Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the Intel Core i5-13600T processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is good or bad for gaming from testing results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the key parameter. The average FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good for new most exacting 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 certain decision. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that will fully match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i5-13600T . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.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 common games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i5-13600T configuration:
Minecraft
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Roblox
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
Apex Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 is better or worse than competitors in some famous 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 opponents 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 also help you make the good decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 3060 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i5-13600T. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the medium 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
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
55.8
72.6
94.9
117.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
32.3
42.0
54.9
67.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
36.6
47.6
62.3
76.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
Elden ring
2022
33.1
43.1
56.4
69.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
50.6
65.8
86.0
106.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
45.4
59.0
77.1
95.3
Atomic Heart
2023
20.9
27.2
35.6
44.0
Overwatch 2
2022
83.7
108.9
142.4
175.9
Stray
2022
93.3
121.3
158.7
196.0
Starfield
2022
30.5
39.7
51.9
64.1
Homeworld 3
2022
42.7
55.6
72.7
89.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
34.0
44.2
57.8
71.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
54.1
70.3
91.9
113.6
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
47.1
61.2
80.1
98.9
Scorn
2022
34.0
44.2
57.8
71.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
58.4
76.0
99.4
122.7
Saints Row
2022
61.9
80.5
105.3
130.1
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dishonored 2
2016
65.9
85.7
112.1
138.5
Crysis 3
2013
85.7
111.4
145.6
179.9
Project CARS 3
2020
40.1
52.2
68.2
84.3
Final Fantasy XV
2018
73.3
95.3
124.6
153.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
77.6
100.9
132.0
163.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
74.5
96.8
126.6
156.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
63.7
82.8
108.3
133.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
86.1
111.9
146.4
180.8
Genshin Impact
2020
75.9
98.7
129.0
159.4
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
70.3
91.4
119.5
147.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
85.5
111.1
145.3
179.5
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.9
51.8
67.8
83.7
Death Stranding
2020
79.3
103.1
134.8
166.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
55.0
71.4
93.4
115.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
55.0
71.4
93.4
115.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
59.3
77.1
100.8
124.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
86.7
112.7
147.4
182.1
GreedFall
2019
78.8
102.4
133.9
165.4
Halo Infinite
2021
49.7
64.6
84.5
104.4
The Witcher 3
2015
77.3
100.5
131.4
162.3
Hitman 2
2018
85.5
111.1
145.3
179.5
Gears of War 5
2019
69.7
90.6
118.5
146.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
62.8
81.6
106.8
131.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
81.1
105.5
137.9
170.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
86.0
111.8
146.2
180.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
51.6
67.0
87.6
108.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
64.4
83.7
109.4
135.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
74.2
96.5
126.2
155.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
39.4
51.3
67.0
82.8
Just Cause 4
2018
69.2
89.9
117.6
145.3
F1 22
2020
75.9
98.7
129.0
159.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
43.6
56.7
74.1
91.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
63.1
82.0
107.2
132.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
68.6
89.2
116.7
144.2
Borderlands 3
2019
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
85.5
111.1
145.3
179.5
Godfall
2020
77.2
100.4
131.2
162.1
Metro Exodus
2019
47.9
62.3
81.4
100.6
Hitman 3
2021
59.3
77.1
100.8
124.6
Anthem
2019
59.2
77.0
100.7
124.4
The Division
2016
77.1
100.2
131.1
161.9
F1 2021
2020
84.6
110.0
143.8
177.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
68.6
89.2
116.7
144.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
56.9
73.9
96.7
119.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
26.1
33.9
44.3
54.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
84.6
110.0
143.8
177.7
Far Cry 6
2021
65.4
85.0
111.2
137.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
68.5
89.0
116.4
143.8
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
41.0
53.3
69.7
86.1
World War Z
2019
86.3
112.2
146.7
181.2
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i5-13600T 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
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
255.4
332.0
434.2
536.4
Strange Brigade
2018
112.3
145.9
190.8
235.8
DiRT Rally
2015
137.6
178.8
233.9
288.9
Dota 2
2013
124.7
162.2
212.1
262.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
86.7
112.7
147.4
182.1
Project CARS 2
2017
90.5
117.6
153.8
190.0
Valorant
2020
175.1
227.6
297.6
367.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
180.9
235.2
307.6
379.9
Titanfall 2
2016
94.2
122.5
160.2
197.8
Roblox
2006
300.9
391.2
511.6
632.0
Fallout 76
2018
112.0
145.6
190.4
235.2
Rocket League
2015
372.5
484.2
633.2
782.2
Battlefield V
2018
91.9
119.4
156.1
192.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
109.6
142.4
186.3
230.1
Battlefield 4
2013
121.3
157.7
206.3
254.8
Need For Speed
2015
103.3
134.3
175.6
216.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
111.7
145.2
189.8
234.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
99.4
129.3
169.1
208.8
Dawn of War III
2017
93.9
122.0
159.6
197.1
F1 2019
2019
89.8
116.8
152.7
188.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
106.5
138.5
181.1
223.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
103.0
133.9
175.1
216.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
95.8
124.5
162.8
201.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
89.6
116.5
152.3
188.1
Battlefield 1
2016
108.9
141.6
185.2
228.8
Doom
2016
137.1
178.3
233.1
288.0
Minecraft
2011
204.1
265.4
347.0
428.6
Hitman
2016
87.2
113.4
148.3
183.2
Apex Legends
2019
91.9
119.4
156.1
192.9
Destiny 2
2017
120.6
156.8
205.1
253.3
For Honor
2017
127.7
166.0
217.1
268.2
League of Legends
2009
478.9
560.3
692.0
754.3
Though you can't argue 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 with each other. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
