Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the Intel Core i9-10900K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can find out whether the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is bad or good for gaming from results of all benchmarks. As for the primary parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The medium FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good 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 draw certain decision. This will allow you to choose the needed power supply that will fully match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i9-10900K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A rather powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3060, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of certain common 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 i9-10900K configuration:
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
Apex Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Genshin Impact
Minecraft
Roblox
Dota 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After viewing the data from the game tests below, you can easily understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 is better or worse than competitors in several famous 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 rivals 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 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 numbers will further help you make the right choice.
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 i9-10900K. The numbers next 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. The following table shows the GeForce RTX 3060 testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
37.8
49.2
64.3
79.5
Elden ring
2022
33.4
43.5
56.9
70.2
Saints Row
2022
62.5
81.2
106.2
131.2
Scorn
2022
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
32.6
42.3
55.4
68.4
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
54.6
70.9
92.8
114.6
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
59.0
76.7
100.2
123.8
Atomic Heart
2023
21.1
27.5
35.9
44.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
47.5
61.8
80.8
99.8
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
37.0
48.1
62.8
77.6
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
56.3
73.2
95.8
118.3
Overwatch 2
2022
84.5
109.8
143.6
177.4
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
51.0
66.4
86.8
107.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
45.8
59.5
77.8
96.1
Starfield
2022
30.8
40.0
52.4
64.7
Stray
2022
94.2
122.4
160.1
197.8
Homeworld 3
2022
43.1
56.1
73.3
90.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.1
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
DOOM Eternal
2020
81.8
106.4
139.1
171.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
52.0
67.6
88.4
109.2
Dishonored 2
2016
66.5
86.5
113.1
139.7
Total War: Warhammer
2016
86.9
112.9
147.7
182.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
64.9
84.4
110.4
136.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
40.2
52.3
68.4
84.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
55.4
72.1
94.3
116.4
Crysis 3
2013
86.4
112.3
146.9
181.5
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
63.6
82.7
108.2
133.6
The Division
2016
77.8
101.1
132.3
163.4
Far Cry 6
2021
66.0
85.8
112.2
138.6
Forza Horizon 5
2021
63.4
82.4
107.7
133.1
F1 2021
2020
85.4
111.0
145.1
179.3
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
86.2
112.1
146.6
181.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
86.2
112.1
146.6
181.1
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
41.4
53.8
70.3
86.9
Final Fantasy XV
2018
73.9
96.1
125.7
155.2
Metro Exodus
2019
48.3
62.8
82.1
101.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
86.8
112.8
147.5
182.2
Gears of War 5
2019
70.3
91.4
119.5
147.7
Just Cause 4
2018
69.8
90.7
118.6
146.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
44.0
57.2
74.8
92.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
78.3
101.8
133.2
164.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
70.9
92.2
120.6
149.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
69.3
90.0
117.7
145.4
The Witcher 3
2015
78.0
101.4
132.6
163.7
Borderlands 3
2019
55.8
72.5
94.9
117.2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
74.9
97.4
127.3
157.3
Resident Evil Village
2021
59.8
77.8
101.7
125.7
Hitman 2
2018
86.2
112.1
146.6
181.1
Genshin Impact
2020
76.6
99.5
130.2
160.8
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
64.2
83.5
109.2
134.9
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
39.8
51.7
67.6
83.5
Halo Infinite
2021
50.2
65.2
85.3
105.3
Project CARS 3
2020
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
57.4
74.6
97.5
120.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
55.4
72.1
94.3
116.4
F1 22
2020
76.6
99.5
130.2
160.8
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
69.1
89.8
117.4
145.1
Death Stranding
2020
80.0
104.0
136.0
168.0
Anthem
2019
59.8
77.7
101.6
125.5
World War Z
2019
87.0
113.2
148.0
182.8
Hitman 3
2021
59.8
77.8
101.7
125.7
GreedFall
2019
79.5
103.3
135.1
166.9
Godfall
2020
77.9
101.3
132.4
163.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
69.3
90.0
117.7
145.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
26.3
34.2
44.7
55.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
87.5
113.7
148.7
183.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
85.4
111.0
145.1
179.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
75.2
97.7
127.8
157.8
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i9-10900K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for information, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Minecraft
2011
205.9
267.7
350.1
432.5
League of Legends
2009
483.2
565.3
698.2
761.0
Dawn of War III
2017
94.7
123.1
161.0
198.9
Rocket League
2015
375.8
488.5
638.8
789.2
Battlefield 4
2013
122.4
159.1
208.1
257.1
Battlefield V
2018
92.7
120.5
157.5
194.6
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
112.6
146.4
191.5
236.6
For Honor
2017
128.8
167.5
219.0
270.6
F1 2019
2019
90.6
117.8
154.1
190.4
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
257.7
335.0
438.1
541.1
Need For Speed
2015
104.2
135.5
177.1
218.8
Hitman
2016
88.0
114.4
149.6
184.8
Project CARS 2
2017
91.3
118.6
155.1
191.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
107.5
139.7
182.7
225.7
Destiny 2
2017
121.7
158.2
206.9
255.6
Roblox
2006
303.6
394.7
516.2
637.6
Battlefield 1
2016
109.9
142.9
186.9
230.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
90.4
117.5
153.7
189.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
100.3
130.4
170.6
210.7
Strange Brigade
2018
113.3
147.2
192.6
237.9
Doom
2016
138.3
179.9
235.2
290.5
Apex Legends
2019
92.7
120.5
157.5
194.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
110.5
143.7
187.9
232.1
Titanfall 2
2016
95.0
123.6
161.6
199.6
DiRT Rally
2015
138.8
180.4
235.9
291.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
103.9
135.1
176.7
218.3
Valorant
2020
176.6
229.6
300.3
370.9
Dota 2
2013
125.9
163.6
213.9
264.3
Fallout 76
2018
113.0
146.9
192.1
237.3
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
182.5
237.3
310.3
383.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
87.5
113.7
148.7
183.7
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
96.6
125.6
164.3
202.9
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in reality 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 GPU and the CPU.
