Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-12500 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different 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 benchmark results. As for the key parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good for modern 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 draw some conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the needed power supply that will completely match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-12500 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3060, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of certain popular games in which the GPU 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 i5-12500 configuration:
Apex Legends
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
Roblox
Genshin Impact
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply compare the GeForce RTX 3060 with competitors 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 rivals
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 average 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 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 i5-12500. 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
Starfield
2022
30.0
39.0
51.0
63.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
57.4
74.6
97.6
120.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.7
64.6
84.5
104.4
Scorn
2022
33.4
43.4
56.8
70.2
Saints Row
2022
60.8
79.1
103.4
127.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.7
41.2
53.9
66.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
54.8
71.3
93.2
115.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.8
47.9
62.6
77.4
Homeworld 3
2022
42.0
54.6
71.4
88.2
Overwatch 2
2022
82.3
106.9
139.8
172.7
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.4
43.4
56.8
70.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
46.3
60.2
78.7
97.2
Stray
2022
91.7
119.2
155.9
192.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.6
57.9
75.7
93.6
Elden ring
2022
32.6
42.3
55.4
68.4
Atomic Heart
2023
20.6
26.7
35.0
43.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
53.1
69.1
90.3
111.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
36.0
46.8
61.2
75.6
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
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.4
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
84.0
109.2
142.8
176.3
Death Stranding
2020
77.9
101.3
132.4
163.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
79.7
103.6
135.5
167.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
40.3
52.4
68.5
84.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
73.2
95.1
124.4
153.7
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.6
33.3
43.6
53.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
67.4
87.7
114.6
141.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
67.4
87.7
114.6
141.6
Hitman 3
2021
58.3
75.7
99.1
122.4
Genshin Impact
2020
74.5
96.9
126.7
156.6
Far Cry 6
2021
64.3
83.5
109.3
135.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
61.7
80.2
104.9
129.6
Gears of War 5
2019
68.5
89.0
116.4
143.8
Hitman 2
2018
84.0
109.2
142.8
176.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
76.3
99.1
129.6
160.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
69.1
89.8
117.4
145.0
Borderlands 3
2019
54.3
70.6
92.4
114.1
The Division
2016
75.7
98.5
128.8
159.1
F1 2021
2020
83.1
108.1
141.3
174.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
62.0
80.5
105.3
130.1
Anthem
2019
58.2
75.6
98.9
122.2
Metro Exodus
2019
47.0
61.2
80.0
98.8
World War Z
2019
84.7
110.2
144.1
178.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
55.9
72.6
95.0
117.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
62.6
81.3
106.3
131.4
F1 22
2020
74.5
96.9
126.7
156.6
Halo Infinite
2021
48.8
63.5
83.0
102.6
Resident Evil Village
2021
58.3
75.7
99.1
122.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
84.5
109.8
143.6
177.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
72.0
93.6
122.4
151.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
83.1
108.1
141.3
174.5
Dishonored 2
2016
64.8
84.2
110.1
136.0
Godfall
2020
75.8
98.6
128.9
159.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.2
50.9
66.6
82.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
84.6
109.9
143.8
177.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.8
55.7
72.8
90.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
63.2
82.2
107.5
132.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.6
65.8
86.1
106.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
84.0
109.2
142.8
176.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
67.3
87.4
114.4
141.3
Crysis 3
2013
84.1
109.4
143.0
176.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.2
110.7
144.8
178.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
72.9
94.8
124.0
153.1
GreedFall
2019
77.4
100.6
131.5
162.5
Just Cause 4
2018
68.0
88.3
115.5
142.7
The Witcher 3
2015
75.9
98.7
129.1
159.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.7
50.4
65.8
81.3
Project CARS 3
2020
39.4
51.2
67.0
82.8
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i5-12500 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
Doom
2016
134.7
175.1
229.0
282.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
107.6
139.9
183.0
226.0
League of Legends
2009
470.4
550.4
679.8
740.9
Battlefield 1
2016
107.0
139.1
181.9
224.8
Battlefield V
2018
90.2
117.3
153.4
189.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
101.2
131.6
172.0
212.5
Apex Legends
2019
90.2
117.3
153.4
189.5
Fallout 76
2018
110.0
143.0
187.0
231.0
F1 2019
2019
88.3
114.7
150.0
185.3
Valorant
2020
172.0
223.6
292.4
361.1
DiRT Rally
2015
135.1
175.7
229.7
283.8
Dawn of War III
2017
92.2
119.9
156.7
193.6
Roblox
2006
295.6
384.3
502.6
620.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.8
Strange Brigade
2018
110.3
143.4
187.5
231.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
97.7
127.0
166.1
205.1
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
177.7
231.0
302.1
373.2
Titanfall 2
2016
92.5
120.3
157.3
194.3
Destiny 2
2017
118.5
154.1
201.5
248.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
94.1
122.3
159.9
197.6
Battlefield 4
2013
119.2
154.9
202.6
250.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
109.7
142.6
186.5
230.3
Project CARS 2
2017
88.9
115.5
151.1
186.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
104.6
136.0
177.9
219.7
Need For Speed
2015
101.5
131.9
172.5
213.1
Hitman
2016
85.7
111.4
145.7
179.9
Dota 2
2013
122.5
159.3
208.3
257.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
250.9
326.2
426.5
526.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.2
110.7
144.8
178.9
Rocket League
2015
365.9
475.7
622.0
768.4
Minecraft
2011
200.5
260.7
340.9
421.1
For Honor
2017
125.4
163.1
213.3
263.4
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
