
63.4
82.4
107.7
133.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
44.0
57.2
74.8
92.4
Hitman 3
2021
59.8
77.8
101.7
125.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
86.3
112.1
146.6
181.1
Just Cause 4
2018
69.8
90.7
118.6
146.6
Borderlands 3
2019
55.8
72.5
94.9
117.2
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 9 5900X 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
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
96.6
125.6
164.3
202.9
Fallout 76
2018
113.0
146.9
192.1
237.3
Strange Brigade
2018
113.3
147.3
192.6
237.9
DiRT Rally
2015
138.8
180.4
236.0
291.5
Hitman
2016
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.8
Project CARS 2
2017
91.3
118.6
155.2
191.7
Roblox
2006
303.6
394.7
516.2
637.7
Doom
2016
138.4
179.9
235.2
290.5
Apex Legends
2019
92.7
120.5
157.6
194.6
Titanfall 2
2016
95.1
123.6
161.6
199.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
107.5
139.7
182.7
225.7
For Honor
2017
128.9
167.5
219.0
270.6
Minecraft
2011
205.9
267.7
350.1
432.5
Destiny 2
2017
121.7
158.2
206.9
255.6
Battlefield 1
2016
109.9
142.9
186.9
230.8
Valorant
2020
176.6
229.6
300.3
370.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
257.7
335.0
438.1
541.2
Dawn of War III
2017
94.7
123.1
161.0
198.9
Dota 2
2013
125.9
163.6
214.0
264.3
F1 2019
2019
90.7
117.8
154.1
190.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
100.3
130.4
170.6
210.7
Need For Speed
2015
104.2
135.5
177.2
218.8
Battlefield V
2018
92.7
120.5
157.6
194.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
87.5
113.7
148.7
183.7
Rocket League
2015
375.8
488.6
638.9
789.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
110.5
143.7
187.9
232.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
112.7
146.5
191.5
236.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
182.5
237.3
310.3
383.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
103.9
135.1
176.7
218.3
League of Legends
2009
483.2
565.3
698.2
761.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
90.4
117.5
153.7
189.8
Battlefield 4
2013
122.4
159.2
208.1
257.1
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and the GeForce RTX 3060 separately.
