Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the Intel Core i5-13490F processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is bad or good for gaming from results of all tests. As for the key parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. 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 new 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 i5-13490F . 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 some common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next 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 i5-13490F configuration:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Atomic Heart
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Apex Legends
Minecraft
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
Valorant
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
Roblox
League of Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
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 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 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 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 numbers will further help you make the true decision.
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 i5-13490F. The numbers near to the names of the games mean 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
Scorn
2022
34.1
44.3
57.9
71.5
Starfield
2022
30.6
39.7
51.9
64.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
55.9
72.6
95.0
117.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
54.1
70.4
92.0
113.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
32.3
42.0
54.9
67.8
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
47.1
61.3
80.2
99.0
Atomic Heart
2023
21.0
27.2
35.6
44.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.3
Overwatch 2
2022
83.8
109.0
142.5
176.0
Homeworld 3
2022
42.8
55.6
72.7
89.8
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
Saints Row
2022
62.0
80.6
105.4
130.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
36.7
47.7
62.3
77.0
Elden ring
2022
33.2
43.1
56.4
69.7
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
50.6
65.8
86.1
106.3
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
34.1
44.3
57.9
71.5
Stray
2022
93.4
121.4
158.8
196.2
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Death Stranding
2020
79.4
103.2
134.9
166.7
F1 22
2020
76.0
98.7
129.1
159.5
Godfall
2020
77.3
100.5
131.4
162.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
81.2
105.6
138.0
170.5
The Division
2016
77.2
100.3
131.2
162.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
26.1
33.9
44.4
54.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
63.7
82.9
108.4
133.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
63.1
82.1
107.3
132.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
74.6
96.9
126.8
156.6
World War Z
2019
86.3
112.3
146.8
181.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
74.3
96.6
126.3
156.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
51.6
67.1
87.7
108.4
Borderlands 3
2019
55.4
72.0
94.1
116.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
85.6
111.2
145.5
179.7
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
55.0
71.5
93.5
115.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
68.7
89.3
116.8
144.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
59.4
77.2
100.9
124.7
Project CARS 3
2020
40.2
52.2
68.3
84.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
64.4
83.8
109.5
135.3
Dishonored 2
2016
66.0
85.8
112.2
138.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
68.5
89.1
116.5
143.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
85.6
111.2
145.5
179.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
68.7
89.3
116.8
144.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.9
51.9
67.8
83.8
GreedFall
2019
78.8
102.5
134.0
165.6
Genshin Impact
2020
76.0
98.7
129.1
159.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
56.9
74.0
96.8
119.5
Just Cause 4
2018
69.2
90.0
117.7
145.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
41.0
53.3
69.8
86.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
39.5
51.3
67.1
82.9
Anthem
2019
59.3
77.1
100.8
124.5
F1 2021
2020
84.7
110.1
144.0
177.9
Crysis 3
2013
85.7
111.5
145.8
180.1
Metro Exodus
2019
47.9
62.3
81.5
100.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
70.4
91.5
119.6
147.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
73.3
95.3
124.7
154.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
86.2
112.0
146.5
181.0
Hitman 2
2018
85.6
111.2
145.5
179.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
86.8
112.8
147.5
182.3
The Witcher 3
2015
77.4
100.6
131.5
162.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
86.1
111.9
146.3
180.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
84.7
110.1
144.0
177.9
Gears of War 5
2019
69.8
90.7
118.6
146.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
43.7
56.8
74.2
91.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
55.0
71.5
93.5
115.5
Far Cry 6
2021
65.5
85.1
111.3
137.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
77.7
101.0
132.1
163.2
Hitman 3
2021
59.4
77.2
100.9
124.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
62.9
81.7
106.9
132.0
Halo Infinite
2021
49.8
64.7
84.6
104.5
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i5-13490F 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield V
2018
91.9
119.5
156.3
193.1
Fallout 76
2018
112.1
145.7
190.6
235.4
Titanfall 2
2016
94.3
122.6
160.3
198.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
106.6
138.6
181.2
223.9
For Honor
2017
127.8
166.2
217.3
268.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
86.8
112.8
147.5
182.3
Doom
2016
137.3
178.4
233.3
288.2
League of Legends
2009
479.3
560.8
692.6
754.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
99.5
129.4
169.2
209.0
Minecraft
2011
204.3
265.6
347.3
429.0
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
181.1
235.4
307.8
380.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
255.6
332.3
434.6
536.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
89.7
116.6
152.4
188.3
Dawn of War III
2017
93.9
122.1
159.7
197.3
Apex Legends
2019
91.9
119.5
156.3
193.1
Battlefield 4
2013
121.4
157.9
206.5
255.0
Project CARS 2
2017
90.5
117.7
153.9
190.1
Hitman
2016
87.3
113.5
148.4
183.4
F1 2019
2019
89.9
116.9
152.9
188.9
Need For Speed
2015
103.4
134.4
175.7
217.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
103.1
134.0
175.3
216.5
Destiny 2
2017
120.7
157.0
205.3
253.6
Rocket League
2015
372.8
484.7
633.8
782.9
Roblox
2006
301.2
391.6
512.1
632.6
Battlefield 1
2016
109.1
141.8
185.4
229.0
Strange Brigade
2018
112.4
146.1
191.0
236.0
Valorant
2020
175.2
227.8
297.9
368.0
DiRT Rally
2015
137.7
179.0
234.1
289.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
109.7
142.6
186.4
230.3
Dota 2
2013
124.9
162.3
212.3
262.2
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
95.9
124.6
163.0
201.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
111.8
145.3
190.0
234.7
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
