Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the Intel Core i3-13100F processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is good or bad for gaming from results of all benchmarks. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the key parameter. The ordinary FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can tell 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 make certain conclusions. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i3-13100F . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A very 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 some 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 i3-13100F configuration:
Valorant
Dota 2
Apex Legends
Atomic Heart
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Hitman 3
Minecraft
Genshin Impact
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3060 with rivals in several popular games and choose 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 rivals 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 medium 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 numbers will also help you make the good choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 3060 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i3-13100F. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the ordinary FPS received with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. In the following table, testing the GeForce RTX 3060 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Atomic Heart
2023
20.3
26.4
34.5
42.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.4
47.3
61.9
76.4
Scorn
2022
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.3
Stray
2022
90.5
117.7
153.9
190.1
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.5
46.2
60.4
74.6
Saints Row
2022
60.1
78.1
102.1
126.2
Homeworld 3
2022
41.5
53.9
70.5
87.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.7
59.4
77.7
95.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
56.7
73.7
96.4
119.0
Starfield
2022
29.6
38.5
50.3
62.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
54.2
70.4
92.1
113.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.5
68.2
89.2
110.2
Overwatch 2
2022
81.2
105.6
138.1
170.6
Elden ring
2022
32.2
41.8
54.7
67.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.0
57.2
74.8
92.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.1
63.8
83.4
103.1
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
World War Z
2019
83.7
108.8
142.3
175.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
72.0
93.6
122.4
151.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
66.4
86.3
112.9
139.5
F1 22
2020
73.6
95.7
125.1
154.6
Borderlands 3
2019
53.6
69.7
91.2
112.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.3
69.3
90.6
111.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
68.2
88.7
115.9
143.2
Godfall
2020
74.9
97.3
127.3
157.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
75.3
97.9
128.0
158.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
82.9
107.8
141.0
174.1
Gears of War 5
2019
67.6
87.9
114.9
142.0
Anthem
2019
57.5
74.7
97.7
120.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
82.9
107.8
141.0
174.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.1
109.3
143.0
176.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
62.4
81.2
106.2
131.1
Just Cause 4
2018
67.1
87.2
114.1
140.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
82.1
106.7
139.5
172.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
66.6
86.6
113.2
139.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
83.4
108.5
141.8
175.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
60.9
79.2
103.6
127.9
Metro Exodus
2019
46.5
60.4
79.0
97.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.3
55.0
71.9
88.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
61.8
80.3
105.0
129.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.3
69.3
90.6
111.9
The Division
2016
74.8
97.2
127.2
157.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
72.3
93.9
122.8
151.7
Dishonored 2
2016
64.0
83.2
108.7
134.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.2
49.7
65.0
80.3
Crysis 3
2013
83.1
108.0
141.2
174.5
Genshin Impact
2020
73.6
95.7
125.1
154.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
61.2
79.5
104.0
128.5
Hitman 3
2021
57.5
74.8
97.8
120.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.0
65.0
85.0
105.0
Halo Infinite
2021
48.2
62.7
82.0
101.3
Hitman 2
2018
82.9
107.8
141.0
174.1
Death Stranding
2020
76.9
100.0
130.7
161.5
F1 2021
2020
82.1
106.7
139.5
172.4
Far Cry 6
2021
63.5
82.5
107.9
133.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.7
50.3
65.7
81.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.3
32.9
43.0
53.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
66.6
86.6
113.2
139.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
71.1
92.4
120.8
149.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
55.2
71.7
93.8
115.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
57.5
74.8
97.8
120.8
DOOM Eternal
2020
78.7
102.3
133.8
165.2
GreedFall
2019
76.4
99.3
129.9
160.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
83.5
108.6
142.0
175.4
Project CARS 3
2020
38.9
50.6
66.2
81.7
The Witcher 3
2015
75.0
97.5
127.4
157.4
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i3-13100F gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
League of Legends
2009
464.5
543.5
671.2
731.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
86.9
113.0
147.7
182.5
Rocket League
2015
361.3
469.7
614.2
758.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
99.9
129.9
169.9
209.8
Battlefield V
2018
89.1
115.8
151.5
187.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
108.3
140.8
184.1
227.4
Fallout 76
2018
108.6
141.2
184.7
228.1
Apex Legends
2019
89.1
115.8
151.5
187.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
103.3
134.3
175.6
217.0
Hitman
2016
84.6
110.0
143.8
177.7
Project CARS 2
2017
87.7
114.1
149.2
184.3
Roblox
2006
291.9
379.5
496.2
613.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
247.7
322.1
421.2
520.3
Battlefield 4
2013
117.7
153.0
200.1
247.2
DiRT Rally
2015
133.4
173.5
226.8
280.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
92.9
120.8
157.9
195.1
Minecraft
2011
198.0
257.4
336.6
415.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
106.3
138.2
180.7
223.2
Strange Brigade
2018
108.9
141.6
185.1
228.7
F1 2019
2019
87.1
113.3
148.2
183.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.1
109.3
143.0
176.6
Battlefield 1
2016
105.7
137.4
179.7
221.9
Valorant
2020
169.8
220.8
288.7
356.6
Dota 2
2013
121.0
157.3
205.7
254.1
Doom
2016
133.0
172.9
226.1
279.3
Need For Speed
2015
100.2
130.2
170.3
210.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
175.5
228.1
298.3
368.5
Dawn of War III
2017
91.0
118.4
154.8
191.2
Titanfall 2
2016
91.4
118.8
155.3
191.9
Destiny 2
2017
117.0
152.1
198.9
245.7
For Honor
2017
123.9
161.0
210.6
260.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
96.5
125.4
164.0
202.6
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 and the Intel Core i3-13100F separately.
