Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-10700 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 testing results. As for the main parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The medium 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 draw certain conclusions. With this data, you can already safely buy the needed power supply that will completely match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-10700 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly 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 several popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of almost all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i7-10700 configuration:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Atomic Heart
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
Hitman 3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
Valorant
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Minecraft
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3060 with rivals in some popular 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 average 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 understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i7-10700. The numbers beside 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. The following table shows the GeForce RTX 3060 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Scorn
2022
33.4
43.5
56.9
70.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
46.3
60.2
78.7
97.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.9
47.9
62.7
77.4
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
57.5
74.7
97.7
120.7
Elden ring
2022
32.6
42.4
55.4
68.4
Starfield
2022
30.0
39.0
51.0
63.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
54.9
71.4
93.3
115.3
Stray
2022
91.8
119.3
156.0
192.7
Homeworld 3
2022
42.0
54.6
71.4
88.2
Saints Row
2022
60.9
79.2
103.5
127.9
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
36.0
46.8
61.2
75.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.7
41.3
53.9
66.6
Atomic Heart
2023
20.6
26.8
35.0
43.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
53.2
69.1
90.4
111.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.6
58.0
75.8
93.6
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.7
64.7
84.6
104.5
Overwatch 2
2022
82.3
107.0
140.0
172.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.4
43.5
56.9
70.2
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Death Stranding
2020
78.0
101.3
132.5
163.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
73.2
95.2
124.5
153.8
Crysis 3
2013
84.2
109.5
143.2
176.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
76.3
99.2
129.8
160.3
DOOM Eternal
2020
79.8
103.7
135.6
167.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.2
110.8
144.9
179.0
World War Z
2019
84.8
110.3
144.2
178.1
Borderlands 3
2019
54.4
70.7
92.4
114.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
83.2
108.1
141.4
174.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
67.5
87.7
114.7
141.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
63.3
82.3
107.6
132.9
GreedFall
2019
77.4
100.7
131.6
162.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
61.7
80.3
105.0
129.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.2
50.9
66.6
82.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
84.6
109.9
143.8
177.6
Hitman 2
2018
84.0
109.3
142.9
176.5
Halo Infinite
2021
48.9
63.5
83.1
102.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.4
Gears of War 5
2019
68.5
89.1
116.5
143.9
F1 22
2020
74.6
97.0
126.8
156.7
F1 2021
2020
83.2
108.1
141.4
174.7
Resident Evil Village
2021
58.3
75.8
99.1
122.5
Anthem
2019
58.2
75.7
99.0
122.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.6
33.3
43.6
53.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
62.6
81.4
106.4
131.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
67.5
87.7
114.7
141.7
Just Cause 4
2018
68.0
88.4
115.6
142.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.7
65.9
86.2
106.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
62.0
80.6
105.4
130.2
Hitman 3
2021
58.3
75.8
99.1
122.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
72.0
93.6
122.5
151.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
73.0
94.9
124.1
153.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
84.0
109.3
142.9
176.5
The Division
2016
75.8
98.6
128.9
159.2
The Witcher 3
2015
76.0
98.8
129.2
159.6
Genshin Impact
2020
74.6
97.0
126.8
156.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
40.3
52.4
68.5
84.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
69.1
89.9
117.5
145.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.9
55.7
72.9
90.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
84.0
109.3
142.9
176.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.5
Dishonored 2
2016
64.8
84.3
110.2
136.2
Metro Exodus
2019
47.1
61.2
80.0
98.9
Godfall
2020
75.9
98.7
129.0
159.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
67.3
87.5
114.4
141.4
Project CARS 3
2020
39.4
51.3
67.1
82.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
55.9
72.7
95.1
117.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
84.6
110.0
143.9
177.8
Far Cry 6
2021
64.3
83.6
109.3
135.1
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i7-10700 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for reference, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
177.9
231.2
302.4
373.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
104.7
136.1
178.0
219.9
Battlefield V
2018
90.3
117.4
153.5
189.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
101.3
131.7
172.2
212.7
Dawn of War III
2017
92.3
120.0
156.9
193.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
94.2
122.4
160.1
197.7
Destiny 2
2017
118.6
154.2
201.6
249.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
107.7
140.0
183.1
226.2
Battlefield 4
2013
119.3
155.1
202.8
250.5
Apex Legends
2019
90.3
117.4
153.5
189.6
Doom
2016
134.8
175.3
229.2
283.1
For Honor
2017
125.6
163.2
213.4
263.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
97.8
127.1
166.2
205.3
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
251.1
326.4
426.9
527.3
Project CARS 2
2017
88.9
115.6
151.2
186.8
Minecraft
2011
200.7
260.9
341.2
421.4
F1 2019
2019
88.3
114.8
150.2
185.5
Rocket League
2015
366.2
476.1
622.5
769.0
Need For Speed
2015
101.5
132.0
172.6
213.2
League of Legends
2009
470.8
550.9
680.3
741.5
Titanfall 2
2016
92.6
120.4
157.5
194.5
Valorant
2020
172.1
223.8
292.6
361.5
Fallout 76
2018
110.1
143.2
187.2
231.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
85.2
110.8
144.9
179.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
109.8
142.7
186.6
230.5
Roblox
2006
295.9
384.6
503.0
621.3
Dota 2
2013
122.6
159.4
208.5
257.5
Hitman
2016
85.8
111.5
145.8
180.1
DiRT Rally
2015
135.2
175.8
229.9
284.0
Strange Brigade
2018
110.4
143.5
187.6
231.8
Battlefield 1
2016
107.1
139.2
182.1
224.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
88.1
114.5
149.7
185.0
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i7-10700 and the GeForce RTX 3060 separately.
