Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-12400 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 bad or good for gaming from benchmark data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the primary characteristic. The average FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can say 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 GPU, you can already make certain conclusions. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-12400 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A rather 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 common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below 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 i5-12400 configuration:
Dota 2
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Far Cry 6
Valorant
Atomic Heart
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Hitman 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 is better or worse than 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 figures will further help you make the true choice.
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 i5-12400. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS obtained 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
Elden ring
2022
32.6
42.4
55.4
68.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
57.5
74.7
97.7
120.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
36.0
46.9
61.3
75.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.8
41.3
54.0
66.7
Starfield
2022
30.0
39.0
51.1
63.1
Overwatch 2
2022
82.4
107.1
140.0
173.0
Scorn
2022
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
54.9
71.4
93.4
115.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.6
58.0
75.9
93.7
Saints Row
2022
60.9
79.2
103.6
127.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.9
48.0
62.7
77.5
Homeworld 3
2022
42.0
54.7
71.5
88.3
Stray
2022
91.8
119.4
156.1
192.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.8
64.7
84.6
104.5
Atomic Heart
2023
20.6
26.8
35.0
43.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
46.3
60.2
78.8
97.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
53.2
69.2
90.4
111.7
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
Dishonored 2
2016
64.9
84.3
110.3
136.2
Far Cry 6
2021
64.4
83.7
109.4
135.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
84.1
109.3
143.0
176.6
Gears of War 5
2019
68.6
89.1
116.6
144.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
72.1
93.7
122.5
151.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
73.3
95.3
124.6
153.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
83.2
108.2
141.5
174.8
F1 22
2020
74.7
97.1
126.9
156.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
84.7
110.1
144.0
177.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.7
33.4
43.6
53.9
Death Stranding
2020
78.0
101.4
132.6
163.8
Hitman 3
2021
58.4
75.9
99.2
122.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
62.6
81.4
106.5
131.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
58.4
75.9
99.2
122.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
67.5
87.8
114.8
141.8
DOOM Eternal
2020
79.8
103.8
135.7
167.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
73.0
94.9
124.1
153.4
Metro Exodus
2019
47.1
61.2
80.1
98.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.7
65.9
86.2
106.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
56.0
72.7
95.1
117.5
GreedFall
2019
77.5
100.7
131.7
162.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
76.4
99.3
129.8
160.4
The Division
2016
75.9
98.6
129.0
159.3
Godfall
2020
75.9
98.7
129.1
159.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
62.0
80.7
105.5
130.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.9
55.8
72.9
90.1
Just Cause 4
2018
68.1
88.5
115.7
142.9
Halo Infinite
2021
48.9
63.6
83.2
102.7
Hitman 2
2018
84.1
109.3
143.0
176.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
54.1
70.3
91.9
113.5
Crysis 3
2013
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
84.1
109.3
143.0
176.6
Anthem
2019
58.3
75.7
99.1
122.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.3
110.9
145.0
179.1
F1 2021
2020
83.2
108.2
141.5
174.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
63.3
82.3
107.7
133.0
The Witcher 3
2015
76.0
98.8
129.3
159.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
84.6
110.0
143.8
177.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
40.3
52.4
68.6
84.7
World War Z
2019
84.9
110.3
144.3
178.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.2
51.0
66.7
82.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
61.8
80.3
105.0
129.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
67.5
87.8
114.8
141.8
Borderlands 3
2019
54.4
70.7
92.5
114.3
Project CARS 3
2020
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
Genshin Impact
2020
74.7
97.1
126.9
156.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
54.1
70.3
91.9
113.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
67.4
87.6
114.5
141.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
69.2
89.9
117.6
145.3
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i5-12400 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil 2
2019
97.8
127.2
166.3
205.4
Strange Brigade
2018
110.4
143.6
187.8
231.9
Apex Legends
2019
90.4
117.5
153.6
189.8
Destiny 2
2017
118.7
154.3
201.8
249.2
F1 2019
2019
88.4
114.9
150.3
185.6
Battlefield 4
2013
119.4
155.2
202.9
250.7
Doom
2016
134.9
175.4
229.3
283.3
Dawn of War III
2017
92.3
120.0
157.0
193.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
109.8
142.8
186.7
230.7
For Honor
2017
125.6
163.3
213.6
263.8
Battlefield 1
2016
107.2
139.3
182.2
225.1
Dota 2
2013
122.7
159.5
208.6
257.7
Project CARS 2
2017
89.0
115.7
151.3
186.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
104.8
136.2
178.1
220.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
94.2
122.5
160.2
197.9
League of Legends
2009
471.1
551.2
680.8
742.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
101.3
131.8
172.3
212.8
Need For Speed
2015
101.6
132.1
172.7
213.4
Valorant
2020
172.2
223.9
292.8
361.7
Battlefield V
2018
90.4
117.5
153.6
189.8
Hitman
2016
85.8
111.6
145.9
180.2
Roblox
2006
296.1
384.9
503.3
621.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
88.1
114.6
149.8
185.1
Minecraft
2011
200.8
261.0
341.4
421.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.3
110.9
145.0
179.1
Fallout 76
2018
110.2
143.2
187.3
231.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
107.8
140.1
183.2
226.3
Rocket League
2015
366.4
476.4
622.9
769.5
Titanfall 2
2016
92.7
120.5
157.6
194.6
DiRT Rally
2015
135.3
175.9
230.1
284.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
178.0
231.4
302.6
373.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
251.3
326.6
427.2
527.7
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
