Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the Intel Core i5-12500T 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 bad or good for gaming by looking at benchmark data. As for the main characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good 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 draw some conclusions. With this data, you can already easily buy the required power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-12500T . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3060, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of several popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next 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 i5-12500T configuration:
Apex Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
Hitman 3
Genshin Impact
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
Valorant
League of Legends
Minecraft
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Far Cry 6
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 is better or worse than competitors in some popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3060.
The closest competitors of the GeForce RTX 3060
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 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 good 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 i5-12500T. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent the ordinary 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
Overwatch 2
2022
82.1
106.8
139.6
172.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.8
47.8
62.5
77.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
46.2
60.1
78.5
97.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
53.0
69.0
90.2
111.4
Scorn
2022
33.4
43.4
56.7
70.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
54.8
71.2
93.1
115.0
Elden ring
2022
32.5
42.3
55.3
68.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.6
64.5
84.4
104.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
57.3
74.5
97.4
120.4
Stray
2022
91.5
119.0
155.6
192.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.9
46.7
61.1
75.5
Homeworld 3
2022
41.9
54.5
71.3
88.0
Saints Row
2022
60.7
79.0
103.3
127.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.7
41.2
53.8
66.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.4
43.4
56.7
70.1
Starfield
2022
29.9
38.9
50.9
62.9
Atomic Heart
2023
20.5
26.7
34.9
43.1
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
To understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
67.3
87.5
114.5
141.4
Just Cause 4
2018
67.8
88.2
115.3
142.5
Godfall
2020
75.7
98.4
128.7
159.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.1
50.8
66.5
82.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.8
55.6
72.7
89.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
61.6
80.1
104.7
129.4
F1 22
2020
74.4
96.8
126.5
156.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
67.3
87.5
114.5
141.4
The Division
2016
75.6
98.3
128.6
158.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
67.2
87.3
114.2
141.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.9
70.1
91.6
113.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
76.1
99.0
129.4
159.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.6
65.7
86.0
106.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
69.0
89.6
117.2
144.8
Hitman 3
2021
58.2
75.6
98.9
122.2
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
83.8
109.0
142.5
176.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
79.6
103.4
135.3
167.1
Project CARS 3
2020
39.4
51.2
66.9
82.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
63.1
82.1
107.3
132.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.9
70.1
91.6
113.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
84.4
109.7
143.4
177.2
Halo Infinite
2021
48.8
63.4
82.9
102.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
62.5
81.2
106.2
131.2
Hitman 2
2018
83.8
109.0
142.5
176.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.7
50.3
65.7
81.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
83.0
107.9
141.1
174.3
World War Z
2019
84.6
110.0
143.8
177.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
72.8
94.7
123.8
152.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
83.8
109.0
142.5
176.1
Metro Exodus
2019
47.0
61.1
79.8
98.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
61.9
80.4
105.2
129.9
The Witcher 3
2015
75.8
98.5
128.9
159.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.6
33.3
43.5
53.7
Far Cry 6
2021
64.2
83.4
109.1
134.8
Genshin Impact
2020
74.4
96.8
126.5
156.3
GreedFall
2019
77.3
100.4
131.3
162.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
55.8
72.5
94.8
117.1
Death Stranding
2020
77.8
101.1
132.2
163.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
84.4
109.8
143.6
177.3
Gears of War 5
2019
68.4
88.9
116.2
143.6
Borderlands 3
2019
54.2
70.5
92.2
113.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
58.2
75.6
98.9
122.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
71.9
93.4
122.2
150.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
40.2
52.3
68.4
84.4
Anthem
2019
58.1
75.5
98.8
122.0
F1 2021
2020
83.0
107.9
141.1
174.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
73.1
95.0
124.2
153.4
Crysis 3
2013
84.0
109.2
142.8
176.4
Dishonored 2
2016
64.7
84.1
110.0
135.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.0
110.6
144.6
178.6
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i5-12500T gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for reference, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Doom
2016
134.5
174.8
228.6
282.4
Battlefield 1
2016
106.9
138.9
181.7
224.4
F1 2019
2019
88.1
114.6
149.8
185.1
For Honor
2017
125.3
162.8
212.9
263.0
Apex Legends
2019
90.1
117.1
153.2
189.2
League of Legends
2009
469.7
549.6
678.7
739.8
Destiny 2
2017
118.3
153.8
201.2
248.5
Project CARS 2
2017
88.7
115.3
150.8
186.3
Rocket League
2015
365.3
474.9
621.1
767.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
97.5
126.8
165.8
204.8
Hitman
2016
85.6
111.2
145.4
179.7
Fallout 76
2018
109.9
142.8
186.8
230.7
Valorant
2020
171.7
223.2
291.9
360.6
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
87.9
114.2
149.4
184.5
Titanfall 2
2016
92.4
120.1
157.1
194.0
DiRT Rally
2015
134.9
175.4
229.4
283.3
Battlefield 4
2013
119.0
154.7
202.3
249.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
107.5
139.7
182.7
225.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
93.9
122.1
159.7
197.3
Dota 2
2013
122.3
159.0
208.0
256.9
Roblox
2006
295.2
383.7
501.8
619.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.0
110.6
144.6
178.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
101.0
131.4
171.8
212.2
Need For Speed
2015
101.3
131.7
172.2
212.7
Minecraft
2011
200.2
260.3
340.3
420.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
177.4
230.7
301.7
372.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
104.5
135.8
177.6
219.4
Dawn of War III
2017
92.1
119.7
156.5
193.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
109.5
142.4
186.2
230.0
Battlefield V
2018
90.1
117.1
153.2
189.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
250.5
325.7
425.9
526.1
Strange Brigade
2018
110.1
143.1
187.2
231.2
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable 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 graphics card.
