Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the Intel Core i5-12600T 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. As for the primary characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can state 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 GPU, you can already make certain conclusions. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-12600T . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is required 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. Below is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i5-12600T configuration:
Roblox
Valorant
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
Apex Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite Battle Royale
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
League of Legends
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 is better or worse than competitors in several 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 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 further help you make the true decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 3060 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i5-12600T. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS achieved 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
Scorn
2022
33.4
43.5
56.8
70.2
Overwatch 2
2022
82.3
107.0
139.9
172.8
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.6
58.0
75.8
93.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.9
47.9
62.7
77.4
Saints Row
2022
60.9
79.1
103.5
127.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.7
41.2
53.9
66.6
Elden ring
2022
32.6
42.4
55.4
68.4
Homeworld 3
2022
42.0
54.6
71.4
88.2
Atomic Heart
2023
20.6
26.7
35.0
43.2
Stray
2022
91.7
119.3
156.0
192.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
54.9
71.3
93.3
115.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
53.2
69.1
90.4
111.6
Starfield
2022
30.0
39.0
51.0
63.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
46.3
60.2
78.7
97.2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.4
43.5
56.8
70.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
36.0
46.8
61.2
75.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.7
64.6
84.5
104.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
57.4
74.7
97.7
120.6
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Monster Hunter: World
2018
73.2
95.2
124.5
153.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
62.6
81.4
106.4
131.4
F1 2021
2020
83.2
108.1
141.4
174.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
76.3
99.2
129.7
160.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
67.3
87.5
114.4
141.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
79.7
103.7
135.5
167.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
63.3
82.3
107.6
132.9
The Division
2016
75.8
98.5
128.8
159.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
84.6
110.0
143.9
177.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
58.3
75.8
99.1
122.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
69.1
89.8
117.5
145.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
73.0
94.9
124.0
153.2
GreedFall
2019
77.4
100.6
131.6
162.6
Halo Infinite
2021
48.9
63.5
83.1
102.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
84.0
109.2
142.8
176.4
Dishonored 2
2016
64.8
84.3
110.2
136.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.4
Genshin Impact
2020
74.6
97.0
126.8
156.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.7
65.9
86.1
106.4
World War Z
2019
84.8
110.2
144.1
178.1
Just Cause 4
2018
68.0
88.4
115.6
142.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.2
110.8
144.9
179.0
Hitman 3
2021
58.3
75.8
99.1
122.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
55.9
72.7
95.0
117.4
Project CARS 3
2020
39.4
51.3
67.0
82.8
Borderlands 3
2019
54.4
70.7
92.4
114.2
Godfall
2020
75.9
98.6
129.0
159.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
62.0
80.6
105.4
130.2
Metro Exodus
2019
47.1
61.2
80.0
98.8
The Witcher 3
2015
76.0
98.8
129.1
159.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.4
Crysis 3
2013
84.2
109.5
143.1
176.8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
67.5
87.7
114.7
141.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
84.5
109.9
143.7
177.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
84.0
109.2
142.8
176.4
Anthem
2019
58.2
75.7
99.0
122.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
61.7
80.2
104.9
129.6
Death Stranding
2020
77.9
101.3
132.5
163.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
83.2
108.1
141.4
174.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.6
33.3
43.6
53.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.2
50.9
66.6
82.3
Far Cry 6
2021
64.3
83.6
109.3
135.0
Gears of War 5
2019
68.5
89.1
116.5
143.9
Hitman 2
2018
84.0
109.2
142.8
176.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
67.5
87.7
114.7
141.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.9
55.7
72.9
90.0
F1 22
2020
74.6
97.0
126.8
156.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
40.3
52.4
68.5
84.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
72.0
93.6
122.4
151.2
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i5-12600T gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for information, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Destiny 2
2017
118.6
154.1
201.6
249.0
Resident Evil 2
2019
97.7
127.1
166.2
205.3
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
88.1
114.5
149.7
184.9
Rocket League
2015
366.1
475.9
622.4
768.8
Hitman
2016
85.7
111.5
145.8
180.0
Doom
2016
134.8
175.2
229.1
283.0
League of Legends
2009
470.7
550.7
680.2
741.3
Dawn of War III
2017
92.3
119.9
156.8
193.7
Minecraft
2011
200.6
260.8
341.1
421.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
104.7
136.1
178.0
219.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.2
110.8
144.9
179.0
Roblox
2006
295.8
384.5
502.8
621.2
Valorant
2020
172.1
223.7
292.5
361.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
101.3
131.6
172.1
212.6
F1 2019
2019
88.3
114.8
150.1
185.4
Strange Brigade
2018
110.3
143.4
187.6
231.7
Dota 2
2013
122.6
159.4
208.4
257.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
107.7
140.0
183.1
226.1
Titanfall 2
2016
92.6
120.4
157.4
194.5
Battlefield V
2018
90.3
117.4
153.5
189.6
Battlefield 4
2013
119.3
155.0
202.7
250.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
177.8
231.2
302.3
373.4
Fallout 76
2018
110.1
143.1
187.1
231.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
94.1
122.4
160.0
197.7
DiRT Rally
2015
135.2
175.8
229.9
283.9
Apex Legends
2019
90.3
117.4
153.5
189.6
Need For Speed
2015
101.5
132.0
172.6
213.2
Project CARS 2
2017
88.9
115.6
151.1
186.7
For Honor
2017
125.5
163.2
213.4
263.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
251.0
326.3
426.8
527.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
109.7
142.7
186.6
230.5
Battlefield 1
2016
107.1
139.2
182.0
224.9
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 and the Intel Core i5-12600T separately.
