Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the Intel Core i9-12900K processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with various graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is bad or good for gaming by looking at testing results. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the key characteristic. The average FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 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 some conclusions. With this data, you can already easily select the necessary power supply that can meet the needs of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i9-12900K . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3060, because it has a fairly 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 current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i9-12900K configuration:
Far Cry 6
Apex Legends
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hogwarts Legacy
Minecraft
Genshin Impact
Valorant
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Roblox
Atomic Heart
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After looking at the data from the game tests below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 is better or worse than competitors 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 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 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 numbers 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 popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i9-12900K. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the medium FPS obtained 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
Starfield
2022
31.7
41.2
53.8
66.5
Overwatch 2
2022
86.8
112.9
147.6
182.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
38.9
50.6
66.1
81.7
Saints Row
2022
64.2
83.5
109.2
134.9
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
57.9
75.2
98.4
121.6
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
38.0
49.4
64.6
79.8
Elden ring
2022
34.4
44.7
58.4
72.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
48.8
63.5
83.0
102.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
35.3
45.9
60.0
74.1
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
60.6
78.8
103.0
127.3
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
52.5
68.2
89.2
110.2
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
47.0
61.1
80.0
98.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
33.5
43.5
56.9
70.3
Scorn
2022
35.3
45.9
60.0
74.1
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
56.1
72.9
95.3
117.8
Stray
2022
96.8
125.8
164.5
203.2
Atomic Heart
2023
21.7
28.2
36.9
45.6
Homeworld 3
2022
44.3
57.6
75.3
93.1
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
Metro Exodus
2019
49.7
64.5
84.4
104.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
89.3
116.0
151.8
187.5
The Witcher 3
2015
80.1
104.2
136.2
168.3
Borderlands 3
2019
57.3
74.5
97.5
120.4
Crysis 3
2013
88.8
115.5
151.0
186.5
Hitman 3
2021
61.5
80.0
104.6
129.2
Gears of War 5
2019
72.3
93.9
122.8
151.8
Godfall
2020
80.0
104.1
136.1
168.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
71.2
92.5
121.0
149.5
Dishonored 2
2016
68.4
88.9
116.2
143.6
Hitman 2
2018
88.6
115.2
150.7
186.1
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
72.9
94.8
123.9
153.1
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
27.0
35.2
46.0
56.8
Far Cry 6
2021
67.8
88.2
115.3
142.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
77.0
100.1
130.8
161.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
88.6
115.2
150.7
186.1
The Division
2016
80.0
103.9
135.9
167.9
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
71.2
92.5
121.0
149.5
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
57.0
74.1
96.9
119.7
F1 22
2020
78.7
102.3
133.8
165.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
77.2
100.4
131.3
162.2
GreedFall
2019
81.7
106.2
138.8
171.5
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
42.5
55.3
72.3
89.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
65.4
85.0
111.2
137.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
41.3
53.7
70.3
86.8
Project CARS 3
2020
41.6
54.1
70.7
87.4
Halo Infinite
2021
51.6
67.0
87.6
108.3
Death Stranding
2020
82.2
106.9
139.8
172.6
World War Z
2019
89.4
116.3
152.1
187.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
45.2
58.8
76.9
95.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
89.9
116.9
152.8
188.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
65.1
84.7
110.7
136.8
Genshin Impact
2020
78.7
102.3
133.8
165.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
87.7
114.0
149.1
184.2
Final Fantasy XV
2018
76.0
98.8
129.2
159.5
Devil May Cry 5
2019
80.5
104.6
136.8
169.0
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
57.0
74.1
96.9
119.7
Anthem
2019
61.4
79.8
104.4
129.0
Just Cause 4
2018
71.7
93.2
121.9
150.6
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
66.0
85.8
112.2
138.6
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
66.7
86.8
113.5
140.2
F1 2021
2020
87.7
114.0
149.1
184.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
61.5
80.0
104.6
129.2
Marvel's Avengers
2020
53.5
69.5
90.9
112.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
59.0
76.7
100.2
123.8
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
89.2
115.9
151.6
187.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
71.0
92.3
120.7
149.1
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
40.9
53.1
69.5
85.8
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
88.6
115.2
150.7
186.1
DOOM Eternal
2020
84.1
109.3
143.0
176.6
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i9-12900K gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for information, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Destiny 2
2017
125.1
162.6
212.6
262.7
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
113.6
147.7
193.1
238.6
Titanfall 2
2016
97.7
127.0
166.1
205.1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
264.8
344.3
450.2
556.1
Strange Brigade
2018
116.4
151.3
197.9
244.4
Resident Evil 2
2019
103.1
134.0
175.3
216.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
99.3
129.1
168.8
208.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
187.6
243.9
318.9
393.9
Doom
2016
142.2
184.8
241.7
298.6
Fallout 76
2018
116.1
151.0
197.4
243.9
Apex Legends
2019
95.2
123.8
161.9
200.0
Valorant
2020
181.5
236.0
308.6
381.2
Project CARS 2
2017
93.8
121.9
159.4
197.0
Need For Speed
2015
107.1
139.2
182.0
224.9
Battlefield 4
2013
125.8
163.5
213.9
264.2
For Honor
2017
132.4
172.1
225.1
278.1
F1 2019
2019
93.2
121.1
158.4
195.6
Dawn of War III
2017
97.3
126.5
165.4
204.4
Minecraft
2011
211.6
275.1
359.8
444.4
Dota 2
2013
129.3
168.1
219.9
271.6
League of Legends
2009
496.5
580.9
717.5
782.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
92.9
120.8
157.9
195.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
110.4
143.6
187.7
231.9
Battlefield 1
2016
113.0
146.9
192.0
237.2
Roblox
2006
312.0
405.6
530.5
655.3
DiRT Rally
2015
142.6
185.4
242.5
299.5
Hitman
2016
90.4
117.6
153.8
189.9
Rocket League
2015
386.2
451.8
656.5
811.0
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
89.9
116.9
152.8
188.8
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
115.8
150.5
196.8
243.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
106.8
138.9
181.6
224.3
Battlefield V
2018
95.2
123.8
161.9
200.0
Although you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
