NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 with Intel Core i5-12400F benchmark
Benchmark 27-02-2023 Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-12400F processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is bad or good for gaming from results of all benchmarks. As for the key characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The medium FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good even for today's 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 conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that will completely match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-12400F . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3060, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of some popular games in which the graphics card 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 i5-12400F configuration:
Roblox
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Far Cry 6
Valorant
Hitman 3
Dota 2
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3060 with competitors in some 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 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 also 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 popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i5-12400F. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the medium FPS gained 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
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
46.5
60.4
79.0
97.6
Homeworld 3
2022
42.2
54.8
71.7
88.5
Overwatch 2
2022
82.6
107.4
140.4
173.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.7
58.2
76.1
94.0
Atomic Heart
2023
20.6
26.8
35.1
43.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
36.1
47.0
61.4
75.9
Stray
2022
92.1
119.7
156.5
193.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.9
64.9
84.8
104.8
Saints Row
2022
61.1
79.4
103.8
128.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.6
43.6
57.0
70.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.8
41.4
54.1
66.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
37.0
48.1
62.9
77.7
Elden ring
2022
32.7
42.5
55.6
68.7
Starfield
2022
30.1
39.1
51.2
63.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
55.1
71.6
93.6
115.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
57.6
74.9
98.0
121.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
53.3
69.3
90.7
112.0
Scorn
2022
33.6
43.6
57.0
70.5
To understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Forza Horizon 5
2021
61.9
80.5
105.3
130.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.5
111.2
145.4
179.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
67.7
88.0
115.1
142.2
Hitman 3
2021
58.5
76.1
99.5
122.9
Far Cry 6
2021
64.5
83.9
109.7
135.5
Borderlands 3
2019
54.5
70.9
92.7
114.5
Metro Exodus
2019
47.2
61.4
80.3
99.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
67.7
88.0
115.1
142.2
Godfall
2020
76.1
99.0
129.4
159.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.1
GreedFall
2019
77.7
101.0
132.1
163.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
40.4
52.6
68.7
84.9
F1 22
2020
74.9
97.3
127.2
157.2
Anthem
2019
58.4
75.9
99.3
122.7
Project CARS 3
2020
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.1
The Division
2016
76.1
98.9
129.3
159.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
73.5
95.5
124.9
154.3
The Witcher 3
2015
76.2
99.1
129.6
160.1
Crysis 3
2013
84.5
109.8
143.6
177.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
54.2
70.5
92.1
113.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
84.9
110.4
144.4
178.3
World War Z
2019
85.1
110.6
144.7
178.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
67.5
87.8
114.8
141.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
83.5
108.5
141.9
175.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
84.8
110.3
144.2
178.1
Hitman 2
2018
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.1
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
62.2
80.9
105.7
130.6
Genshin Impact
2020
74.9
97.3
127.2
157.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.7
33.4
43.7
54.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
80.0
104.0
136.0
168.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
58.5
76.1
99.5
122.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
69.3
90.1
117.9
145.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
76.6
99.5
130.2
160.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
62.8
81.6
106.8
131.9
Dishonored 2
2016
65.0
84.6
110.6
136.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
54.2
70.5
92.1
113.8
Just Cause 4
2018
68.2
88.7
116.0
143.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.9
50.6
66.1
81.7
F1 2021
2020
83.5
108.5
141.9
175.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
43.0
55.9
73.1
90.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.6
Halo Infinite
2021
49.0
63.8
83.4
103.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.8
66.1
86.4
106.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
73.2
95.2
124.5
153.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
63.5
82.5
107.9
133.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
56.1
72.9
95.4
117.8
Death Stranding
2020
78.2
101.7
133.0
164.2
Gears of War 5
2019
68.7
89.4
116.9
144.4
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i5-12400F 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 much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
F1 2019
2019
88.6
115.2
150.7
186.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
101.6
132.1
172.7
213.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
88.4
114.9
150.2
185.6
Dawn of War III
2017
92.6
120.3
157.4
194.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
108.1
140.5
183.7
226.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.5
111.2
145.4
179.6
Doom
2016
135.3
175.8
229.9
284.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
178.4
232.0
303.3
374.7
Minecraft
2011
201.3
261.7
342.3
422.8
Hitman
2016
86.0
111.8
146.3
180.7
Rocket League
2015
367.4
477.6
624.5
771.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
94.5
122.8
160.6
198.4
Roblox
2006
296.8
385.9
504.6
623.3
Battlefield 1
2016
107.5
139.7
182.7
225.7
Project CARS 2
2017
89.2
116.0
151.7
187.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
251.9
327.5
428.3
529.0
Strange Brigade
2018
110.7
143.9
188.2
232.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
98.1
127.5
166.7
206.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
110.1
143.2
187.2
231.3
Dota 2
2013
123.0
159.9
209.2
258.4
League of Legends
2009
472.3
552.6
682.5
743.9
Destiny 2
2017
119.0
154.7
202.3
249.9
Titanfall 2
2016
92.9
120.8
158.0
195.1
Apex Legends
2019
90.6
117.8
154.0
190.3
For Honor
2017
126.0
163.7
214.1
264.5
Fallout 76
2018
110.5
143.6
187.8
232.0
Battlefield 4
2013
119.7
155.6
203.5
251.3
DiRT Rally
2015
135.7
176.4
230.7
284.9
Need For Speed
2015
101.9
132.4
173.2
213.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
105.1
136.6
178.6
220.6
Valorant
2020
172.7
224.5
293.6
362.6
Battlefield V
2018
90.6
117.8
154.0
190.3
Though you can't argue 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 in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
