Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the Intel Core i5-8400 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is bad or good for gaming from results of all tests. As for the main characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. 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 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 draw some decision. With this data, you can already easily buy the required power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-8400 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3060, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of certain common games in which the GPU 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 i5-8400 configuration:
Roblox
Dota 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hogwarts Legacy
Minecraft
Fortnite Battle Royale
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hitman 3
Valorant
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Genshin Impact
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After reviewing the data from the table 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 opponents 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 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 also 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 popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i5-8400. The numbers beside 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. The following table shows the GeForce RTX 3060 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
42.8
55.6
72.8
89.9
Overwatch 2
2022
79.0
102.7
134.3
165.9
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
44.4
57.8
75.6
93.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
47.7
62.1
81.2
100.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
55.1
71.7
93.8
115.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.6
Scorn
2022
32.1
41.7
54.6
67.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.5
39.6
51.8
64.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.1
41.7
54.6
67.4
Saints Row
2022
58.4
76.0
99.4
122.7
Stray
2022
88.1
114.5
149.7
185.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.4
46.0
60.2
74.3
Homeworld 3
2022
40.3
52.4
68.6
84.7
Starfield
2022
28.8
37.5
49.0
60.5
Elden ring
2022
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
34.6
44.9
58.8
72.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
51.0
66.3
86.8
107.2
Atomic Heart
2023
19.8
25.7
33.6
41.5
To understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
38.7
50.3
65.8
81.2
Hitman 3
2021
56.0
72.8
95.2
117.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
70.3
91.4
119.5
147.6
Dishonored 2
2016
62.2
80.9
105.8
130.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
60.7
79.0
103.3
127.6
Far Cry 6
2021
61.7
80.3
104.9
129.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
64.8
84.2
110.1
136.0
GreedFall
2019
74.3
96.6
126.4
156.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
81.8
106.4
139.1
171.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
81.2
105.5
138.0
170.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
51.9
67.4
88.2
108.9
Gears of War 5
2019
65.8
85.5
111.8
138.1
Halo Infinite
2021
46.9
61.0
79.8
98.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
41.2
53.5
70.0
86.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
48.6
63.2
82.7
102.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.6
32.0
41.8
51.7
F1 22
2020
71.6
93.1
121.7
150.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
37.6
48.9
63.9
79.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
64.6
84.0
109.8
135.7
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
80.7
104.9
137.1
169.4
Anthem
2019
55.9
72.7
95.0
117.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
56.0
72.8
95.2
117.5
Godfall
2020
72.8
94.7
123.8
153.0
The Division
2016
72.8
94.6
123.7
152.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
73.3
95.2
124.5
153.8
The Witcher 3
2015
72.9
94.8
124.0
153.2
Genshin Impact
2020
71.6
93.1
121.7
150.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
79.8
103.8
135.7
167.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
66.3
86.2
112.8
139.3
Just Cause 4
2018
65.3
84.9
111.0
137.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
81.2
105.6
138.1
170.6
F1 2021
2020
79.8
103.8
135.7
167.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
64.8
84.2
110.1
136.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
53.7
69.8
91.2
112.7
Hitman 2
2018
80.7
104.9
137.1
169.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
59.5
77.4
101.2
125.0
World War Z
2019
81.4
105.8
138.4
171.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
60.1
78.1
102.2
126.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
76.6
99.5
130.1
160.8
Metro Exodus
2019
45.2
58.7
76.8
94.9
Project CARS 3
2020
37.9
49.2
64.4
79.5
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
80.7
104.9
137.1
169.4
Borderlands 3
2019
52.2
67.8
88.7
109.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
69.1
89.9
117.5
145.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
70.0
91.1
119.1
147.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
51.9
67.4
88.2
108.9
Death Stranding
2020
74.8
97.3
127.2
157.1
Crysis 3
2013
80.8
105.1
137.4
169.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
59.3
77.0
100.8
124.5
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
37.2
48.4
63.2
78.1
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i5-8400 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for information, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
DiRT Rally
2015
129.8
168.7
220.7
272.6
Rocket League
2015
351.5
456.9
597.5
738.1
For Honor
2017
120.5
156.7
204.9
253.1
Dota 2
2013
117.7
153.0
200.1
247.2
Hitman
2016
82.3
107.0
139.9
172.9
Minecraft
2011
192.6
250.4
327.4
404.5
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
241.0
313.3
409.7
506.1
Fallout 76
2018
105.7
137.4
179.7
221.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
93.8
122.0
159.5
197.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
97.2
126.4
165.3
204.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
84.5
109.9
143.7
177.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
100.5
130.7
170.9
211.1
Strange Brigade
2018
105.9
137.7
180.1
222.5
Titanfall 2
2016
88.9
115.6
151.1
186.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
81.8
106.4
139.1
171.8
Roblox
2006
284.0
369.2
482.8
596.4
Battlefield 4
2013
114.5
148.8
194.6
240.4
Battlefield 1
2016
102.8
133.7
174.8
215.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
170.7
221.9
290.2
358.5
Need For Speed
2015
97.5
126.7
165.7
204.7
Battlefield V
2018
86.7
112.7
147.3
182.0
Dawn of War III
2017
88.6
115.1
150.6
186.0
League of Legends
2009
451.9
528.7
653.0
711.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
103.4
134.4
175.8
217.1
Doom
2016
129.4
168.2
220.0
271.7
Project CARS 2
2017
85.4
111.0
145.1
179.3
Valorant
2020
165.2
214.8
280.8
346.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
105.4
137.0
179.1
221.3
Apex Legends
2019
86.7
112.7
147.3
182.0
Destiny 2
2017
113.8
148.0
193.5
239.1
F1 2019
2019
84.8
110.2
144.1
178.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
90.4
117.5
153.6
189.8
Although you can't argue 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 with each other. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 and the Intel Core i5-8400 separately.
