Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the Intel Core i3-12100F processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple 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 tests. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the main parameter. The ordinary FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good even 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 graphics card, you can already draw some decision. This will allow you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i3-12100F . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3060, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of several popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i3-12100F configuration:
Valorant
Roblox
Minecraft
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Apex Legends
Atomic Heart
Genshin Impact
Hogwarts Legacy
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
Dota 2
Hitman 3
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After viewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3060 with rivals in several famous games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3060.
The closest GeForce RTX 3060 competitors
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 numbers will further help you make the true 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 Intel Core i3-12100F. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the medium FPS achieved 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
Overwatch 2
2022
80.8
105.0
137.3
169.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.1
40.5
52.9
65.4
Elden ring
2022
32.0
41.6
54.3
67.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
53.8
70.0
91.5
113.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
43.7
56.9
74.4
91.9
Stray
2022
90.0
117.0
153.0
189.0
Scorn
2022
32.8
42.6
55.8
68.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.8
42.6
55.8
68.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
56.4
73.3
95.8
118.4
Saints Row
2022
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.4
Homeworld 3
2022
41.2
53.6
70.1
86.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.2
47.0
61.5
76.0
Atomic Heart
2023
20.2
26.2
34.3
42.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.4
Starfield
2022
29.4
38.3
50.0
61.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.2
67.8
88.7
109.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
48.8
63.4
82.9
102.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.3
45.9
60.1
74.2
To understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
F1 2021
2020
81.6
106.1
138.7
171.3
Halo Infinite
2021
47.9
62.3
81.5
100.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
81.6
106.1
138.7
171.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
74.9
97.3
127.3
157.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
71.6
93.1
121.7
150.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
49.7
64.6
84.5
104.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
62.1
80.7
105.5
130.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.0
49.4
64.6
79.8
Project CARS 3
2020
38.7
50.3
65.8
81.3
The Witcher 3
2015
74.5
96.9
126.7
156.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
Death Stranding
2020
76.5
99.4
130.0
160.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
71.8
93.4
122.1
150.9
GreedFall
2019
76.0
98.7
129.1
159.5
Far Cry 6
2021
63.1
82.0
107.2
132.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
66.0
85.8
112.3
138.7
The Division
2016
74.4
96.7
126.4
156.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
82.9
107.8
141.0
174.2
Metro Exodus
2019
46.2
60.0
78.5
97.0
Dishonored 2
2016
63.6
82.7
108.1
133.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
66.2
86.1
112.5
139.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
67.8
88.1
115.3
142.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
82.4
107.2
140.1
173.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
66.2
86.1
112.5
139.0
Genshin Impact
2020
73.2
95.1
124.4
153.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.4
50.0
65.4
80.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
61.4
79.8
104.4
129.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
60.6
78.7
103.0
127.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
54.8
71.3
93.2
115.2
Just Cause 4
2018
66.7
86.7
113.4
140.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
70.7
91.9
120.1
148.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.2
32.7
42.8
52.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
82.4
107.2
140.1
173.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
57.2
74.4
97.2
120.1
Anthem
2019
57.1
74.2
97.1
119.9
Hitman 2
2018
82.4
107.2
140.1
173.1
Godfall
2020
74.4
96.8
126.6
156.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.1
54.7
71.5
88.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
83.6
108.7
142.1
175.6
Borderlands 3
2019
53.3
69.3
90.7
112.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
60.8
79.1
103.4
127.7
World War Z
2019
83.2
108.1
141.4
174.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
78.2
101.7
133.0
164.3
Crysis 3
2013
82.6
107.4
140.4
173.5
Gears of War 5
2019
67.2
87.4
114.3
141.1
Hitman 3
2021
57.2
74.4
97.2
120.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
83.0
107.9
141.1
174.3
F1 22
2020
73.2
95.1
124.4
153.7
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i3-12100F gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for reference, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
174.5
226.8
296.6
366.4
Rocket League
2015
359.2
466.9
610.6
754.3
Battlefield 1
2016
105.1
136.6
178.6
220.6
Roblox
2006
290.2
377.3
493.3
609.4
Titanfall 2
2016
90.8
118.1
154.4
190.8
Project CARS 2
2017
87.2
113.4
148.3
183.2
League of Legends
2009
461.8
540.3
667.3
727.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
107.7
140.0
183.0
226.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
105.7
137.3
179.6
221.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
83.6
108.7
142.1
175.6
Battlefield 4
2013
117.0
152.1
198.9
245.7
F1 2019
2019
86.6
112.6
147.3
181.9
Hitman
2016
84.1
109.4
143.0
176.6
Minecraft
2011
196.8
255.9
334.6
413.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
102.7
133.5
174.6
215.7
Fallout 76
2018
108.0
140.4
183.6
226.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
92.4
120.1
157.0
194.0
Dota 2
2013
120.3
156.4
204.5
252.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
95.9
124.7
163.0
201.4
Need For Speed
2015
99.6
129.5
169.3
209.1
Apex Legends
2019
88.6
115.1
150.6
186.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
86.4
112.3
146.9
181.4
Destiny 2
2017
116.3
151.2
197.8
244.3
Valorant
2020
168.8
219.5
287.0
354.5
For Honor
2017
123.1
160.1
209.3
258.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
99.3
129.1
168.9
208.6
Dawn of War III
2017
90.5
117.7
153.9
190.1
Strange Brigade
2018
108.3
140.7
184.0
227.3
DiRT Rally
2015
132.7
172.4
225.5
278.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
246.3
320.2
418.7
517.2
Battlefield V
2018
88.6
115.1
150.6
186.0
Doom
2016
132.2
171.9
224.8
277.7
Though you can't argue 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 in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
