NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 with Intel Core i7-8700K benchmark
Benchmark 12-02-2023 Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the Intel Core i7-8700K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is bad or good for gaming from benchmark data. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the main parameter. The average 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 graphics card, you can already make some conclusions. This will let you to choose the required power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-8700K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3060, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of certain famous games in which the graphics card 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 i7-8700K configuration:
Roblox
Fortnite Battle Royale
Valorant
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
Far Cry 6
Dota 2
League of Legends
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Apex Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Minecraft
Hitman 3
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After viewing 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 rivals
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 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 further help you make the true 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 i7-8700K. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean 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
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.1
43.0
56.2
69.4
Elden ring
2022
32.2
41.9
54.8
67.7
Atomic Heart
2023
20.3
26.5
34.6
42.7
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.4
40.8
53.3
65.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.8
59.5
77.8
96.2
Starfield
2022
29.7
38.6
50.5
62.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.6
68.3
89.4
110.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
54.3
70.5
92.3
114.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
56.8
73.9
96.6
119.3
Overwatch 2
2022
81.4
105.8
138.4
170.9
Saints Row
2022
60.2
78.3
102.3
126.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.6
46.3
60.5
74.8
Homeworld 3
2022
41.5
54.0
70.6
87.2
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.5
47.4
62.0
76.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.1
57.3
75.0
92.6
Stray
2022
90.7
117.9
154.2
190.5
Scorn
2022
33.1
43.0
56.2
69.4
To understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Genshin Impact
2020
73.8
95.9
125.4
154.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
57.7
75.0
98.0
121.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
66.7
86.7
113.4
140.1
Gears of War 5
2019
67.7
88.1
115.2
142.3
Anthem
2019
57.6
74.8
97.9
120.9
Crysis 3
2013
83.3
108.2
141.5
174.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
62.6
81.3
106.4
131.4
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.3
49.8
65.2
80.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
82.2
106.9
139.8
172.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
61.9
80.5
105.2
130.0
Devil May Cry 5
2019
75.5
98.1
128.3
158.5
The Witcher 3
2015
75.1
97.7
127.7
157.8
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.4
69.4
90.8
112.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
61.0
79.4
103.8
128.2
Metro Exodus
2019
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.8
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.4
33.0
43.1
53.2
Hitman 2
2018
83.1
108.0
141.3
174.5
Monster Hunter: World
2018
72.4
94.1
123.1
152.1
Halo Infinite
2021
48.3
62.8
82.2
101.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.9
51.8
67.7
83.7
F1 2021
2020
82.2
106.9
139.8
172.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
61.3
79.7
104.2
128.7
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
83.6
108.7
142.1
175.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.0
Total War: Warhammer
2016
83.7
108.8
142.3
175.7
Death Stranding
2020
77.1
100.2
131.0
161.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.1
65.1
85.2
105.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
71.2
92.6
121.1
149.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.4
69.4
90.8
112.2
Borderlands 3
2019
53.8
69.9
91.4
112.9
Just Cause 4
2018
67.2
87.4
114.3
141.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
66.7
86.7
113.4
140.1
Hitman 3
2021
57.7
75.0
98.0
121.1
Dishonored 2
2016
64.1
83.3
109.0
134.6
F1 22
2020
73.8
95.9
125.4
154.9
Project CARS 3
2020
39.0
50.7
66.3
81.9
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
83.1
108.0
141.3
174.5
GreedFall
2019
76.6
99.5
130.2
160.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
72.2
93.8
122.7
151.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
68.3
88.8
116.2
143.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
83.1
108.0
141.3
174.5
Godfall
2020
75.0
97.6
127.6
157.6
The Division
2016
75.0
97.4
127.4
157.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.7
50.4
65.9
81.4
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.1
Far Cry 6
2021
63.6
82.7
108.1
133.5
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.4
55.1
72.1
89.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
78.9
102.5
134.1
165.6
World War Z
2019
83.9
109.0
142.6
176.1
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
66.6
86.5
113.2
139.8
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i7-8700K 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 much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Need For Speed
2015
100.4
130.5
170.7
210.8
Battlefield 4
2013
117.9
153.3
200.5
247.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
248.3
322.7
422.1
521.4
Doom
2016
133.3
173.3
226.6
279.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
108.5
141.1
184.5
227.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
93.1
121.0
158.3
195.5
Battlefield 1
2016
105.9
137.7
180.0
222.4
Battlefield V
2018
89.3
116.1
151.8
187.5
Destiny 2
2017
117.3
152.4
199.4
246.3
Apex Legends
2019
89.3
116.1
151.8
187.5
Rocket League
2015
362.1
470.7
615.5
760.3
Roblox
2006
292.5
380.3
497.3
614.3
Dota 2
2013
121.2
157.6
206.1
254.6
F1 2019
2019
87.3
113.5
148.5
183.4
Fallout 76
2018
108.9
141.5
185.1
228.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
100.1
130.2
170.2
210.3
Minecraft
2011
198.4
257.9
337.3
416.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
87.1
113.2
148.0
182.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
175.9
228.6
299.0
369.3
Project CARS 2
2017
87.9
114.3
149.5
184.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
96.7
125.7
164.3
203.0
Titanfall 2
2016
91.6
119.0
155.7
192.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.3
109.6
143.3
177.0
Dawn of War III
2017
91.2
118.6
155.1
191.6
Valorant
2020
170.2
221.2
289.3
357.4
DiRT Rally
2015
133.7
173.8
227.3
280.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
103.5
134.6
176.0
217.4
League of Legends
2009
465.5
544.6
672.6
733.2
Strange Brigade
2018
109.1
141.9
185.5
229.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
106.5
138.4
181.0
223.6
For Honor
2017
124.1
161.4
211.0
260.7
Hitman
2016
84.8
110.2
144.1
178.1
Although you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the graphics card and the CPU.
