Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the Intel Core i9-12900KS 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. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's look at the primary parameter. The medium FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 8Gb of memory, we can say 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 make certain conclusions. This will allow you to choose the required power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i9-12900KS . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A rather powerful power supply is necessary for the GeForce RTX 3060, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of several popular games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of almost all modern games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i9-12900KS configuration:
Minecraft
Hogwarts Legacy
Valorant
Far Cry 6
League of Legends
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Dota 2
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hitman 3
Atomic Heart
Roblox
Fortnite Battle Royale
Genshin Impact
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 some famous 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 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 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 further help you make the good 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 i9-12900KS. The numbers near to the names of the games represent the ordinary FPS achieved 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
Homeworld 3
2022
43.6
56.7
74.2
91.6
Elden ring
2022
33.8
44.0
57.5
71.0
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
46.3
60.2
78.7
97.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
51.6
67.1
87.8
108.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
37.4
48.6
63.6
78.5
Scorn
2022
34.7
45.1
59.0
72.9
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
34.7
45.1
59.0
72.9
Saints Row
2022
63.2
82.2
107.5
132.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
57.0
74.1
96.9
119.6
Stray
2022
95.3
123.8
161.9
200.0
Atomic Heart
2023
21.4
27.8
36.3
44.9
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
48.1
62.5
81.7
101.0
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
59.6
77.5
101.4
125.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
55.2
71.8
93.8
115.9
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
32.9
42.8
56.0
69.2
Starfield
2022
31.2
40.5
53.0
65.4
Overwatch 2
2022
85.5
111.1
145.3
179.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
38.3
49.8
65.1
80.4
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Total War: Warhammer
2016
87.9
114.2
149.4
184.5
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
88.5
115.0
150.4
185.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
64.4
83.7
109.4
135.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
76.0
98.8
129.2
159.7
Halo Infinite
2021
50.7
66.0
86.3
106.6
Gears of War 5
2019
71.1
92.5
120.9
149.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
44.5
57.9
75.7
93.5
Hitman 2
2018
87.2
113.4
148.3
183.2
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
26.6
34.6
45.3
55.9
The Division
2016
78.7
102.3
133.8
165.3
The Witcher 3
2015
78.9
102.5
134.1
165.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
87.8
114.1
149.2
184.3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
70.1
91.1
119.1
147.1
GreedFall
2019
80.4
104.5
136.7
168.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
40.2
52.3
68.4
84.5
Final Fantasy XV
2018
74.8
97.2
127.1
157.0
Just Cause 4
2018
70.6
91.8
120.0
148.2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
56.1
72.9
95.3
117.8
Godfall
2020
78.8
102.4
133.9
165.4
Metro Exodus
2019
48.9
63.5
83.1
102.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
71.8
93.3
122.0
150.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
65.7
85.4
111.7
138.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
65.0
84.5
110.5
136.5
Crysis 3
2013
87.4
113.6
148.6
183.6
World War Z
2019
88.0
114.5
149.7
184.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
87.2
113.4
148.3
183.2
Hitman 3
2021
60.5
78.7
102.9
127.1
Anthem
2019
60.4
78.6
102.8
126.9
Far Cry 6
2021
66.8
86.8
113.5
140.2
Borderlands 3
2019
56.4
73.4
95.9
118.5
Project CARS 3
2020
41.0
53.2
69.6
86.0
F1 22
2020
77.4
100.7
131.7
162.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
75.8
98.5
128.8
159.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
60.5
78.7
102.9
127.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
70.1
91.1
119.1
147.1
Dishonored 2
2016
67.3
87.5
114.4
141.3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
86.4
112.3
146.8
181.3
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
41.8
54.4
71.1
87.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
82.8
107.6
140.7
173.9
Genshin Impact
2020
77.4
100.7
131.7
162.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
87.2
113.4
148.3
183.2
Marvel's Avengers
2020
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.5
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
58.0
75.5
98.7
121.9
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.4
Death Stranding
2020
80.9
105.2
137.6
169.9
Forza Horizon 5
2021
64.1
83.3
109.0
134.6
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
56.1
72.9
95.3
117.8
Devil May Cry 5
2019
79.2
103.0
134.7
166.4
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
69.9
90.8
118.8
146.8
F1 2021
2020
86.4
112.3
146.8
181.3
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i9-12900KS gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for information, since it mainly presents old games and FPS is much higher than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
League of Legends
2009
488.7
571.8
706.2
769.8
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
88.5
115.0
150.4
185.8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
260.7
338.9
443.1
547.4
F1 2019
2019
91.7
119.2
155.9
192.6
Dota 2
2013
127.3
165.5
216.4
267.3
For Honor
2017
130.3
169.4
221.6
273.7
Apex Legends
2019
93.7
121.9
159.4
196.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
184.6
240.0
313.9
387.7
Hitman
2016
89.0
115.7
151.3
186.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
101.5
131.9
172.5
213.1
Battlefield V
2018
93.7
121.9
159.4
196.9
Fallout 76
2018
114.3
148.6
194.3
240.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
91.4
118.9
155.4
192.0
Valorant
2020
178.7
232.3
303.7
375.2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
113.9
148.1
193.7
239.3
Project CARS 2
2017
92.3
120.0
156.9
193.9
Battlefield 4
2013
123.8
161.0
210.5
260.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
97.7
127.1
166.2
205.3
Battlefield 1
2016
111.2
144.5
189.0
233.5
Strange Brigade
2018
114.6
148.9
194.8
240.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
108.7
141.3
184.8
228.3
Rocket League
2015
380.1
494.2
646.2
798.3
Titanfall 2
2016
96.1
125.0
163.4
201.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
111.8
145.4
190.1
234.8
Destiny 2
2017
123.1
160.1
209.3
258.5
Roblox
2006
307.1
399.3
522.1
645.0
DiRT Rally
2015
140.4
182.5
238.7
294.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
105.1
136.7
178.7
220.8
Need For Speed
2015
105.4
137.0
179.2
221.3
Doom
2016
139.9
181.9
237.9
293.9
Dawn of War III
2017
95.8
124.5
162.8
201.2
Minecraft
2011
208.3
270.8
354.1
437.5
Although you can't dispute with the figures from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work with each other. In such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 and the Intel Core i9-12900KS separately.
