Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the Intel Core i5-11400F processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is good or bad for gaming by looking at testing results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the main characteristic. The medium FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good 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 draw certain decision. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-11400F . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A very powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3060, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of several famous 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 i5-11400F configuration:
Hitman 3
League of Legends
Genshin Impact
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
Valorant
Minecraft
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3060 with rivals in some popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3060.
The closest GeForce RTX 3060 opponents
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 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 i5-11400F. The numbers next to the names of the games mean 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
Elden ring
2022
32.8
42.6
55.7
68.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.8
58.3
76.2
94.2
Scorn
2022
33.6
43.7
57.2
70.6
Starfield
2022
30.2
39.2
51.3
63.4
Saints Row
2022
61.2
79.6
104.1
128.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.6
43.7
57.2
70.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
37.1
48.2
63.0
77.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
36.2
47.1
61.6
76.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
53.5
69.5
90.9
112.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
57.8
75.1
98.2
121.3
Homeworld 3
2022
42.3
54.9
71.8
88.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
55.2
71.8
93.8
115.9
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
46.6
60.5
79.2
97.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
50.0
65.0
85.0
105.0
Atomic Heart
2023
20.7
26.9
35.2
43.5
Stray
2022
92.3
120.0
156.9
193.8
Overwatch 2
2022
82.8
107.6
140.8
173.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.9
41.5
54.2
67.0
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
63.7
82.7
108.2
133.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
54.3
70.6
92.4
114.1
Project CARS 3
2020
39.7
51.6
67.4
83.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
73.7
95.8
125.2
154.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
80.2
104.3
136.4
168.4
Halo Infinite
2021
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
56.2
73.1
95.6
118.1
The Witcher 3
2015
76.4
99.3
129.9
160.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.7
111.4
145.7
180.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.8
33.5
43.8
54.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
58.6
76.2
99.7
123.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
76.8
99.8
130.5
161.2
Genshin Impact
2020
75.0
97.5
127.6
157.6
Anthem
2019
58.6
76.1
99.6
123.0
World War Z
2019
85.3
110.9
145.0
179.1
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
63.0
81.8
107.0
132.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.4
51.2
67.0
82.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
67.9
88.2
115.4
142.5
Hitman 2
2018
84.5
109.9
143.7
177.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
72.4
94.2
123.2
152.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
85.1
110.7
144.7
178.8
The Division
2016
76.2
99.1
129.6
160.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
83.7
108.8
142.2
175.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
67.7
88.0
115.1
142.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
62.1
80.7
105.6
130.4
Crysis 3
2013
84.7
110.1
144.0
177.9
Godfall
2020
76.3
99.2
129.8
160.3
GreedFall
2019
77.9
101.2
132.4
163.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
69.5
90.4
118.2
146.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
40.5
52.7
68.9
85.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
62.4
81.1
106.0
130.9
Just Cause 4
2018
68.4
88.9
116.3
143.6
Dishonored 2
2016
65.2
84.8
110.8
136.9
Death Stranding
2020
78.4
101.9
133.3
164.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
84.5
109.9
143.7
177.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
43.1
56.1
73.3
90.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
85.0
110.6
144.6
178.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
73.4
95.4
124.8
154.1
Gears of War 5
2019
68.9
89.6
117.1
144.7
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
84.5
109.9
143.7
177.5
Borderlands 3
2019
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.8
Metro Exodus
2019
47.3
61.6
80.5
99.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
39.0
50.7
66.3
81.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
67.9
88.2
115.4
142.5
F1 22
2020
75.0
97.5
127.6
157.6
Hitman 3
2021
58.6
76.2
99.7
123.2
F1 2021
2020
83.7
108.8
142.2
175.7
Far Cry 6
2021
64.7
84.1
110.0
135.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
54.3
70.6
92.4
114.1
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i5-11400F gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
League of Legends
2009
473.5
554.0
684.2
745.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
105.3
136.9
179.0
221.1
Dota 2
2013
123.3
160.3
209.7
259.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
178.9
232.5
304.1
375.6
Dawn of War III
2017
92.8
120.6
157.8
194.9
Doom
2016
135.6
176.3
230.5
284.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
88.6
115.1
150.6
186.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
101.9
132.4
173.2
213.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
108.3
140.8
184.2
227.5
F1 2019
2019
88.8
115.5
151.0
186.6
Valorant
2020
173.1
225.0
294.3
363.5
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
110.4
143.5
187.7
231.8
Need For Speed
2015
102.1
132.8
173.6
214.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
98.3
127.8
167.1
206.5
Destiny 2
2017
119.3
155.1
202.8
250.5
Rocket League
2015
368.3
478.8
626.1
773.4
Hitman
2016
86.2
112.1
146.6
181.1
Titanfall 2
2016
93.1
121.1
158.4
195.6
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
94.7
123.1
161.0
198.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
252.5
328.3
429.3
530.3
Apex Legends
2019
90.8
118.1
154.4
190.7
For Honor
2017
126.3
164.1
214.7
265.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.7
111.4
145.7
180.0
DiRT Rally
2015
136.0
176.8
231.2
285.6
Project CARS 2
2017
89.4
116.3
152.0
187.8
Battlefield 4
2013
120.0
156.0
203.9
251.9
Roblox
2006
297.6
386.8
505.8
624.9
Battlefield V
2018
90.8
118.1
154.4
190.7
Strange Brigade
2018
111.0
144.3
188.7
233.1
Battlefield 1
2016
107.7
140.0
183.1
226.2
Fallout 76
2018
110.7
144.0
188.3
232.6
Minecraft
2011
201.8
262.4
343.1
423.8
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
