Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-7700 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 results of all benchmarks. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the main parameter. 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 for new 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 make some conclusions. With this data, you can already easily buy the necessary power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-7700 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3060, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of several famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i7-7700 configuration:
Genshin Impact
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
Hitman 3
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Dota 2
Minecraft
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Roblox
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After viewing the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 is better or worse than rivals in some popular games and select 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 famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i7-7700. The numbers next 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
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.3
Overwatch 2
2022
79.5
103.3
135.1
166.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
48.0
62.4
81.6
100.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
43.0
56.0
73.2
90.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
30.6
39.8
52.1
64.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
51.3
66.7
87.3
107.8
Homeworld 3
2022
40.6
52.7
69.0
85.2
Scorn
2022
32.3
42.0
54.9
67.8
Atomic Heart
2023
19.9
25.8
33.8
41.7
Elden ring
2022
31.5
40.9
53.5
66.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
35.6
46.3
60.5
74.8
Stray
2022
88.6
115.1
150.6
186.0
Starfield
2022
29.0
37.7
49.3
60.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.3
42.0
54.9
67.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
55.5
72.1
94.3
116.5
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.9
Saints Row
2022
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.4
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
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
81.6
106.1
138.8
171.4
F1 22
2020
72.0
93.6
122.4
151.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
65.0
84.5
110.5
136.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
60.4
78.6
102.7
126.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
81.1
105.5
137.9
170.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
80.3
104.4
136.5
168.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
70.7
91.9
120.2
148.5
Dishonored 2
2016
62.6
81.4
106.4
131.4
Far Cry 6
2021
62.1
80.7
105.5
130.4
Death Stranding
2020
75.2
97.8
127.9
158.0
Project CARS 3
2020
38.1
49.5
64.7
80.0
Gears of War 5
2019
66.1
86.0
112.4
138.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
41.4
53.8
70.4
86.9
F1 2021
2020
80.3
104.4
136.5
168.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
48.9
63.6
83.2
102.7
DOOM Eternal
2020
77.0
100.1
130.9
161.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
73.7
95.8
125.2
154.7
Borderlands 3
2019
52.5
68.2
89.2
110.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
66.7
86.7
113.4
140.1
Hitman 3
2021
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
59.6
77.5
101.3
125.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
69.5
90.4
118.2
146.0
The Witcher 3
2015
73.3
95.3
124.7
154.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
65.1
84.7
110.8
136.8
Resident Evil Village
2021
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
24.8
32.2
42.1
52.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
65.1
84.7
110.8
136.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
52.2
67.8
88.7
109.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
82.3
107.0
139.9
172.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
54.0
70.2
91.8
113.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
38.9
50.6
66.1
81.7
Anthem
2019
56.2
73.1
95.6
118.0
Metro Exodus
2019
45.4
59.1
77.3
95.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
81.7
106.2
138.9
171.6
Crysis 3
2013
81.3
105.7
138.2
170.7
Halo Infinite
2021
47.2
61.3
80.2
99.1
GreedFall
2019
74.8
97.2
127.1
157.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
37.8
49.2
64.3
79.4
Genshin Impact
2020
72.0
93.6
122.4
151.2
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
61.1
79.4
103.9
128.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
37.4
48.6
63.6
78.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
70.4
91.6
119.8
147.9
Godfall
2020
73.3
95.2
124.5
153.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
81.1
105.5
137.9
170.4
Just Cause 4
2018
65.6
85.3
111.6
137.9
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
59.9
77.8
101.7
125.7
Hitman 2
2018
81.1
105.5
137.9
170.4
The Division
2016
73.2
95.1
124.4
153.7
World War Z
2019
81.9
106.4
139.2
171.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
52.2
67.8
88.7
109.5
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i7-7700 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 much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
DiRT Rally
2015
130.5
169.7
221.9
274.1
League of Legends
2009
454.5
531.7
656.7
715.8
Hitman
2016
82.8
107.6
140.7
173.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
171.7
223.2
291.9
360.5
Minecraft
2011
193.7
251.8
329.3
406.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
104.0
135.2
176.8
218.3
Need For Speed
2015
98.0
127.4
166.6
205.8
Project CARS 2
2017
85.8
111.6
145.9
180.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
97.8
127.1
166.2
205.3
Dota 2
2013
118.4
153.9
201.2
248.6
Doom
2016
130.1
169.2
221.2
273.3
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
90.9
118.2
154.5
190.9
Battlefield V
2018
87.2
113.3
148.2
183.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
94.4
122.7
160.4
198.2
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
101.1
131.4
171.8
212.3
Apex Legends
2019
87.2
113.3
148.2
183.1
Battlefield 1
2016
103.4
134.4
175.8
217.1
Battlefield 4
2013
115.1
149.7
195.8
241.8
Roblox
2006
285.6
371.3
485.5
599.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
242.4
315.1
412.0
509.0
Strange Brigade
2018
106.5
138.5
181.1
223.7
Dawn of War III
2017
89.1
115.8
151.4
187.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
82.3
107.0
139.9
172.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
106.0
137.7
180.1
222.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
85.0
110.5
144.5
178.5
Fallout 76
2018
106.3
138.2
180.7
223.2
For Honor
2017
121.2
157.5
206.0
254.5
F1 2019
2019
85.3
110.8
144.9
179.1
Destiny 2
2017
114.5
148.8
194.6
240.4
Titanfall 2
2016
89.4
116.2
152.0
187.7
Valorant
2020
166.1
216.0
282.4
348.9
Rocket League
2015
353.5
459.5
600.9
742.3
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the GPU.
