Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-12700T 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 good or bad for gaming from benchmark results. As for the key characteristic, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. 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 today's 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 graphics card, you can already draw some decision. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-12700T . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3060, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of several famous games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i7-12700T configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
League of Legends
Apex Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
Roblox
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Hitman 3
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 is better or worse than competitors in several famous 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 ordinary 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 numbers will further help you make the right 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 i7-12700T. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the average 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
Starfield
2022
30.5
39.7
51.9
64.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
37.5
48.7
63.7
78.7
Stray
2022
93.3
121.3
158.6
195.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
34.0
44.2
57.8
71.4
Atomic Heart
2023
20.9
27.2
35.6
43.9
Homeworld 3
2022
42.7
55.5
72.6
89.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
54.1
70.3
91.9
113.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
55.8
72.5
94.9
117.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
58.4
75.9
99.3
122.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
45.3
58.9
77.1
95.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
47.1
61.2
80.0
98.9
Overwatch 2
2022
83.7
108.8
142.3
175.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
36.6
47.6
62.2
76.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
50.6
65.7
86.0
106.2
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
32.3
41.9
54.8
67.7
Saints Row
2022
61.9
80.5
105.2
130.0
Elden ring
2022
33.1
43.1
56.3
69.6
Scorn
2022
34.0
44.2
57.8
71.4
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
79.2
103.0
134.7
166.4
F1 2021
2020
84.6
109.9
143.8
177.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
74.5
96.8
126.6
156.3
F1 22
2020
75.8
98.6
128.9
159.3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
54.9
71.4
93.4
115.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
39.4
51.2
67.0
82.8
Total War: Warhammer
2016
86.0
111.9
146.3
180.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
63.0
81.9
107.2
132.4
Forza Horizon 5
2021
62.8
81.6
106.7
131.8
Dishonored 2
2016
65.9
85.7
112.0
138.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
81.1
105.4
137.8
170.3
Anthem
2019
59.2
77.0
100.6
124.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
86.0
111.7
146.1
180.5
Just Cause 4
2018
69.1
89.9
117.5
145.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
68.6
89.2
116.6
144.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
85.4
111.1
145.2
179.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
51.5
67.0
87.6
108.2
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
54.9
71.4
93.4
115.3
Halo Infinite
2021
49.7
64.6
84.5
104.4
Godfall
2020
77.2
100.3
131.2
162.0
The Witcher 3
2015
77.2
100.4
131.3
162.2
Hitman 2
2018
85.4
111.1
145.2
179.4
The Division
2016
77.1
100.2
131.0
161.8
Final Fantasy XV
2018
73.2
95.2
124.5
153.8
Metro Exodus
2019
47.9
62.2
81.4
100.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
68.6
89.2
116.6
144.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
41.0
53.3
69.7
86.0
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
26.1
33.9
44.3
54.7
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
68.4
89.0
116.3
143.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
84.6
109.9
143.8
177.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
85.4
111.1
145.2
179.4
Borderlands 3
2019
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.1
Project CARS 3
2020
40.1
52.1
68.2
84.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
56.8
73.9
96.6
119.4
Far Cry 6
2021
65.4
85.0
111.2
137.3
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
70.3
91.3
119.5
147.6
Hitman 3
2021
59.3
77.1
100.8
124.5
GreedFall
2019
78.7
102.3
133.8
165.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
74.2
96.4
126.1
155.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
64.3
83.6
109.4
135.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
39.8
51.8
67.7
83.7
Gears of War 5
2019
69.7
90.6
118.4
146.3
Genshin Impact
2020
75.8
98.6
128.9
159.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
86.7
112.7
147.3
182.0
World War Z
2019
86.2
112.1
146.6
181.1
Crysis 3
2013
85.6
111.3
145.5
179.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
43.6
56.7
74.1
91.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
77.6
100.9
131.9
162.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
59.3
77.1
100.8
124.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
63.6
82.7
108.2
133.6
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i7-12700T 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
Battlefield 4
2013
121.3
157.6
206.2
254.7
F1 2019
2019
89.8
116.7
152.7
188.6
Fallout 76
2018
111.9
145.5
190.3
235.1
Roblox
2006
300.8
391.0
511.3
631.6
For Honor
2017
127.6
165.9
217.0
268.0
Dawn of War III
2017
93.8
121.9
159.5
197.0
Rocket League
2015
372.3
483.9
632.8
781.7
Doom
2016
137.0
178.2
233.0
287.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
99.4
129.2
169.0
208.7
DiRT Rally
2015
137.5
178.7
233.7
288.7
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
103.0
133.8
175.0
216.2
Battlefield V
2018
91.8
119.3
156.1
192.8
Minecraft
2011
204.0
265.2
346.8
428.4
Battlefield 1
2016
108.9
141.6
185.1
228.7
Project CARS 2
2017
90.4
117.5
153.7
189.9
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
106.4
138.4
181.0
223.5
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
109.5
142.3
186.1
229.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
95.7
124.4
162.7
201.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
86.7
112.7
147.3
182.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
111.6
145.1
189.7
234.3
League of Legends
2009
478.6
560.0
691.6
753.8
Need For Speed
2015
103.2
134.2
175.5
216.8
Apex Legends
2019
91.8
119.3
156.1
192.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
89.5
116.4
152.2
188.0
Destiny 2
2017
120.6
156.7
205.0
253.2
Titanfall 2
2016
94.2
122.4
160.1
197.7
Strange Brigade
2018
112.2
145.9
190.7
235.6
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
180.8
235.1
307.4
379.7
Dota 2
2013
124.7
162.1
211.9
261.8
Hitman
2016
87.2
113.3
148.2
183.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
255.3
331.8
433.9
536.1
Valorant
2020
175.0
227.5
297.4
367.4
Though you can't argue with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 and the Intel Core i7-12700T separately.
