Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the Intel Core i9-13900 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all tests. As for the key parameter, how good is the GPU for games, let's look beyond. The ordinary 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 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 GPU, you can already make certain decision. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that will completely match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i9-13900 . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the required power supply should output.A highly powerful power supply is required for the GeForce RTX 3060, since it has a pretty high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of several famous 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 i9-13900 configuration:
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Hogwarts Legacy
Atomic Heart
Minecraft
Apex Legends
Far Cry 6
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
League of Legends
Roblox
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After looking at 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 choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3060.
The closest competitors of the GeForce RTX 3060
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 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 choice.
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 i9-13900. The numbers near to the names of the games mean 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
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
60.0
78.0
102.0
126.0
Saints Row
2022
63.6
82.7
108.1
133.5
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
33.1
43.1
56.3
69.6
Atomic Heart
2023
21.5
27.9
36.5
45.1
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
48.4
62.9
82.2
101.6
Homeworld 3
2022
43.9
57.0
74.6
92.2
Starfield
2022
31.3
40.7
53.3
65.8
Scorn
2022
34.9
45.4
59.4
73.3
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
55.5
72.2
94.4
116.6
Stray
2022
95.8
124.6
162.9
201.2
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
51.9
67.5
88.3
109.1
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
57.3
74.5
97.4
120.4
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
46.6
60.5
79.2
97.8
Overwatch 2
2022
86.0
111.8
146.2
180.5
Elden ring
2022
34.0
44.2
57.9
71.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
34.9
45.4
59.4
73.3
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
37.6
48.9
63.9
79.0
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
38.5
50.1
65.5
80.9
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Halo Infinite
2021
51.0
66.4
86.8
107.2
Project CARS 3
2020
41.2
53.6
70.0
86.5
Genshin Impact
2020
77.9
101.3
132.5
163.6
GreedFall
2019
80.9
105.1
137.5
169.8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
58.4
75.9
99.3
122.6
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
42.1
54.7
71.6
88.4
Monster Hunter: World
2018
76.5
99.4
130.0
160.6
F1 2021
2020
86.9
112.9
147.7
182.4
Just Cause 4
2018
71.0
92.3
120.7
149.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
89.0
115.7
151.3
186.9
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
44.8
58.2
76.1
94.0
Hitman 3
2021
60.9
79.2
103.5
127.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
26.8
34.8
45.5
56.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
87.8
114.1
149.2
184.3
Godfall
2020
79.3
103.0
134.7
166.4
Marvel's Avengers
2020
52.9
68.8
90.0
111.1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
40.9
53.2
69.6
85.9
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
70.5
91.6
119.8
148.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
72.2
93.8
122.7
151.6
Far Cry 6
2021
67.2
87.3
114.2
141.0
The Witcher 3
2015
79.3
103.1
134.9
166.6
F1 22
2020
77.9
101.3
132.5
163.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
76.2
99.1
129.6
160.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
60.9
79.2
103.5
127.9
The Division
2016
79.2
102.9
134.6
166.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
70.5
91.6
119.8
148.0
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
64.7
84.2
110.1
136.0
Gears of War 5
2019
71.6
93.0
121.6
150.3
Borderlands 3
2019
56.8
73.8
96.5
119.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
88.4
114.9
150.3
185.6
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
88.3
114.8
150.1
185.4
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
66.1
85.9
112.4
138.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
64.5
83.8
109.6
135.4
World War Z
2019
88.6
115.1
150.6
186.0
Anthem
2019
60.8
79.0
103.4
127.7
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
86.9
112.9
147.7
182.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
56.4
73.3
95.9
118.5
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
87.8
114.1
149.2
184.3
Death Stranding
2020
81.4
105.8
138.4
170.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
79.7
103.6
135.5
167.4
Hitman 2
2018
87.8
114.1
149.2
184.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
70.3
91.4
119.5
147.6
Crysis 3
2013
87.9
114.3
149.5
184.7
Dishonored 2
2016
67.7
88.0
115.1
142.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
65.4
85.0
111.1
137.3
Metro Exodus
2019
49.2
63.9
83.6
103.2
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
40.5
52.6
68.8
85.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
75.2
97.8
127.9
158.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
83.3
108.3
141.6
174.9
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
56.4
73.3
95.9
118.5
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i9-13900 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
Battlefield 4
2013
124.6
161.9
211.8
261.6
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
262.2
340.9
445.8
550.6
Fallout 76
2018
115.0
149.5
195.5
241.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
109.3
142.1
185.9
229.6
Need For Speed
2015
106.0
137.8
180.3
222.7
Dawn of War III
2017
96.4
125.3
163.8
202.4
DiRT Rally
2015
141.2
183.6
240.1
296.6
F1 2019
2019
92.2
119.9
156.8
193.7
Rocket League
2015
382.4
497.1
650.1
803.0
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
98.3
127.8
167.2
206.5
Strange Brigade
2018
115.3
149.8
195.9
242.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
105.8
137.5
179.8
222.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
114.6
149.0
194.9
240.7
Minecraft
2011
209.6
272.4
356.2
440.1
Project CARS 2
2017
92.9
120.7
157.9
195.0
Doom
2016
140.8
183.0
239.3
295.6
Roblox
2006
309.0
401.6
525.2
648.8
Valorant
2020
179.7
233.7
305.5
377.4
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
89.0
115.7
151.3
186.9
Resident Evil 2
2019
102.1
132.7
173.6
214.4
Titanfall 2
2016
96.7
125.7
164.4
203.1
Hitman
2016
89.6
116.4
152.2
188.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
112.5
146.2
191.2
236.2
Battlefield V
2018
94.3
122.6
160.3
198.0
Destiny 2
2017
123.9
161.0
210.5
260.1
Apex Legends
2019
94.3
122.6
160.3
198.0
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
92.0
119.6
156.4
193.1
For Honor
2017
131.1
170.4
222.9
275.3
Dota 2
2013
128.1
166.5
217.7
268.9
League of Legends
2009
491.7
575.2
710.4
774.3
Battlefield 1
2016
111.9
145.4
190.1
234.9
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
185.7
241.5
315.7
390.0
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to understand that in reality some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
