Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the Intel Core i5-9600K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different 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. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the key parameter. The ordinary FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 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 make some conclusions. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i5-9600K . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A highly 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 some popular 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 i5-9600K configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Far Cry 6
Valorant
Genshin Impact
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Roblox
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
Apex Legends
Hitman 3
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 competitors in some famous 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 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 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 numbers will further help you make the good choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 3060 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i5-9600K. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the ordinary FPS received 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
Scorn
2022
32.8
42.7
55.8
68.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.8
42.7
55.8
68.9
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.2
67.8
88.7
109.6
Overwatch 2
2022
80.8
105.0
137.3
169.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
56.4
73.3
95.8
118.4
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.2
47.0
61.5
76.0
Atomic Heart
2023
20.2
26.3
34.3
42.4
Elden ring
2022
32.0
41.6
54.4
67.1
Saints Row
2022
59.7
77.7
101.6
125.5
Homeworld 3
2022
41.2
53.6
70.1
86.6
Stray
2022
90.0
117.0
153.1
189.1
Starfield
2022
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
53.9
70.0
91.6
113.1
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.3
45.9
60.1
74.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
48.8
63.4
83.0
102.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.4
59.1
77.2
95.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.1
40.5
52.9
65.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
43.8
56.9
74.4
91.9
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Devil May Cry 5
2019
74.9
97.4
127.3
157.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
66.2
86.1
112.6
139.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
78.3
101.7
133.0
164.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
66.1
85.9
112.3
138.7
F1 2021
2020
81.6
106.1
138.8
171.4
Genshin Impact
2020
73.2
95.2
124.5
153.7
Anthem
2019
57.1
74.3
97.1
120.0
Crysis 3
2013
82.6
107.4
140.5
173.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
60.6
78.8
103.0
127.2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.5
50.0
65.4
80.8
GreedFall
2019
76.0
98.8
129.2
159.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
61.4
79.9
104.4
129.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
82.5
107.2
140.2
173.2
World War Z
2019
83.2
108.2
141.5
174.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
49.7
64.6
84.5
104.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.0
49.4
64.7
79.9
Hitman 2
2018
82.5
107.2
140.2
173.2
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
82.5
107.2
140.2
173.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
83.1
108.0
141.2
174.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
54.9
71.3
93.3
115.2
Just Cause 4
2018
66.7
86.7
113.4
140.1
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
62.1
80.7
105.6
130.4
Metro Exodus
2019
46.2
60.1
78.5
97.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
66.2
86.1
112.6
139.1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.1
54.7
71.5
88.4
F1 22
2020
73.2
95.2
124.5
153.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
81.6
106.1
138.8
171.4
Project CARS 3
2020
38.7
50.3
65.8
81.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.1
Far Cry 6
2021
63.1
82.0
107.3
132.5
Dishonored 2
2016
63.6
82.7
108.1
133.6
Borderlands 3
2019
53.3
69.4
90.7
112.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
Godfall
2020
74.5
96.8
126.6
156.4
Death Stranding
2020
76.5
99.4
130.0
160.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
71.9
93.4
122.2
150.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
83.6
108.7
142.2
175.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
70.7
91.9
120.2
148.4
Gears of War 5
2019
67.2
87.4
114.3
141.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
The Witcher 3
2015
74.6
96.9
126.7
156.6
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
60.8
79.1
103.4
127.8
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
67.8
88.2
115.3
142.4
Hitman 3
2021
57.2
74.4
97.3
120.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
71.6
93.1
121.7
150.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
57.2
74.4
97.3
120.2
The Division
2016
74.4
96.7
126.5
156.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.2
32.7
42.8
52.8
Halo Infinite
2021
48.0
62.4
81.5
100.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
83.0
107.9
141.0
174.2
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i5-9600K 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 much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dota 2
2013
120.3
156.4
204.6
252.7
Titanfall 2
2016
90.9
118.1
154.5
190.8
Project CARS 2
2017
87.3
113.4
148.3
183.2
Need For Speed
2015
99.6
129.5
169.4
209.2
Doom
2016
132.3
172.0
224.9
277.8
Apex Legends
2019
88.6
115.2
150.6
186.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
107.7
140.0
183.1
226.2
Dawn of War III
2017
90.5
117.7
153.9
190.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
99.4
129.2
168.9
208.7
F1 2019
2019
86.7
112.7
147.3
182.0
League of Legends
2009
462.0
540.5
667.5
727.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
105.7
137.4
179.7
221.9
Fallout 76
2018
108.0
140.5
183.7
226.9
Minecraft
2011
196.9
256.0
334.7
413.5
Valorant
2020
168.9
219.5
287.1
354.7
DiRT Rally
2015
132.7
172.5
225.6
278.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
246.4
320.3
418.8
517.4
Hitman
2016
84.1
109.4
143.0
176.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
83.6
108.7
142.2
175.6
Destiny 2
2017
116.4
151.3
197.8
244.4
Battlefield 4
2013
117.0
152.2
199.0
245.8
Rocket League
2015
359.3
467.1
610.8
754.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
174.5
226.9
296.7
366.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
95.9
124.7
163.1
201.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
102.7
133.6
174.7
215.8
Strange Brigade
2018
108.3
140.8
184.1
227.4
For Honor
2017
123.2
160.1
209.4
258.7
Battlefield 1
2016
105.1
136.6
178.7
220.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
86.4
112.3
146.9
181.5
Roblox
2006
290.3
377.4
493.5
609.6
Battlefield V
2018
88.6
115.2
150.6
186.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
92.4
120.1
157.1
194.0
Though you can't argue 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 with each other. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
