Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the Intel Core i7-11700K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is bad or good for gaming from testing results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the main characteristic. The ordinary FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can tell 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 decision. With this data, you can already easily buy the necessary power supply that will completely match the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-11700K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3060, since 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. 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 i7-11700K configuration:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hitman 3
Apex Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
League of Legends
Valorant
Dota 2
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 choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3060.
The closest rivals 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 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 also help you make the true 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 i7-11700K. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the medium 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
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
53.9
70.1
91.7
113.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
58.3
75.8
99.1
122.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
45.2
58.8
76.9
95.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
37.4
48.6
63.6
78.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
Starfield
2022
30.4
39.6
51.8
63.9
Homeworld 3
2022
42.6
55.4
72.5
89.5
Elden ring
2022
33.1
43.0
56.2
69.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
50.4
65.6
85.8
105.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.9
44.1
57.7
71.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
47.0
61.1
79.8
98.6
Scorn
2022
33.9
44.1
57.7
71.2
Atomic Heart
2023
20.9
27.1
35.5
43.8
Stray
2022
93.1
121.0
158.2
195.4
Saints Row
2022
61.8
80.3
105.0
129.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
55.7
72.4
94.6
116.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
32.2
41.8
54.7
67.6
Overwatch 2
2022
83.5
108.6
142.0
175.4
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
F1 2021
2020
84.4
109.7
143.4
177.2
Metro Exodus
2019
47.8
62.1
81.2
100.3
Forza Horizon 5
2021
62.6
81.4
106.5
131.5
Genshin Impact
2020
75.7
98.4
128.6
158.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
68.5
89.0
116.4
143.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
54.8
71.2
93.2
115.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
70.1
91.1
119.2
147.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
54.8
71.2
93.2
115.1
Death Stranding
2020
79.1
102.8
134.4
166.0
Hitman 3
2021
59.1
76.9
100.5
124.2
The Division
2016
76.9
100.0
130.7
161.5
Crysis 3
2013
85.4
111.0
145.2
179.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
63.5
82.5
107.9
133.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
Anthem
2019
59.1
76.8
100.4
124.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
73.1
95.0
124.2
153.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
77.4
100.6
131.6
162.6
F1 22
2020
75.7
98.4
128.6
158.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
64.2
83.4
109.1
134.8
Far Cry 6
2021
65.2
84.8
110.9
137.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
80.9
105.2
137.5
169.9
Just Cause 4
2018
69.0
89.7
117.3
144.8
Dishonored 2
2016
65.8
85.5
111.8
138.1
Monster Hunter: World
2018
74.3
96.6
126.3
156.0
Gears of War 5
2019
69.5
90.3
118.1
145.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
43.5
56.5
73.9
91.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
85.8
111.6
145.9
180.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
51.4
66.8
87.4
108.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
40.9
53.1
69.5
85.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
74.0
96.2
125.8
155.4
World War Z
2019
86.0
111.8
146.2
180.6
The Witcher 3
2015
77.1
100.2
131.0
161.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
85.2
110.8
144.9
179.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
26.0
33.8
44.2
54.6
Project CARS 3
2020
40.0
52.0
68.0
84.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.6
Hitman 2
2018
85.2
110.8
144.9
179.0
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
84.4
109.7
143.4
177.2
Godfall
2020
77.0
100.1
130.9
161.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
62.9
81.8
106.9
132.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
56.7
73.7
96.4
119.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.7
51.7
67.6
83.5
GreedFall
2019
78.5
102.1
133.5
164.9
Borderlands 3
2019
55.1
71.7
93.7
115.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
68.5
89.0
116.4
143.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
68.3
88.8
116.1
143.4
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
85.2
110.8
144.9
179.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
59.1
76.9
100.5
124.2
Halo Infinite
2021
49.6
64.5
84.3
104.1
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
85.8
111.5
145.8
180.1
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i7-11700K 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Resident Evil 2
2019
99.2
128.9
168.6
208.2
League of Legends
2009
477.5
558.7
690.0
752.1
Hitman
2016
87.0
113.1
147.9
182.7
Dota 2
2013
124.4
161.7
211.4
261.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
111.3
144.7
189.3
233.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
106.2
138.1
180.5
223.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
89.3
116.1
151.9
187.6
Roblox
2006
300.1
390.1
510.1
630.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
180.4
234.5
306.7
378.8
Rocket League
2015
371.4
482.8
631.4
780.0
Project CARS 2
2017
90.2
117.3
153.3
189.4
Destiny 2
2017
120.3
156.4
204.5
252.6
For Honor
2017
127.3
165.5
216.5
267.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
Battlefield 4
2013
121.0
157.3
205.7
254.1
Need For Speed
2015
103.0
133.9
175.1
216.3
Minecraft
2011
203.5
264.6
346.0
427.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
109.2
142.0
185.7
229.4
DiRT Rally
2015
137.2
178.3
233.2
288.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
95.5
124.2
162.4
200.6
Valorant
2020
174.6
226.9
296.8
366.6
Battlefield V
2018
91.6
119.1
155.7
192.3
F1 2019
2019
89.6
116.5
152.3
188.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
102.7
133.5
174.6
215.7
Dawn of War III
2017
93.6
121.7
159.1
196.5
Fallout 76
2018
111.7
145.2
189.9
234.5
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
254.7
331.1
433.0
534.8
Battlefield 1
2016
108.6
141.2
184.7
228.1
Doom
2016
136.7
177.8
232.4
287.1
Titanfall 2
2016
93.9
122.1
159.7
197.3
Strange Brigade
2018
111.9
145.5
190.3
235.1
Apex Legends
2019
91.6
119.1
155.7
192.3
Although you can't argue with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
