Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple 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 results. As for the key characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. 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 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 decision. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3060, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of some famous 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 5950X configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Roblox
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
Hogwarts Legacy
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
Apex Legends
Minecraft
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3060 with competitors in several famous 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 opponents 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 numbers will further 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 5950X. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the ordinary 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
Scorn
2022
34.8
45.3
59.2
73.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
48.2
62.7
82.0
101.2
Stray
2022
95.5
124.2
162.4
200.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
55.3
72.0
94.1
116.2
Elden ring
2022
33.9
44.1
57.7
71.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
46.4
60.3
78.9
97.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
34.8
45.3
59.2
73.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
51.8
67.3
88.0
108.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
57.1
74.3
97.1
120.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
37.5
48.7
63.7
78.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.6
Homeworld 3
2022
43.7
56.9
74.4
91.9
Starfield
2022
31.2
40.6
53.1
65.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
59.8
77.8
101.7
125.6
Saints Row
2022
63.4
82.4
107.8
133.1
Overwatch 2
2022
85.7
111.4
145.7
180.0
Atomic Heart
2023
21.4
27.9
36.4
45.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
33.0
42.9
56.2
69.4
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
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
70.1
91.1
119.1
147.2
Death Stranding
2020
81.1
105.5
138.0
170.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
72.0
93.5
122.3
151.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
70.3
91.3
119.4
147.5
Halo Infinite
2021
50.9
66.2
86.5
106.9
Hitman 3
2021
60.7
78.9
103.2
127.5
Marvel's Avengers
2020
52.8
68.6
89.7
110.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
76.0
98.8
129.1
159.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
58.2
75.7
98.9
122.2
The Division
2016
78.9
102.6
134.2
165.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
65.2
84.7
110.8
136.9
Gears of War 5
2019
71.3
92.7
121.3
149.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
56.2
73.1
95.6
118.1
Metro Exodus
2019
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
World War Z
2019
88.3
114.8
150.1
185.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
75.0
97.5
127.5
157.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
64.5
83.9
109.7
135.5
Just Cause 4
2018
70.8
92.0
120.3
148.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
88.1
114.5
149.8
185.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
60.7
78.9
103.2
127.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
87.5
113.7
148.7
183.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
88.7
115.4
150.9
186.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
86.6
112.6
147.2
181.8
GreedFall
2019
80.6
104.8
137.0
169.3
Crysis 3
2013
87.7
114.0
149.0
184.1
Forza Horizon 5
2021
64.3
83.6
109.3
135.0
Dishonored 2
2016
67.5
87.7
114.7
141.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
40.4
52.5
68.6
84.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
70.3
91.3
119.4
147.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
87.5
113.7
148.7
183.7
Far Cry 6
2021
67.0
87.0
113.8
140.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
56.2
73.1
95.6
118.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
83.0
107.9
141.1
174.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
40.8
53.0
69.4
85.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
65.9
85.6
112.0
138.4
Borderlands 3
2019
56.6
73.6
96.2
118.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
79.5
103.3
135.1
166.8
F1 2021
2020
86.6
112.6
147.2
181.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
44.6
58.0
75.9
93.7
Hitman 2
2018
87.5
113.7
148.7
183.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
76.2
99.1
129.6
160.1
Anthem
2019
60.6
78.8
103.0
127.3
Project CARS 3
2020
41.1
53.4
69.8
86.2
Genshin Impact
2020
77.7
101.0
132.0
163.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
26.7
34.7
45.4
56.1
The Witcher 3
2015
79.1
102.8
134.5
166.1
F1 22
2020
77.7
101.0
132.0
163.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
42.0
54.5
71.3
88.1
Godfall
2020
79.0
102.7
134.3
165.9
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 9 5950X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for reference, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Titanfall 2
2016
96.4
125.3
163.9
202.5
Battlefield 1
2016
111.5
145.0
189.6
234.2
Apex Legends
2019
94.0
122.2
159.8
197.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
261.4
339.8
444.4
548.9
Roblox
2006
308.0
400.4
523.6
646.8
Battlefield 4
2013
124.2
161.4
211.1
260.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
88.7
115.4
150.9
186.3
Fallout 76
2018
114.6
149.0
194.9
240.7
Dota 2
2013
127.7
166.0
217.0
268.1
F1 2019
2019
92.0
119.5
156.3
193.1
Minecraft
2011
208.9
271.6
355.1
438.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
112.1
145.8
190.6
235.5
Rocket League
2015
381.2
495.5
648.0
800.5
Dawn of War III
2017
96.1
124.9
163.3
201.7
Project CARS 2
2017
92.6
120.3
157.4
194.4
Doom
2016
140.3
182.4
238.6
294.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
98.0
127.4
166.6
205.8
Strange Brigade
2018
114.9
149.4
195.3
241.3
Need For Speed
2015
105.7
137.4
179.7
222.0
Battlefield V
2018
94.0
122.2
159.8
197.4
For Honor
2017
130.7
169.9
222.2
274.5
Valorant
2020
179.2
232.9
304.6
376.3
DiRT Rally
2015
140.8
183.0
239.3
295.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
109.0
141.7
185.3
228.9
League of Legends
2009
490.1
573.4
708.2
771.9
Destiny 2
2017
123.5
160.5
209.9
259.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
101.8
132.3
173.0
213.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
185.2
240.7
314.8
388.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
91.7
119.2
155.9
192.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
105.4
137.1
179.2
221.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
114.3
148.5
194.3
240.0
Hitman
2016
89.3
116.1
151.8
187.5
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
