Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the Intel Core i3-12300T processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is good or bad for gaming from testing data. As for the main parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The medium FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good even for modern most exacting 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 make certain conclusions. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i3-12300T . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3060, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of certain popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next 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 i3-12300T configuration:
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Atomic Heart
Fortnite Battle Royale
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
League of Legends
Hitman 3
Minecraft
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Apex Legends
Genshin Impact
Roblox
Far Cry 6
Dota 2
Valorant
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 is better or worse than competitors in some 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 popular 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 further help you make the right 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 i3-12300T. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the average 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
Stray
2022
90.8
118.0
154.3
190.7
Scorn
2022
33.1
43.0
56.3
69.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.1
57.4
75.0
92.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
56.8
73.9
96.6
119.4
Starfield
2022
29.7
38.6
50.5
62.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.2
64.0
83.7
103.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.6
46.3
60.6
74.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.4
40.8
53.4
65.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.1
43.0
56.3
69.5
Overwatch 2
2022
81.5
105.9
138.5
171.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.5
47.4
62.0
76.6
Homeworld 3
2022
41.6
54.0
70.7
87.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.8
59.6
77.9
96.2
Saints Row
2022
60.2
78.3
102.4
126.5
Elden ring
2022
32.2
41.9
54.8
67.7
Atomic Heart
2023
20.4
26.5
34.6
42.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
54.3
70.6
92.3
114.0
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
83.7
108.9
142.4
175.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
61.1
79.4
103.9
128.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
83.7
108.8
142.2
175.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
66.8
86.8
113.5
140.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
75.5
98.2
128.4
158.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
57.7
75.0
98.1
121.2
Godfall
2020
75.1
97.6
127.7
157.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.9
51.8
67.8
83.7
Metro Exodus
2019
46.6
60.6
79.2
97.8
Gears of War 5
2019
67.8
88.1
115.3
142.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
61.9
80.5
105.3
130.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.4
55.2
72.1
89.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
82.3
107.0
139.9
172.8
The Division
2016
75.0
97.5
127.5
157.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
83.2
108.1
141.4
174.6
Far Cry 6
2021
63.6
82.7
108.2
133.6
Borderlands 3
2019
53.8
69.9
91.5
113.0
Project CARS 3
2020
39.0
50.7
66.4
82.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.1
65.2
85.2
105.3
The Witcher 3
2015
75.2
97.7
127.8
157.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
66.8
86.8
113.5
140.2
Genshin Impact
2020
73.8
96.0
125.5
155.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
71.3
92.7
121.2
149.7
Hitman 2
2018
83.2
108.1
141.4
174.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
83.2
108.1
141.4
174.6
Death Stranding
2020
77.1
100.3
131.1
162.0
Halo Infinite
2021
48.4
62.9
82.2
101.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.4
49.9
65.2
80.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
62.6
81.4
106.5
131.5
F1 2021
2020
82.3
107.0
139.9
172.8
Just Cause 4
2018
67.3
87.5
114.4
141.3
Hitman 3
2021
57.7
75.0
98.1
121.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
78.9
102.6
134.1
165.7
GreedFall
2019
76.6
99.6
130.3
160.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.5
69.5
90.9
112.3
Dishonored 2
2016
64.1
83.4
109.0
134.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.4
33.0
43.1
53.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.5
69.5
90.9
112.3
World War Z
2019
83.9
109.1
142.7
176.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.3
109.6
143.4
177.1
Crysis 3
2013
83.3
108.3
141.6
175.0
Anthem
2019
57.6
74.9
97.9
121.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
72.5
94.2
123.2
152.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
61.3
79.8
104.3
128.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
68.4
88.9
116.3
143.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
66.6
86.6
113.2
139.9
F1 22
2020
73.8
96.0
125.5
155.0
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
72.2
93.9
122.8
151.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.4
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i3-12300T 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 much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
F1 2019
2019
87.4
113.6
148.6
183.5
Strange Brigade
2018
109.2
142.0
185.6
229.3
League of Legends
2009
465.8
545.0
673.1
733.7
DiRT Rally
2015
133.8
174.0
227.5
281.0
Minecraft
2011
198.5
258.1
337.5
417.0
Apex Legends
2019
89.3
116.2
151.9
187.6
Titanfall 2
2016
91.6
119.1
155.8
192.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
93.2
121.1
158.4
195.6
Battlefield 4
2013
118.0
153.4
200.6
247.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.3
109.6
143.4
177.1
Dota 2
2013
121.3
157.7
206.3
254.8
Need For Speed
2015
100.5
130.6
170.8
211.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
108.6
141.2
184.6
228.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
87.1
113.3
148.1
183.0
Destiny 2
2017
117.3
152.6
199.5
246.4
Valorant
2020
170.3
221.4
289.5
357.6
Doom
2016
133.4
173.4
226.8
280.1
Battlefield 1
2016
106.0
137.8
180.2
222.6
Project CARS 2
2017
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.8
Dawn of War III
2017
91.3
118.7
155.2
191.7
For Honor
2017
124.2
161.5
211.2
260.9
Hitman
2016
84.8
110.3
144.2
178.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
248.4
323.0
422.3
521.7
Rocket League
2015
362.3
471.0
615.9
760.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
176.0
228.8
299.2
369.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
96.7
125.7
164.4
203.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
100.2
130.3
170.4
210.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
103.6
134.7
176.1
217.6
Fallout 76
2018
108.9
141.6
185.2
228.8
Battlefield V
2018
89.3
116.2
151.9
187.6
Roblox
2006
292.7
380.6
497.6
614.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
106.6
138.5
181.2
223.8
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
