Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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 good or bad for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the primary parameter. The medium FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can say 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 some decision. With this data, you can already safely buy the needed power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather 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 almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X configuration:
Far Cry 6
Apex Legends
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
Hogwarts Legacy
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3060 with competitors in some popular games and choose 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 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 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 further help you make the right 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 7950X. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS received 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
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
35.4
46.0
60.1
74.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
56.2
73.1
95.6
118.1
Starfield
2022
31.7
41.3
54.0
66.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
58.0
75.5
98.7
121.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
33.6
43.6
57.1
70.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.5
Saints Row
2022
64.4
83.7
109.5
135.2
Scorn
2022
35.4
46.0
60.1
74.3
Homeworld 3
2022
44.4
57.8
75.6
93.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
49.0
63.7
83.3
102.9
Atomic Heart
2023
21.8
28.3
37.0
45.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
60.8
79.0
103.3
127.6
Overwatch 2
2022
87.1
113.2
148.0
182.9
Stray
2022
97.1
126.2
165.0
203.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
39.0
50.7
66.3
81.9
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
47.2
61.3
80.2
99.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
38.1
49.5
64.8
80.0
Elden ring
2022
34.5
44.8
58.6
72.4
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
66.2
86.1
112.6
139.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
89.4
116.3
152.0
187.8
F1 22
2020
78.9
102.6
134.1
165.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
71.4
92.8
121.3
149.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
42.6
55.4
72.5
89.5
World War Z
2019
89.7
116.6
152.5
188.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
41.5
53.9
70.5
87.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
57.1
74.3
97.1
120.0
Dishonored 2
2016
68.6
89.1
116.6
144.0
GreedFall
2019
81.9
106.5
139.2
172.0
Hitman 3
2021
61.7
80.2
104.9
129.5
Godfall
2020
80.3
104.4
136.5
168.6
Metro Exodus
2019
49.8
64.7
84.7
104.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
66.9
87.0
113.8
140.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
41.0
53.3
69.7
86.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
71.4
92.8
121.3
149.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
89.5
116.4
152.2
188.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
57.1
74.3
97.1
120.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
71.2
92.6
121.0
149.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
65.3
84.9
111.0
137.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
27.1
35.3
46.1
57.0
Crysis 3
2013
89.1
115.8
151.4
187.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
88.9
115.6
151.1
186.7
Death Stranding
2020
82.4
107.2
140.2
173.1
Genshin Impact
2020
78.9
102.6
134.1
165.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
90.2
117.2
153.3
189.3
The Witcher 3
2015
80.4
104.5
136.6
168.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
88.9
115.6
151.1
186.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
53.6
69.7
91.1
112.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
76.2
99.0
129.5
160.0
Project CARS 3
2020
41.7
54.2
70.9
87.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
84.4
109.7
143.4
177.1
Just Cause 4
2018
71.9
93.5
122.3
151.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
80.7
104.9
137.2
169.5
Gears of War 5
2019
72.5
94.2
123.2
152.2
Borderlands 3
2019
57.5
74.8
97.8
120.8
Hitman 2
2018
88.9
115.6
151.1
186.7
Anthem
2019
61.6
80.1
104.7
129.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
77.5
100.7
131.7
162.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
65.6
85.3
111.5
137.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
61.7
80.2
104.9
129.5
Halo Infinite
2021
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
73.1
95.0
124.3
153.5
Far Cry 6
2021
68.0
88.4
115.6
142.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
77.2
100.3
131.2
162.1
The Division
2016
80.2
104.2
136.3
168.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
45.4
59.0
77.1
95.2
F1 2021
2020
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
59.1
76.9
100.5
124.2
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Ryzen 9 7950X gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Minecraft
2011
212.2
275.9
360.8
445.7
Titanfall 2
2016
98.0
127.3
166.5
205.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
103.4
134.4
175.8
217.1
Battlefield V
2018
95.5
124.2
162.4
200.6
Valorant
2020
182.0
236.6
309.5
382.3
Rocket League
2015
387.3
453.1
658.4
813.3
Battlefield 1
2016
113.3
147.3
192.6
237.9
Destiny 2
2017
125.4
163.1
213.2
263.4
F1 2019
2019
93.4
121.4
158.8
196.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
116.1
150.9
197.4
243.8
Battlefield 4
2013
126.2
164.0
214.5
264.9
Dawn of War III
2017
97.6
126.9
165.9
204.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
110.7
144.0
188.3
232.6
Apex Legends
2019
95.5
124.2
162.4
200.6
Strange Brigade
2018
116.7
151.8
198.4
245.1
Hitman
2016
90.7
117.9
154.2
190.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
90.2
117.2
153.3
189.3
For Honor
2017
132.8
172.6
225.7
278.9
Roblox
2006
312.9
406.8
532.0
657.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
107.1
139.3
182.1
224.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
113.9
148.1
193.7
239.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
265.6
345.2
451.5
557.7
League of Legends
2009
498.0
582.6
719.5
784.3
Project CARS 2
2017
94.1
122.3
159.9
197.5
Dota 2
2013
129.7
168.6
220.5
272.4
Fallout 76
2018
116.5
151.4
198.0
244.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
99.6
129.5
169.3
209.1
Need For Speed
2015
107.4
139.6
182.6
225.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
188.1
244.5
319.8
395.0
DiRT Rally
2015
143.0
185.9
243.2
300.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
93.2
121.1
158.4
195.6
Doom
2016
142.6
185.4
242.4
299.4
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 with each other. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
