Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the Intel Core i7-12700 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is bad or good for gaming by looking at benchmark results. As for the main parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good for today's 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 graphics card, you can already make certain conclusions. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that can meet the demands of the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-12700 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.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 popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next 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 i7-12700 configuration:
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
League of Legends
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Far Cry 6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Apex Legends
Roblox
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3060 with 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 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 also help you make the true choice.
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 i7-12700. The numbers beside to the names of the games represent 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
Atomic Heart
2023
20.9
27.1
35.5
43.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
55.6
72.3
94.6
116.8
Stray
2022
93.0
120.9
158.1
195.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
50.4
65.5
85.7
105.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
32.2
41.8
54.7
67.5
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
45.2
58.8
76.8
94.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
58.2
75.7
99.0
122.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
36.5
47.5
62.1
76.7
Elden ring
2022
33.0
42.9
56.2
69.4
Homeworld 3
2022
42.6
55.4
72.4
89.5
Overwatch 2
2022
83.5
108.5
141.9
175.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
53.9
70.1
91.6
113.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
46.9
61.0
79.8
98.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
37.4
48.6
63.5
78.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.9
44.1
57.6
71.2
Scorn
2022
33.9
44.1
57.6
71.2
Saints Row
2022
61.7
80.2
104.9
129.6
Starfield
2022
30.4
39.6
51.7
63.9
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Borderlands 3
2019
55.1
71.6
93.7
115.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
62.6
81.4
106.4
131.4
GreedFall
2019
78.5
102.0
133.4
164.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
85.2
110.7
144.8
178.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
39.3
51.1
66.8
82.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
68.4
88.9
116.3
143.7
Anthem
2019
59.0
76.7
100.3
124.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
85.2
110.7
144.8
178.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
62.9
81.7
106.8
132.0
Genshin Impact
2020
75.6
98.3
128.6
158.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
54.8
71.2
93.1
115.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
40.9
53.1
69.5
85.8
Dishonored 2
2016
65.7
85.4
111.7
138.0
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
43.5
56.5
73.9
91.3
Project CARS 3
2020
40.0
52.0
68.0
84.0
World War Z
2019
86.0
111.8
146.2
180.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
54.8
71.2
93.1
115.0
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
85.7
111.4
145.7
180.0
F1 22
2020
75.6
98.3
128.6
158.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
56.7
73.7
96.4
119.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
26.0
33.8
44.2
54.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
74.0
96.2
125.8
155.4
Halo Infinite
2021
49.6
64.4
84.2
104.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
85.8
111.5
145.9
180.2
Death Stranding
2020
79.0
102.7
134.3
165.9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
77.4
100.6
131.5
162.5
Crysis 3
2013
85.4
111.0
145.1
179.3
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
64.2
83.4
109.1
134.7
Far Cry 6
2021
65.2
84.8
110.8
136.9
The Division
2016
76.8
99.9
130.6
161.4
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
63.5
82.5
107.9
133.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
74.2
96.5
126.2
155.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
73.0
94.9
124.1
153.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
51.4
66.8
87.3
107.9
F1 2021
2020
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.1
Metro Exodus
2019
47.7
62.0
81.1
100.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
59.1
76.8
100.5
124.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
68.4
88.9
116.3
143.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
70.1
91.1
119.1
147.1
Godfall
2020
76.9
100.0
130.8
161.6
The Witcher 3
2015
77.0
100.1
130.9
161.7
Hitman 3
2021
59.1
76.8
100.5
124.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.7
51.6
67.5
83.4
Gears of War 5
2019
69.5
90.3
118.1
145.9
Hitman 2
2018
85.2
110.7
144.8
178.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
80.8
105.1
137.4
169.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
86.4
112.3
146.9
181.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
68.2
88.7
116.0
143.3
Just Cause 4
2018
68.9
89.6
117.2
144.8
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i7-12700 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Doom
2016
136.7
177.7
232.3
287.0
Valorant
2020
174.5
226.8
296.6
366.4
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
89.3
116.1
151.8
187.5
Minecraft
2011
203.4
264.4
345.8
427.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
254.5
330.9
432.7
534.5
Resident Evil 2
2019
99.1
128.8
168.5
208.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
95.4
124.1
162.3
200.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
109.2
141.9
185.6
229.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
180.3
234.4
306.5
378.6
Dawn of War III
2017
93.5
121.6
159.0
196.4
Battlefield V
2018
91.5
119.0
155.6
192.2
F1 2019
2019
89.5
116.4
152.2
188.0
Destiny 2
2017
120.2
156.3
204.4
252.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
86.4
112.3
146.9
181.5
Battlefield 4
2013
120.9
157.2
205.6
253.9
Fallout 76
2018
111.6
145.1
189.8
234.4
Titanfall 2
2016
93.9
122.1
159.6
197.2
Apex Legends
2019
91.5
119.0
155.6
192.2
For Honor
2017
127.3
165.4
216.4
267.3
Strange Brigade
2018
111.9
145.4
190.2
234.9
Hitman
2016
86.9
113.0
147.8
182.6
League of Legends
2009
477.2
558.4
689.6
751.7
Battlefield 1
2016
108.6
141.1
184.6
228.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
111.3
144.7
189.2
233.7
DiRT Rally
2015
137.1
178.2
233.1
287.9
Roblox
2006
299.9
389.9
509.8
629.8
Project CARS 2
2017
90.1
117.2
153.2
189.3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
106.1
138.0
180.4
222.9
Dota 2
2013
124.3
161.6
211.3
261.1
Rocket League
2015
371.2
482.5
631.0
779.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
102.7
133.5
174.5
215.6
Need For Speed
2015
102.9
133.8
175.0
216.1
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
