Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the Intel Core i5-13600 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is bad or good for gaming by looking at benchmark results. As for the key characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The average 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 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 safely buy the necessary power supply that will completely match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-13600 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is required 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 GPU 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 i5-13600 configuration:
Roblox
Apex Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Minecraft
League of Legends
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
Valorant
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 is better or worse than rivals in several popular games and select 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 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 medium 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 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 i5-13600. The numbers beside 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. The following table shows the GeForce RTX 3060 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Starfield
2022
30.9
40.1
52.5
64.8
Elden ring
2022
33.5
43.6
57.0
70.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
45.9
59.6
78.0
96.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
37.1
48.2
63.0
77.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
56.5
73.4
96.0
118.6
Stray
2022
94.4
122.7
160.5
198.2
Homeworld 3
2022
43.2
56.2
73.5
90.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
59.1
76.8
100.5
124.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
32.6
42.4
55.5
68.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
34.4
44.7
58.5
72.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
47.6
61.9
81.0
100.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
51.2
66.5
87.0
107.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
37.9
49.3
64.5
79.7
Saints Row
2022
62.6
81.4
106.5
131.5
Scorn
2022
34.4
44.7
58.5
72.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
54.7
71.1
93.0
114.9
Atomic Heart
2023
21.2
27.5
36.0
44.5
Overwatch 2
2022
84.7
110.1
144.0
177.9
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
57.5
74.8
97.8
120.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
60.0
78.0
102.0
126.0
Marvel's Avengers
2020
52.1
67.8
88.6
109.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
75.1
97.6
127.6
157.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
75.3
97.9
128.1
158.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
65.1
84.6
110.7
136.7
GreedFall
2019
79.7
103.6
135.4
167.3
Borderlands 3
2019
55.9
72.7
95.1
117.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
39.9
51.8
67.8
83.7
Godfall
2020
78.1
101.5
132.7
164.0
F1 22
2020
76.8
99.8
130.5
161.2
Far Cry 6
2021
66.2
86.0
112.5
139.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
69.3
90.0
117.7
145.4
Crysis 3
2013
86.6
112.6
147.3
181.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
85.6
111.3
145.5
179.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
44.1
57.3
75.0
92.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
69.4
90.3
118.0
145.8
Dishonored 2
2016
66.7
86.7
113.4
140.1
World War Z
2019
87.3
113.4
148.3
183.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
26.4
34.3
44.8
55.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
55.6
72.3
94.5
116.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
69.4
90.3
118.0
145.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
87.1
113.2
148.0
182.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
78.5
102.1
133.5
164.9
Genshin Impact
2020
76.8
99.8
130.5
161.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
40.3
52.4
68.5
84.7
F1 2021
2020
85.6
111.3
145.5
179.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
41.5
53.9
70.5
87.1
Anthem
2019
59.9
77.9
101.8
125.8
Death Stranding
2020
80.2
104.3
136.3
168.4
The Division
2016
78.0
101.4
132.6
163.8
Metro Exodus
2019
48.4
63.0
82.3
101.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
63.8
82.9
108.4
134.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
71.1
92.4
120.9
149.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
87.7
114.0
149.1
184.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
64.4
83.7
109.5
135.2
Gears of War 5
2019
70.5
91.6
119.8
148.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
82.0
106.7
139.5
172.3
The Witcher 3
2015
78.2
101.6
132.9
164.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
63.5
82.6
108.0
133.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
55.6
72.3
94.5
116.7
Just Cause 4
2018
70.0
91.0
118.9
146.9
Hitman 3
2021
60.0
78.0
102.0
126.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
87.0
113.1
147.9
182.7
Final Fantasy XV
2018
74.1
96.3
126.0
155.6
Halo Infinite
2021
50.3
65.4
85.5
105.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
Project CARS 3
2020
40.6
52.8
69.0
85.2
Hitman 2
2018
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i5-13600 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
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
104.2
135.5
177.1
218.8
Battlefield V
2018
92.9
120.8
157.9
195.1
Rocket League
2015
376.7
489.7
640.4
791.1
Doom
2016
138.7
180.3
235.8
291.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
183.0
237.9
311.1
384.3
Apex Legends
2019
92.9
120.8
157.9
195.1
Roblox
2006
304.4
395.7
517.4
639.2
Project CARS 2
2017
91.5
118.9
155.5
192.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
96.9
125.9
164.7
203.4
Need For Speed
2015
104.5
135.8
177.6
219.4
Dota 2
2013
126.2
164.0
214.5
264.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
110.8
144.1
188.4
232.7
Strange Brigade
2018
113.5
147.6
193.0
238.4
F1 2019
2019
90.9
118.1
154.5
190.8
Destiny 2
2017
122.0
158.6
207.4
256.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
112.9
146.8
192.0
237.1
For Honor
2017
129.2
167.9
219.6
271.2
Hitman
2016
88.2
114.7
150.0
185.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
100.6
130.7
171.0
211.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
258.3
335.8
439.1
542.5
Titanfall 2
2016
95.3
123.9
162.0
200.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
107.7
140.0
183.1
226.2
League of Legends
2009
484.4
566.7
699.9
762.9
Battlefield 4
2013
122.7
159.5
208.6
257.7
DiRT Rally
2015
139.1
180.9
236.5
292.2
Fallout 76
2018
113.3
147.3
192.6
237.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
87.7
114.0
149.1
184.2
Valorant
2020
177.1
230.2
301.0
371.8
Dawn of War III
2017
94.9
123.4
161.4
199.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
90.6
117.8
154.0
190.3
Minecraft
2011
206.4
268.4
351.0
433.5
Battlefield 1
2016
110.2
143.3
187.3
231.4
Though you can't dispute with the figures 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 theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 and the Intel Core i5-13600 separately.
