Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the Intel Core i5-8500 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is good or bad for gaming by looking at benchmark results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the primary characteristic. The ordinary FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can state 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 make some decision. With this data, you can already easily select the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-8500 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3060, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of several common games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i5-8500 configuration:
Valorant
Far Cry 6
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Minecraft
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
Hitman 3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
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 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 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 good 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 i5-8500. 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
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
42.8
55.7
72.8
90.0
Scorn
2022
32.1
41.8
54.6
67.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
55.2
71.8
93.8
115.9
Stray
2022
88.2
114.6
149.9
185.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.1
41.8
54.6
67.5
Homeworld 3
2022
40.4
52.5
68.6
84.8
Overwatch 2
2022
79.1
102.8
134.5
166.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
44.5
57.8
75.6
93.4
Atomic Heart
2023
19.8
25.7
33.6
41.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.5
39.6
51.8
64.0
Elden ring
2022
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.4
46.1
60.2
74.4
Saints Row
2022
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
51.1
66.4
86.8
107.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.3
Starfield
2022
28.8
37.5
49.0
60.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
34.6
45.0
58.8
72.7
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
The Witcher 3
2015
73.0
94.9
124.1
153.3
Metro Exodus
2019
45.2
58.8
76.9
95.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
69.2
90.0
117.6
145.3
Anthem
2019
55.9
72.7
95.1
117.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
64.8
84.3
110.2
136.2
Halo Infinite
2021
47.0
61.0
79.8
98.6
DOOM Eternal
2020
76.6
99.6
130.3
160.9
F1 22
2020
71.7
93.2
121.8
150.5
F1 2021
2020
79.9
103.9
135.9
167.8
Hitman 2
2018
80.7
105.0
137.3
169.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
81.9
106.5
139.2
172.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
66.4
86.3
112.9
139.4
Death Stranding
2020
74.9
97.4
127.3
157.3
The Division
2016
72.8
94.7
123.8
152.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
70.1
91.1
119.2
147.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
81.3
105.7
138.2
170.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
79.9
103.9
135.9
167.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
48.7
63.3
82.8
102.3
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
41.2
53.6
70.0
86.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
38.7
50.3
65.8
81.3
Devil May Cry 5
2019
73.3
95.3
124.7
154.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
80.7
105.0
137.3
169.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
51.9
67.5
88.2
109.0
Dishonored 2
2016
62.3
81.0
105.9
130.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
37.2
48.4
63.3
78.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
64.8
84.3
110.2
136.2
Crysis 3
2013
80.9
105.2
137.5
169.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
59.6
77.4
101.3
125.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
53.7
69.8
91.3
112.8
Genshin Impact
2020
71.7
93.2
121.8
150.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
59.3
77.1
100.8
124.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
60.8
79.0
103.4
127.7
Just Cause 4
2018
65.3
84.9
111.1
137.2
Borderlands 3
2019
52.2
67.9
88.8
109.7
Far Cry 6
2021
61.8
80.3
105.0
129.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
81.2
105.6
138.1
170.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.6
32.0
41.9
51.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
56.0
72.8
95.2
117.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
80.7
105.0
137.3
169.6
Hitman 3
2021
56.0
72.8
95.2
117.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
37.7
48.9
64.0
79.1
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
51.9
67.5
88.2
109.0
Monster Hunter: World
2018
70.4
91.5
119.6
147.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
64.7
84.1
109.9
135.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
60.1
78.2
102.2
126.3
Project CARS 3
2020
37.9
49.3
64.4
79.6
Godfall
2020
72.9
94.8
124.0
153.1
Gears of War 5
2019
65.8
85.6
111.9
138.2
World War Z
2019
81.5
105.9
138.5
171.1
GreedFall
2019
74.4
96.7
126.5
156.2
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i5-8500 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
F1 2019
2019
84.9
110.3
144.3
178.2
DiRT Rally
2015
129.9
168.9
220.9
272.8
Valorant
2020
165.3
215.0
281.1
347.2
Battlefield V
2018
86.8
112.8
147.5
182.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
93.9
122.1
159.7
197.2
Titanfall 2
2016
89.0
115.7
151.3
186.9
Battlefield 4
2013
114.6
149.0
194.8
240.7
Dawn of War III
2017
88.6
115.2
150.7
186.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
170.9
222.1
290.5
358.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
103.5
134.5
175.9
217.3
Hitman
2016
82.4
107.1
140.1
173.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
90.5
117.6
153.8
190.0
Dota 2
2013
117.8
153.2
200.3
247.4
Battlefield 1
2016
102.9
133.8
174.9
216.1
Apex Legends
2019
86.8
112.8
147.5
182.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
105.5
137.1
179.3
221.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
97.3
126.5
165.4
204.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
241.2
313.6
410.1
506.6
Doom
2016
129.5
168.4
220.2
272.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
81.9
106.5
139.2
172.0
Need For Speed
2015
97.5
126.8
165.8
204.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
100.6
130.8
171.0
211.2
League of Legends
2009
452.3
529.2
653.6
712.4
Minecraft
2011
192.8
250.6
327.7
404.8
Project CARS 2
2017
85.4
111.1
145.2
179.4
Destiny 2
2017
113.9
148.1
193.7
239.3
Rocket League
2015
351.8
457.3
598.0
738.8
For Honor
2017
120.6
156.8
205.0
253.3
Fallout 76
2018
105.8
137.5
179.8
222.1
Strange Brigade
2018
106.0
137.8
180.3
222.7
Roblox
2006
284.2
369.5
483.2
596.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
84.6
110.0
143.8
177.7
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 and the Intel Core i5-8500 separately.
