Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 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 bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all tests. As for the key characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The average FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can tell 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 necessary power supply that will completely match the GPU. You also need to remember about the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 . 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, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of some popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 9 7900 configuration:
Hitman 3
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Dota 2
Minecraft
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Valorant
League of Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
Atomic Heart
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 is better or worse than rivals in several famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3060.
The closest GeForce RTX 3060 opponents
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 average 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 good decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 3060 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 9 7900. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the medium FPS obtained 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
Stray
2022
95.5
124.1
162.3
200.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
46.4
60.3
78.9
97.4
Scorn
2022
34.8
45.2
59.2
73.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
57.1
74.2
97.1
119.9
Atomic Heart
2023
21.4
27.8
36.4
45.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
34.8
45.2
59.2
73.1
Overwatch 2
2022
85.7
111.4
145.6
179.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
38.4
49.9
65.2
80.6
Elden ring
2022
33.9
44.1
57.6
71.2
Starfield
2022
31.2
40.6
53.1
65.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
55.3
71.9
94.1
116.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
59.8
77.7
101.6
125.6
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
48.2
62.6
81.9
101.2
Saints Row
2022
63.4
82.4
107.7
133.0
Homeworld 3
2022
43.7
56.8
74.3
91.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
37.5
48.7
63.7
78.7
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
51.8
67.3
88.0
108.7
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
World War Z
2019
88.3
114.7
150.0
185.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
83.0
107.9
141.1
174.3
Genshin Impact
2020
77.6
100.9
132.0
163.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
52.7
68.6
89.7
110.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
88.7
115.3
150.8
186.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
40.3
52.4
68.6
84.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
79.4
103.2
135.0
166.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
64.5
83.9
109.7
135.5
GreedFall
2019
80.6
104.8
137.0
169.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
87.5
113.7
148.7
183.6
Project CARS 3
2020
41.0
53.4
69.8
86.2
Halo Infinite
2021
50.9
66.1
86.5
106.8
Death Stranding
2020
81.1
105.4
137.9
170.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
65.9
85.6
112.0
138.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
87.5
113.7
148.7
183.6
The Witcher 3
2015
79.1
102.8
134.4
166.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
70.2
91.3
119.4
147.5
Anthem
2019
60.6
78.8
103.0
127.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
26.7
34.7
45.4
56.0
Just Cause 4
2018
70.8
92.0
120.3
148.6
Gears of War 5
2019
71.3
92.7
121.2
149.7
Metro Exodus
2019
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
64.2
83.5
109.2
134.9
The Division
2016
78.9
102.5
134.1
165.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
58.2
75.6
98.9
122.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
70.2
91.3
119.4
147.5
Far Cry 6
2021
66.9
87.0
113.8
140.5
Crysis 3
2013
87.6
113.9
149.0
184.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
56.2
73.1
95.6
118.1
Dishonored 2
2016
67.5
87.7
114.7
141.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
88.1
114.5
149.7
185.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
75.0
97.4
127.4
157.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
41.9
54.5
71.3
88.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
56.2
73.1
95.6
118.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
70.0
91.1
119.1
147.1
F1 2021
2020
86.6
112.5
147.1
181.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
40.8
53.0
69.3
85.6
Hitman 3
2021
60.7
78.9
103.2
127.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
44.6
58.0
75.8
93.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
75.9
98.7
129.1
159.5
Hitman 2
2018
87.5
113.7
148.7
183.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
65.1
84.7
110.7
136.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
60.7
78.9
103.2
127.4
Godfall
2020
79.0
102.7
134.3
165.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
76.2
99.1
129.6
160.0
Borderlands 3
2019
56.6
73.5
96.2
118.8
F1 22
2020
77.6
100.9
132.0
163.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
71.9
93.5
122.3
151.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
86.6
112.5
147.1
181.8
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 9 7900 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
F1 2019
2019
91.9
119.5
156.3
193.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
185.1
240.6
314.6
388.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
114.2
148.5
194.2
239.9
Battlefield 4
2013
124.1
161.4
211.0
260.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
88.7
115.3
150.8
186.3
Apex Legends
2019
94.0
122.2
159.7
197.3
Rocket League
2015
381.0
495.3
647.8
800.2
Battlefield 1
2016
111.5
144.9
189.5
234.1
Doom
2016
140.3
182.4
238.5
294.6
Titanfall 2
2016
96.4
125.3
163.8
202.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
101.7
132.2
172.9
213.6
DiRT Rally
2015
140.7
182.9
239.2
295.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
109.0
141.6
185.2
228.8
Valorant
2020
179.1
232.8
304.5
376.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
112.1
145.7
190.5
235.4
Strange Brigade
2018
114.8
149.3
195.2
241.2
League of Legends
2009
489.9
573.2
707.9
771.6
Roblox
2006
307.9
400.2
523.4
646.5
For Honor
2017
130.6
169.8
222.1
274.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
91.6
119.1
155.8
192.5
Need For Speed
2015
105.7
137.4
179.6
221.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
98.0
127.4
166.6
205.8
Dota 2
2013
127.6
165.9
216.9
268.0
Hitman
2016
89.2
116.0
151.7
187.4
Minecraft
2011
208.8
271.5
355.0
438.5
Dawn of War III
2017
96.0
124.8
163.2
201.6
Fallout 76
2018
114.6
149.0
194.8
240.6
Battlefield V
2018
94.0
122.2
159.7
197.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
105.4
137.0
179.2
221.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
261.3
339.7
444.2
548.7
Destiny 2
2017
123.4
160.4
209.8
259.2
Project CARS 2
2017
92.5
120.3
157.3
194.3
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 and the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 separately.
