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Can I run Helldivers 2 with a GeForce RTX 3060 12GB?

Past the GeForce RTX 2060 6GB that defines the top of Helldivers 2, the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB has 12 GB against the 6 GB asked of it and 17% more core than the tier needs.

Ranked 35 of the 47 cards we track, with 17 of them carrying more video memory - and 37 of the 47 cards we track stop at the same point in Helldivers 2.

estimated index 14 · 12 GB · 2021
Ceiling with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D and 32 GB

Runs well

Clears the recommended tier, which is the target the publisher designs against.

Headroom
17% clear on GPU
Bottleneck
none
Confidence
estimated

Tier ladder

  1. minimum cleared
  2. recommended cleared
  3. high not defined by publisher
  4. ultra not defined by publisher

That readout is the best this card can do in Helldivers 2: it assumes nothing else in the machine holds it back. Your own processor and memory can only lower it, never raise it.

The same card with three different processors

In Helldivers 2 the processor beside a GeForce RTX 3060 12GB changes the answer, which is why a card-only verdict is not worth much here. Each row assumes 16 GB of system memory.

Processor Index Verdict Bottleneck
Ryzen 5 1600 30 Will not run processor
Ryzen 9 5900X 70 Runs well nothing
Ryzen 7 9800X3D 95 Runs well nothing

Thresholds, against this card

Green means the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB clears that number, red means it does not. The processor and memory columns are yours to fill in with the checker below.

System requirement thresholds for Helldivers 2, by tier
Requirement minimum recommended your rig
GPU index 2 12 14
CPU index 42 55 0
Video memory 4 GB 6 GB 12 GB
System memory 8 GB 16 GB 0 GB
Storage 100 GB 100 GB -

The CPU and system memory rows show zero because this page knows the card and nothing else.

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GeForce RTX 3060 12GB

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Questions

Will a GeForce RTX 3060 12GB run Helldivers 2?
Past the GeForce RTX 2060 6GB that defines the top of Helldivers 2, the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB has 12 GB against the 6 GB asked of it and 17% more core than the tier needs.
Is 12 GB of video memory enough for Helldivers 2?
Yes for the tiers this card can reach anyway - its core speed runs out before its 12 GB of video memory does in Helldivers 2.

More on this card: what the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB runs across every game we track.