Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the Intel Core i9-12900KF 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 by looking at benchmark data. As for the key parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The average FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can say that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good for modern 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 graphics card, you can already draw some decision. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that can meet the needs of the GPU. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i9-12900KF . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is needed for the GeForce RTX 3060, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of some popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Below 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 i9-12900KF configuration:
Roblox
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
Valorant
Hitman 3
Dota 2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
Apex Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily 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 opponents
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 numbers will also help you make the true 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 i9-12900KF. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the average 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
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
46.3
60.2
78.8
97.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
37.4
48.7
63.6
78.6
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
38.3
49.8
65.1
80.5
Stray
2022
95.4
124.0
162.1
200.2
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
55.3
71.8
93.9
116.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
59.7
77.6
101.5
125.4
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
33.0
42.9
56.1
69.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
51.7
67.2
87.9
108.5
Atomic Heart
2023
21.4
27.8
36.4
44.9
Scorn
2022
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Elden ring
2022
33.9
44.0
57.6
71.1
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
34.8
45.2
59.1
73.0
Saints Row
2022
63.3
82.3
107.6
132.9
Starfield
2022
31.2
40.5
53.0
65.5
Homeworld 3
2022
43.7
56.8
74.2
91.7
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
48.1
62.6
81.8
101.1
Overwatch 2
2022
85.5
111.2
145.4
179.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
57.0
74.1
97.0
119.8
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
40.3
52.4
68.5
84.6
Anthem
2019
60.5
78.7
102.9
127.1
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
58.1
75.5
98.8
122.0
The Witcher 3
2015
79.0
102.6
134.2
165.8
World War Z
2019
88.1
114.6
149.8
185.1
Total War: Warhammer
2016
88.0
114.3
149.5
184.7
Halo Infinite
2021
50.8
66.0
86.4
106.7
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
70.1
91.2
119.2
147.3
Metro Exodus
2019
48.9
63.6
83.2
102.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
44.6
57.9
75.7
93.6
Final Fantasy XV
2018
74.9
97.3
127.3
157.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
70.1
91.2
119.2
147.3
Hitman 2
2018
87.3
113.5
148.5
183.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
26.6
34.6
45.3
56.0
Godfall
2020
78.9
102.5
134.1
165.6
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
87.3
113.5
148.5
183.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
82.9
107.7
140.9
174.0
Death Stranding
2020
81.0
105.3
137.7
170.1
The Division
2016
78.8
102.4
133.9
165.4
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
41.9
54.4
71.2
88.0
Forza Horizon 5
2021
64.2
83.4
109.1
134.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
79.3
103.1
134.8
166.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
56.1
73.0
95.4
117.9
Project CARS 3
2020
41.0
53.3
69.7
86.1
Crysis 3
2013
87.5
113.8
148.8
183.8
Far Cry 6
2021
66.8
86.9
113.6
140.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
64.4
83.8
109.5
135.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
88.6
115.2
150.6
186.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.5
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
65.8
85.5
111.8
138.1
GreedFall
2019
80.5
104.6
136.8
169.0
F1 22
2020
77.5
100.8
131.8
162.8
Dishonored 2
2016
67.4
87.6
114.5
141.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
56.1
73.0
95.4
117.9
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
71.8
93.4
122.1
150.8
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
86.4
112.4
146.9
181.5
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
65.1
84.6
110.6
136.6
Marvel's Avengers
2020
52.7
68.5
89.5
110.6
Borderlands 3
2019
56.5
73.4
96.0
118.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
87.9
114.2
149.4
184.5
Genshin Impact
2020
77.5
100.8
131.8
162.8
Hitman 3
2021
60.6
78.8
103.0
127.3
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
87.3
113.5
148.5
183.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
75.8
98.6
128.9
159.3
F1 2021
2020
86.4
112.4
146.9
181.5
Resident Evil Village
2021
60.6
78.8
103.0
127.3
Monster Hunter: World
2018
76.1
98.9
129.4
159.8
Just Cause 4
2018
70.7
91.9
120.1
148.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
70.0
90.9
118.9
146.9
Gears of War 5
2019
71.2
92.6
121.0
149.5
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i9-12900KF 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 more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Dawn of War III
2017
95.9
124.7
163.0
201.4
Fallout 76
2018
114.4
148.7
194.5
240.3
Battlefield 4
2013
124.0
161.1
210.7
260.3
Roblox
2006
307.4
399.7
522.7
645.6
Battlefield V
2018
93.8
122.0
159.5
197.1
Battlefield 1
2016
111.3
144.7
189.2
233.7
For Honor
2017
130.5
169.6
221.8
274.0
Titanfall 2
2016
96.2
125.1
163.6
202.1
Minecraft
2011
208.5
271.1
354.5
437.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
88.6
115.2
150.6
186.0
F1 2019
2019
91.8
119.3
156.0
192.8
Apex Legends
2019
93.8
122.0
159.5
197.1
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
97.8
127.2
166.3
205.5
League of Legends
2009
489.2
572.4
706.9
770.5
Rocket League
2015
380.5
494.7
646.9
799.1
Project CARS 2
2017
92.4
120.1
157.1
194.1
Valorant
2020
178.9
232.5
304.0
375.6
Need For Speed
2015
105.5
137.2
179.4
221.6
Destiny 2
2017
123.2
160.2
209.5
258.8
DiRT Rally
2015
140.5
182.7
238.9
295.1
Strange Brigade
2018
114.7
149.1
195.0
240.8
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
111.9
145.5
190.3
235.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
91.5
119.0
155.6
192.2
Resident Evil 2
2019
101.6
132.1
172.7
213.3
Doom
2016
140.1
182.1
238.1
294.2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
260.9
339.2
443.6
547.9
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
114.1
148.3
193.9
239.5
Hitman
2016
89.1
115.8
151.5
187.1
Dota 2
2013
127.4
165.7
216.6
267.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
105.2
136.8
178.9
221.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
108.8
141.5
185.0
228.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
184.8
240.3
314.2
388.1
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to understand 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 GPU.
