Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-8700 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various 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 testing data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the key parameter. The average FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can state 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 GPU, you can already make some conclusions. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-8700 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3060, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of several common games in which the GPU has been tested. Below is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i7-8700 configuration:
Valorant
Apex Legends
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Atomic Heart
Hitman 3
Far Cry 6
Minecraft
League of Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After reviewing the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 is better or worse than competitors in several popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3060.
The closest GeForce RTX 3060 competitors
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 medium 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 figures will also help you make the good 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 i7-8700. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS received 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
29.5
38.3
50.1
61.9
Scorn
2022
32.9
42.7
55.9
69.0
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
53.9
70.1
91.7
113.3
Homeworld 3
2022
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.7
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.2
47.1
61.6
76.1
Stray
2022
90.2
117.2
153.3
189.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.5
59.2
77.4
95.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
43.8
57.0
74.5
92.0
Elden ring
2022
32.0
41.6
54.4
67.3
Overwatch 2
2022
80.9
105.2
137.5
169.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.9
42.7
55.9
69.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.2
40.5
53.0
65.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
48.9
63.5
83.1
102.6
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.3
67.9
88.8
109.7
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
56.5
73.4
96.0
118.6
Saints Row
2022
59.8
77.8
101.7
125.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.4
46.0
60.2
74.3
Atomic Heart
2023
20.2
26.3
34.4
42.5
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
81.7
106.3
139.0
171.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
83.8
108.9
142.4
175.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
54.9
71.4
93.4
115.4
Hitman 3
2021
57.3
74.5
97.4
120.3
Anthem
2019
57.2
74.4
97.3
120.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
71.7
93.2
121.9
150.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
67.9
88.3
115.5
142.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.1
69.0
90.3
111.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.1
54.8
71.6
88.5
F1 2021
2020
81.7
106.3
139.0
171.7
F1 22
2020
73.3
95.3
124.6
154.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
60.9
79.2
103.6
128.0
Genshin Impact
2020
73.3
95.3
124.6
154.0
World War Z
2019
83.3
108.4
141.7
175.0
Gears of War 5
2019
67.3
87.5
114.5
141.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.2
Borderlands 3
2019
53.4
69.5
90.8
112.2
Metro Exodus
2019
46.3
60.1
78.7
97.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
66.3
86.2
112.8
139.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
83.1
108.0
141.3
174.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
82.6
107.4
140.4
173.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
49.8
64.7
84.7
104.6
Crysis 3
2013
82.8
107.6
140.7
173.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
60.7
78.9
103.2
127.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
78.4
101.9
133.2
164.6
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
66.2
86.0
112.5
138.9
Dishonored 2
2016
63.7
82.8
108.3
133.8
Death Stranding
2020
76.6
99.6
130.2
160.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
57.3
74.5
97.4
120.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.1
49.5
64.8
80.0
The Division
2016
74.5
96.9
126.7
156.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
61.5
80.0
104.6
129.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
66.3
86.2
112.8
139.3
The Witcher 3
2015
74.7
97.1
126.9
156.8
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.1
69.0
90.3
111.5
Godfall
2020
74.6
97.0
126.8
156.6
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.5
50.1
65.5
80.9
Project CARS 3
2020
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.4
Total War: Warhammer
2016
83.2
108.1
141.4
174.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
62.2
80.9
105.7
130.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
82.6
107.4
140.4
173.4
Halo Infinite
2021
48.0
62.4
81.7
100.9
Just Cause 4
2018
66.8
86.9
113.6
140.3
Hitman 2
2018
82.6
107.4
140.4
173.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.2
32.8
42.8
52.9
Far Cry 6
2021
63.2
82.2
107.5
132.7
GreedFall
2019
76.1
98.9
129.4
159.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
72.0
93.6
122.4
151.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
75.0
97.5
127.5
157.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
70.8
92.0
120.3
148.7
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i7-8700 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
Minecraft
2011
197.2
256.4
335.3
414.1
Strange Brigade
2018
108.5
141.0
184.4
227.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
92.5
120.3
157.3
194.3
Battlefield 1
2016
105.3
136.8
178.9
221.0
Battlefield V
2018
88.7
115.4
150.9
186.4
Project CARS 2
2017
87.4
113.6
148.6
183.5
Apex Legends
2019
88.7
115.4
150.9
186.4
Titanfall 2
2016
91.0
118.3
154.7
191.1
Resident Evil 2
2019
96.1
124.9
163.3
201.8
Battlefield 4
2013
117.2
152.4
199.3
246.2
Fallout 76
2018
108.2
140.7
184.0
227.2
Dawn of War III
2017
90.7
117.9
154.2
190.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
246.8
320.8
419.5
518.2
Need For Speed
2015
99.8
129.7
169.6
209.5
Roblox
2006
290.8
378.0
494.3
610.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
102.9
133.8
174.9
216.1
Hitman
2016
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
99.5
129.4
169.2
209.0
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
107.9
140.2
183.4
226.5
Valorant
2020
169.1
219.9
287.5
355.2
For Honor
2017
123.4
160.4
209.7
259.1
DiRT Rally
2015
132.9
172.8
225.9
279.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
86.6
112.5
147.1
181.8
Destiny 2
2017
116.6
151.5
198.1
244.8
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
174.8
227.2
297.1
367.1
Dota 2
2013
120.5
156.7
204.9
253.1
League of Legends
2009
462.7
541.3
668.6
728.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
105.9
137.6
179.9
222.3
F1 2019
2019
86.8
112.8
147.6
182.3
Rocket League
2015
359.9
467.8
611.8
755.7
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
83.8
108.9
142.4
175.9
Doom
2016
132.5
172.2
225.2
278.2
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work with each other. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 and the Intel Core i7-8700 separately.
