Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-13700 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is bad or good for gaming from testing data. 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 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good even 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 let you to choose the needed power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-13700 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3060, because it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of several common 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 i7-13700 configuration:
Valorant
Minecraft
Genshin Impact
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Far Cry 6
Roblox
League of Legends
Dota 2
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3060 with rivals in several popular 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 competitors 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 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 figures will also help you make the good decision.
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 i7-13700. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the average 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
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
37.4
48.7
63.7
78.6
Atomic Heart
2023
21.4
27.8
36.4
44.9
Saints Row
2022
63.3
82.3
107.6
132.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
59.7
77.7
101.5
125.4
Stray
2022
95.4
124.0
162.2
200.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
38.3
49.8
65.2
80.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Elden ring
2022
33.9
44.0
57.6
71.1
Starfield
2022
31.2
40.6
53.0
65.5
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
57.1
74.2
97.0
119.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.1
Overwatch 2
2022
85.6
111.3
145.5
179.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
46.4
60.3
78.8
97.4
Scorn
2022
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
48.1
62.6
81.8
101.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.3
Homeworld 3
2022
43.7
56.8
74.3
91.7
To find out how good the graphics card is for demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
Hitman 3
2021
60.6
78.8
103.1
127.3
Marvel's Avengers
2020
52.7
68.5
89.6
110.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
70.2
91.2
119.3
147.3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
58.1
75.6
98.8
122.1
Gears of War 5
2019
71.2
92.6
121.1
149.6
Hitman 2
2018
87.4
113.6
148.5
183.5
Forza Horizon 5
2021
64.2
83.4
109.1
134.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
44.6
57.9
75.8
93.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
75.9
98.6
129.0
159.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
70.2
91.2
119.3
147.3
Borderlands 3
2019
56.5
73.5
96.1
118.7
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
40.3
52.4
68.5
84.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
41.9
54.5
71.2
88.0
F1 2021
2020
86.5
112.4
147.0
181.6
Devil May Cry 5
2019
79.3
103.1
134.9
166.6
Death Stranding
2020
81.0
105.4
137.8
170.2
Godfall
2020
78.9
102.6
134.1
165.7
Crysis 3
2013
87.5
113.8
148.8
183.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
65.8
85.5
111.9
138.2
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
88.6
115.2
150.6
186.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
74.9
97.4
127.3
157.3
Just Cause 4
2018
70.7
91.9
120.2
148.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
65.1
84.6
110.6
136.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
76.1
99.0
129.4
159.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
87.4
113.6
148.5
183.5
The Witcher 3
2015
79.0
102.7
134.3
165.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
56.2
73.0
95.5
117.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
56.2
73.0
95.5
117.9
Project CARS 3
2020
41.0
53.3
69.7
86.1
The Division
2016
78.8
102.5
134.0
165.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
64.5
83.8
109.6
135.4
F1 22
2020
77.6
100.8
131.9
162.9
Metro Exodus
2019
48.9
63.6
83.2
102.8
World War Z
2019
88.2
114.6
149.9
185.2
Halo Infinite
2021
50.8
66.1
86.4
106.7
Far Cry 6
2021
66.9
86.9
113.7
140.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
40.7
53.0
69.3
85.6
Dishonored 2
2016
67.4
87.6
114.6
141.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
60.6
78.8
103.1
127.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
70.0
91.0
119.0
147.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
71.9
93.4
122.2
150.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
87.4
113.6
148.5
183.5
Genshin Impact
2020
77.6
100.8
131.9
162.9
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
87.9
114.3
149.4
184.6
Total War: Warhammer
2016
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
26.7
34.7
45.3
56.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
82.9
107.8
140.9
174.1
Anthem
2019
60.5
78.7
102.9
127.1
GreedFall
2019
80.5
104.7
136.9
169.1
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i7-13700 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Fallout 76
2018
114.5
148.8
194.6
240.4
Dota 2
2013
127.5
165.7
216.7
267.7
Dawn of War III
2017
95.9
124.7
163.1
201.4
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
114.1
148.3
194.0
239.6
Battlefield 1
2016
111.4
144.8
189.3
233.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
88.6
115.2
150.6
186.1
Rocket League
2015
380.7
494.9
647.2
799.4
DiRT Rally
2015
140.6
182.8
239.0
295.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
108.9
141.5
185.1
228.6
Minecraft
2011
208.6
271.2
354.6
438.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
105.3
136.9
179.0
221.1
Strange Brigade
2018
114.7
149.2
195.1
241.0
Battlefield 4
2013
124.0
161.2
210.8
260.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
101.6
132.1
172.8
213.4
Need For Speed
2015
105.6
137.2
179.4
221.7
F1 2019
2019
91.8
119.4
156.1
192.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
91.6
119.0
155.7
192.3
Doom
2016
140.1
182.2
238.3
294.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
97.9
127.3
166.4
205.6
Valorant
2020
178.9
232.6
304.2
375.8
Apex Legends
2019
93.9
122.0
159.6
197.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
261.0
339.3
443.8
548.2
Destiny 2
2017
123.3
160.3
209.6
258.9
Project CARS 2
2017
92.5
120.2
157.2
194.1
Roblox
2006
307.6
399.8
522.9
645.9
Battlefield V
2018
93.9
122.0
159.6
197.1
For Honor
2017
130.5
169.7
221.9
274.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
112.0
145.6
190.4
235.1
Hitman
2016
89.2
115.9
151.6
187.2
League of Legends
2009
489.4
572.7
707.2
770.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
184.9
240.4
314.3
388.3
Titanfall 2
2016
96.3
125.2
163.7
202.2
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 together. In such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i7-13700 and the GeForce RTX 3060 separately.
