Full gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the Intel Core i7-9700 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is good or bad for gaming from results of all benchmarks. As for the primary parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good even for modern 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 draw some conclusions. With this data, you can already easily buy the necessary power supply that will fully match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i7-9700 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A very 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 certain famous games in which the GPU 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 i7-9700 configuration:
Roblox
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
League of Legends
Hitman 3
Far Cry 6
Genshin Impact
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Dota 2
Hogwarts Legacy
Minecraft
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3060 with rivals in some popular games and choose 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 average 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 right decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 3060 for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i7-9700. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the medium FPS received 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
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.5
47.4
62.0
76.6
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.4
40.8
53.4
65.9
Scorn
2022
33.1
43.0
56.3
69.5
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.6
46.3
60.6
74.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
49.2
64.0
83.7
103.3
Homeworld 3
2022
41.6
54.0
70.7
87.3
Saints Row
2022
60.2
78.3
102.4
126.5
Starfield
2022
29.7
38.6
50.5
62.4
Overwatch 2
2022
81.5
105.9
138.5
171.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
56.8
73.9
96.6
119.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.8
59.6
77.9
96.2
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
54.3
70.6
92.3
114.0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
33.1
43.0
56.3
69.5
Elden ring
2022
32.2
41.9
54.8
67.7
Stray
2022
90.8
118.0
154.3
190.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
44.1
57.4
75.0
92.7
Atomic Heart
2023
20.4
26.5
34.6
42.8
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Far Cry 6
2021
63.6
82.7
108.2
133.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.3
109.6
143.4
177.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
50.1
65.2
85.2
105.3
Hitman 2
2018
83.1
108.1
141.4
174.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
71.3
92.7
121.2
149.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
61.3
79.7
104.3
128.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
83.7
108.8
142.2
175.7
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
61.9
80.5
105.3
130.1
Project CARS 3
2020
39.0
50.7
66.4
82.0
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
53.5
69.5
90.9
112.3
World War Z
2019
83.9
109.1
142.7
176.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
78.9
102.6
134.1
165.7
Genshin Impact
2020
73.8
96.0
125.5
155.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
55.3
71.9
94.0
116.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
82.3
107.0
139.9
172.8
Dishonored 2
2016
64.1
83.4
109.0
134.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
75.5
98.2
128.4
158.6
F1 22
2020
73.8
96.0
125.5
155.0
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
83.1
108.1
141.4
174.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.9
51.8
67.8
83.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
66.8
86.8
113.5
140.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
61.1
79.4
103.9
128.3
F1 2021
2020
82.3
107.0
139.9
172.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
66.8
86.8
113.5
140.2
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
83.1
108.1
141.4
174.6
Death Stranding
2020
77.1
100.3
131.1
162.0
Anthem
2019
57.6
74.9
97.9
121.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
53.5
69.5
90.9
112.3
Just Cause 4
2018
67.3
87.5
114.4
141.3
The Division
2016
75.0
97.5
127.5
157.5
The Witcher 3
2015
75.2
97.7
127.8
157.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.4
33.0
43.1
53.3
Hitman 3
2021
57.7
75.0
98.1
121.2
Metro Exodus
2019
46.6
60.6
79.2
97.8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.8
50.4
65.9
81.4
Godfall
2020
75.1
97.6
127.7
157.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
68.4
88.9
116.3
143.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
62.6
81.4
106.4
131.5
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
66.6
86.6
113.2
139.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
57.7
75.0
98.1
121.2
Borderlands 3
2019
53.8
69.9
91.4
113.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.4
49.9
65.2
80.5
Crysis 3
2013
83.3
108.3
141.6
175.0
Gears of War 5
2019
67.8
88.1
115.2
142.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.4
55.2
72.1
89.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
83.7
108.9
142.4
175.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
72.2
93.9
122.7
151.6
GreedFall
2019
76.6
99.6
130.2
160.9
Halo Infinite
2021
48.4
62.9
82.2
101.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
72.5
94.2
123.2
152.2
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i7-9700 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
Doom
2016
133.4
173.4
226.7
280.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
84.3
109.6
143.4
177.1
Hitman
2016
84.8
110.3
144.2
178.2
Valorant
2020
170.3
221.4
289.5
357.6
Dawn of War III
2017
91.3
118.7
155.2
191.7
Project CARS 2
2017
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
93.2
121.1
158.4
195.6
Need For Speed
2015
100.5
130.6
170.8
211.0
DiRT Rally
2015
133.8
173.9
227.5
281.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
248.4
323.0
422.3
521.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
87.1
113.3
148.1
183.0
Battlefield V
2018
89.3
116.1
151.9
187.6
Strange Brigade
2018
109.2
142.0
185.6
229.3
Fallout 76
2018
108.9
141.6
185.2
228.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
106.6
138.5
181.2
223.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
103.6
134.7
176.1
217.6
Resident Evil 2
2019
96.7
125.7
164.4
203.1
Rocket League
2015
362.3
471.0
615.9
760.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
100.2
130.3
170.3
210.4
Battlefield 1
2016
106.0
137.8
180.2
222.5
Destiny 2
2017
117.3
152.5
199.5
246.4
Battlefield 4
2013
118.0
153.4
200.6
247.8
Apex Legends
2019
89.3
116.1
151.9
187.6
Minecraft
2011
198.5
258.1
337.5
416.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
108.6
141.2
184.6
228.1
Roblox
2006
292.7
380.5
497.6
614.7
League of Legends
2009
465.8
545.0
673.1
733.6
Titanfall 2
2016
91.6
119.1
155.8
192.4
F1 2019
2019
87.4
113.6
148.6
183.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
176.0
228.8
299.2
369.5
Dota 2
2013
121.3
157.7
206.3
254.8
For Honor
2017
124.2
161.5
211.2
260.9
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work together. For such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the Intel Core i7-9700 and the GeForce RTX 3060 separately.
