The RTX 3060 is the most popular GPU on Steam, but given the demands of games in 2024, it probably shouldn't be.
Nvidia ’s RTX 3060 is the most popular GPU around, and it’s not even close. According to the latest Steam hardware survey, the 2021 GPU is in close to 7% of gaming PCs. That’s a huge slice of the pie. For reference, the second most popular GPU, the RTX 2060, sits at just under 4%. It’s easy to see why the GPU is popular, too. You can pick it up for between $250 and $300 — and for even less used — and it comes with a critical 12GB of VRAM.
Get your weekly teardown of the tech behind PC gaming Check your inbox! Privacy Policy If you’ve read any of our GPU reviews, there’s not a lot of crossover here. Games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Red Dead Redemption 2 are demanding, but they’re mature; they provide a solid foundation for comparing graphics cards. Here, I’m taking a different approach. If you picked up an RTX 3060 in 2024, you’re probably going to want to play at least one of the games on the list above, and likely a few of them.
You can see my results above. You’re getting 60 fps in games like Dragon’s Dogma 2, Resident Evil 4, and Hogwarts Legacy, but a lot of titles fall short of the mark. The wildly popular Helldivers 2 is too demanding for 60 fps at Ultra settings, as is Starfield, even outside of the demanding city zones.
The RTX 3060 is capable enough at 1080p. You could turn down some graphics settings or enable upscaling and get above 60 fps. The problem is that there are far better options around the same price in 2024. It’s not just Nvidia. AMD’s RX 7600 is around 17% faster than the RTX 3060 on average, and it comes in at a lower price. You can pick one up, such as , for $260. It doesn’t have DLSS, but the performance advantage is hard to ignore, especially when the card is so much cheaper.
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