China’s Flagship Lisuan LX 7G100 Falls Short of Nvidia RTX 3060 in 1080p Gaming Tests

Lisuan LX 7G100 on the test bench – the most powerful Chinese‑designed GPU to date.

What’s new

The Lisuan LX 7G100 is currently the most capable GPU that comes out of China’s domestic semiconductor push. It replaces the older Li‑Shen and Tianhe series with a newer 7‑nm core, a 192‑bit memory interface, and a boost clock that tops out at 2.1 GHz. In a fresh video review, B‑iliBili creator Ancient PC Builder measured the card against Nvidia’s RTX 3060 – the mid‑range desktop GPU launched in late 2021 – using a pure 1080p gaming suite.

Key test details:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9800X3D (high‑end Zen 4, 16 cores)
• Resolution: 1920×1080
• Settings: Ray tracing, DLSS/Super‑Resolution, and Nvidia Reflex disabled
• Games: 12 titles ranging from narrative‑driven RPGs to fast‑paced shooters
• Price reference: ~$485 launch price for the Lisuan LX 7G100

How it compares

Overall performance

Across the board the LX 7G100 delivered about 65 % of the RTX 3060’s frame‑rates. That translates to an average loss of roughly 35 fps in a 1080p scenario where the RTX 3060 averages 120 fps.

Where the gap narrows

Game	RTX 3060 FPS	LX 7G100 FPS	% of RTX 3060
Final Fantasy VII Remake	78	71	91 %
Where Winds Meet	92	84	91 %
Marvel’s Spider‑Man (PC)	68	61	90 %

In these titles the LX 7G100 stays within a 10 % margin, largely because they are CPU‑heavy or rely on older rendering pipelines that do not stress the GPU’s rasterisation engine.

Where the RTX 3060 still dominates

Game	RTX 3060 FPS	LX 7G100 FPS	Gap
Monster Hunter Rise	112	62	+50 %
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	98	55	+43 %
Dota 2 (high‑level competitive settings)	144	84	+71 %

These games push texture fill‑rate and shader complexity, exposing the LX 7G100’s narrower memory bus and lower raw shader count. The result is a 40 %‑plus advantage for the RTX 3060.

Price‑performance perspective

At roughly $485, the Lisuan LX 7G100 is priced close to a used RTX 3060 on the secondary market, which often sells for $250‑$300. Even when you factor in the domestic supply chain advantage, the performance per dollar still favors Nvidia’s offering.

Who it’s for

• Enthusiasts supporting Chinese silicon – If you want to showcase a home‑grown GPU and are comfortable staying at 1080p with modest settings, the LX 7G100 is a statement piece.
• Budget 1080p gamers – The card can run many mainstream titles at playable frame‑rates, but you’ll hit the wall on newer, texture‑intensive games.
• Power users looking for future‑proofing – The RTX 3060 remains the better choice for 1440p or 4K aspirations, especially when ray tracing or DLSS is desired.

What the results mean for China’s GPU roadmap

The benchmark proves that Lisuan’s engineering has moved beyond the “entry‑level only” tier. Closing the gap to within 10 % on a handful of games shows that the design team can produce a competitive rasterisation pipeline. However, the persistent 40 %‑plus lag in demanding titles highlights two bottlenecks:

1. Memory bandwidth – The 192‑bit bus limits texture throughput at higher resolutions.
2. Shader density – The LX 7G100’s core count trails the RTX 3060’s 3584 CUDA cores, affecting raw compute.

Future Chinese GPUs will need to address these areas, likely by adopting a wider memory interface (256‑bit or more) and moving to a newer process node (5 nm or 4 nm) to boost clock headroom.

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The full benchmark video and raw data are available on Ancient PC Builder’s B‑iliBili channel (in Chinese).

All the games tested against the Nvidia RTX 3060 desktop GPU (machine translated)