Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-11400 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is good or bad for gaming from benchmark data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the key characteristic. The average 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 new 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 GPU, you can already draw certain decision. This will allow you to choose the necessary power supply that will completely match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-11400 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3060, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of certain common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i5-11400 configuration:
Dota 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Atomic Heart
Apex Legends
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
Valorant
Genshin Impact
Roblox
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Hitman 3
Minecraft
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After looking at the data from the table 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 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 further help you make the good decision.
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 i5-11400. The numbers beside 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
20.7
26.9
35.2
43.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
37.1
48.2
63.1
77.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
36.2
47.1
61.6
76.1
Saints Row
2022
61.3
79.6
104.2
128.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
55.2
71.8
93.9
116.0
Overwatch 2
2022
82.8
107.7
140.8
174.0
Starfield
2022
30.2
39.3
51.3
63.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
57.8
75.2
98.3
121.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
53.5
69.6
91.0
112.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.9
58.3
76.3
94.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
50.0
65.1
85.1
105.1
Homeworld 3
2022
42.3
55.0
71.9
88.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.9
41.5
54.3
67.0
Scorn
2022
33.7
43.7
57.2
70.7
Stray
2022
92.3
120.0
157.0
193.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.7
43.7
57.2
70.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
46.6
60.6
79.2
97.9
Elden ring
2022
32.8
42.6
55.7
68.9
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Godfall
2020
76.4
99.3
129.8
160.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
58.7
76.3
99.8
123.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
69.6
90.4
118.2
146.1
Halo Infinite
2021
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.3
Just Cause 4
2018
68.4
89.0
116.3
143.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.8
33.5
43.9
54.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
62.1
80.8
105.6
130.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
67.9
88.3
115.4
142.6
World War Z
2019
85.3
110.9
145.1
179.2
Death Stranding
2020
78.4
102.0
133.3
164.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
40.6
52.7
68.9
85.2
Borderlands 3
2019
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
83.7
108.8
142.3
175.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.8
111.5
145.8
180.1
Hitman 2
2018
84.6
109.9
143.8
177.6
Crysis 3
2013
84.7
110.2
144.1
177.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
63.7
82.8
108.3
133.7
The Division
2016
76.3
99.2
129.7
160.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
84.6
109.9
143.8
177.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
54.4
70.7
92.4
114.2
Gears of War 5
2019
68.9
89.6
117.2
144.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.4
51.3
67.0
82.8
F1 2021
2020
83.7
108.8
142.3
175.8
Anthem
2019
58.6
76.2
99.6
123.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
54.4
70.7
92.4
114.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
73.7
95.8
125.3
154.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
67.9
88.3
115.4
142.6
GreedFall
2019
77.9
101.3
132.5
163.6
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
39.0
50.7
66.3
81.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
63.0
81.9
107.1
132.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
56.3
73.1
95.6
118.1
Far Cry 6
2021
64.7
84.1
110.0
135.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
73.4
95.5
124.8
154.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
62.4
81.1
106.1
131.0
Project CARS 3
2020
39.7
51.6
67.5
83.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
67.7
88.1
115.2
142.2
Metro Exodus
2019
47.4
61.6
80.5
99.5
The Witcher 3
2015
76.5
99.4
130.0
160.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
84.6
109.9
143.8
177.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
72.5
94.2
123.2
152.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
85.1
110.6
144.6
178.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
80.3
104.3
136.4
168.5
F1 22
2020
75.1
97.6
127.6
157.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
43.1
56.1
73.3
90.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
76.8
99.8
130.6
161.3
Dishonored 2
2016
65.2
84.8
110.9
137.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
85.2
110.7
144.8
178.9
Hitman 3
2021
58.7
76.3
99.8
123.2
Genshin Impact
2020
75.1
97.6
127.6
157.7
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i5-11400 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
110.5
143.6
187.8
231.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
88.6
115.2
150.7
186.1
Apex Legends
2019
90.9
118.1
154.5
190.8
Project CARS 2
2017
89.5
116.3
152.1
187.9
Dota 2
2013
123.4
160.4
209.8
259.1
Need For Speed
2015
102.2
132.8
173.7
214.6
Valorant
2020
173.2
225.1
294.4
363.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
105.4
137.0
179.1
221.3
Strange Brigade
2018
111.1
144.4
188.8
233.2
Dawn of War III
2017
92.8
120.7
157.8
195.0
Doom
2016
135.6
176.3
230.6
284.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
108.4
140.9
184.2
227.6
Fallout 76
2018
110.8
144.0
188.4
232.7
Titanfall 2
2016
93.2
121.2
158.4
195.7
Hitman
2016
86.3
112.2
146.7
181.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
179.0
232.7
304.2
375.8
Battlefield 1
2016
107.8
140.1
183.2
226.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
252.7
328.5
429.5
530.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.8
111.5
145.8
180.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
94.7
123.2
161.1
199.0
League of Legends
2009
473.7
554.3
684.5
746.1
Battlefield V
2018
90.9
118.1
154.5
190.8
DiRT Rally
2015
136.1
176.9
231.3
285.8
For Honor
2017
126.3
164.2
214.8
265.3
Roblox
2006
297.7
387.0
506.1
625.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
98.4
127.9
167.2
206.6
F1 2019
2019
88.9
115.5
151.1
186.6
Rocket League
2015
368.5
479.0
626.4
773.8
Battlefield 4
2013
120.0
156.0
204.1
252.1
Destiny 2
2017
119.3
155.1
202.9
250.6
Minecraft
2011
201.9
262.5
343.3
424.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
101.9
132.5
173.2
214.0
Although 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 able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
