NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 with Intel Core i3-12100 benchmark
Benchmark 01-03-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the Intel Core i3-12100 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is bad or good for gaming from results of all tests. As for the main characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good for today's 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 some conclusions. With this data, you can already easily select the necessary power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i3-12100 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3060, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of several common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i3-12100 configuration:
Fortnite Battle Royale
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Minecraft
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Valorant
Apex Legends
Atomic Heart
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After viewing the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 is better or worse than rivals in some popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3060.
The closest rivals of the GeForce RTX 3060
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 ordinary 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 true choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 3060 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i3-12100. 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. The following table shows the GeForce RTX 3060 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.3
64.1
83.8
103.5
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.6
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.9
59.6
78.0
96.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.4
40.9
53.4
66.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
56.9
74.0
96.8
119.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
54.4
70.7
92.4
114.2
Starfield
2022
29.7
38.7
50.6
62.5
Scorn
2022
33.1
43.1
56.3
69.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.2
57.4
75.1
92.8
Homeworld 3
2022
41.6
54.1
70.8
87.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.7
46.4
60.7
74.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
Atomic Heart
2023
20.4
26.5
34.7
42.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.1
43.1
56.3
69.6
Saints Row
2022
60.3
78.4
102.6
126.7
Stray
2022
90.9
118.2
154.6
190.9
Overwatch 2
2022
81.6
106.0
138.7
171.3
Elden ring
2022
32.3
42.0
54.9
67.8
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Total War: Warhammer
2016
83.9
109.0
142.6
176.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.5
109.8
143.6
177.4
GreedFall
2019
76.7
99.7
130.4
161.1
Dishonored 2
2016
64.2
83.5
109.2
134.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
68.5
89.0
116.4
143.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.4
33.0
43.2
53.4
Project CARS 3
2020
39.1
50.8
66.4
82.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
83.3
108.3
141.6
174.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.9
Genshin Impact
2020
73.9
96.1
125.7
155.2
Gears of War 5
2019
67.9
88.3
115.4
142.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.9
51.9
67.9
83.9
World War Z
2019
84.0
109.2
142.9
176.5
The Division
2016
75.1
97.6
127.7
157.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
55.4
72.0
94.2
116.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
72.6
94.3
123.4
152.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
61.2
79.5
104.0
128.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.5
69.6
91.0
112.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
62.7
81.5
106.6
131.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
71.4
92.8
121.3
149.9
Borderlands 3
2019
53.9
70.0
91.6
113.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
82.4
107.1
140.1
173.1
F1 22
2020
73.9
96.1
125.7
155.2
Crysis 3
2013
83.4
108.5
141.9
175.2
Halo Infinite
2021
48.4
63.0
82.3
101.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.5
69.6
91.0
112.4
Death Stranding
2020
77.2
100.4
131.3
162.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
62.0
80.6
105.4
130.3
The Witcher 3
2015
75.3
97.9
128.0
158.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
66.9
86.9
113.7
140.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.8
50.5
66.0
81.5
Godfall
2020
75.2
97.8
127.8
157.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.2
65.3
85.4
105.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
66.7
86.7
113.4
140.1
Metro Exodus
2019
46.6
60.6
79.3
98.0
Hitman 3
2021
57.8
75.1
98.2
121.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
61.4
79.9
104.4
129.0
Just Cause 4
2018
67.4
87.6
114.5
141.5
DOOM Eternal
2020
79.0
102.7
134.3
165.9
Anthem
2019
57.7
75.0
98.1
121.2
Hitman 2
2018
83.3
108.3
141.6
174.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
57.8
75.1
98.2
121.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
75.6
98.3
128.6
158.8
Far Cry 6
2021
63.7
82.8
108.3
133.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.5
55.2
72.2
89.2
F1 2021
2020
82.4
107.1
140.1
173.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
66.9
86.9
113.7
140.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
83.3
108.3
141.6
174.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
83.8
108.9
142.4
175.9
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i3-12100 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
For Honor
2017
124.4
161.7
211.5
261.2
Battlefield V
2018
89.5
116.3
152.1
187.9
Roblox
2006
293.2
381.1
498.4
615.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.5
109.8
143.6
177.4
F1 2019
2019
87.5
113.8
148.8
183.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
96.9
125.9
164.7
203.4
Dawn of War III
2017
91.4
118.9
155.4
192.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
93.3
121.3
158.6
195.9
Doom
2016
133.6
173.6
227.1
280.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
100.4
130.5
170.6
210.7
Battlefield 4
2013
118.2
153.7
200.9
248.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
248.8
323.4
423.0
522.5
Project CARS 2
2017
88.1
114.5
149.8
185.0
Titanfall 2
2016
91.8
119.3
156.0
192.7
League of Legends
2009
466.5
545.8
674.1
734.7
Apex Legends
2019
89.5
116.3
152.1
187.9
Destiny 2
2017
117.5
152.8
199.8
246.8
Fallout 76
2018
109.1
141.8
185.5
229.1
Need For Speed
2015
100.6
130.8
171.0
211.3
Strange Brigade
2018
109.4
142.2
185.9
229.7
Rocket League
2015
362.8
471.7
616.8
761.9
Valorant
2020
170.5
221.7
289.9
358.1
DiRT Rally
2015
134.0
174.2
227.8
281.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
108.8
141.4
184.9
228.4
Battlefield 1
2016
106.1
138.0
180.4
222.9
Dota 2
2013
121.5
158.0
206.6
255.2
Hitman
2016
85.0
110.5
144.5
178.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
176.2
229.1
299.6
370.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
103.7
134.9
176.4
217.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
87.3
113.4
148.4
183.3
Minecraft
2011
198.8
258.5
338.0
417.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
106.7
138.7
181.4
224.1
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
