Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with the Intel Core i9-13900F 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 good or bad for gaming by looking at results of all tests. To find out how good a video card is for games, let's take a look at the main parameter. The average FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good for new most demanding 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 safely select the required power supply that will completely match the graphics card. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i9-13900F . 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, since it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 170W. Here is a list of certain famous games in which the GPU has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i9-13900F configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hogwarts Legacy
Dota 2
Valorant
Hitman 3
Genshin Impact
Apex Legends
Atomic Heart
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite Battle Royale
Roblox
Minecraft
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3060 with competitors in some famous games and select 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 competitors 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 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 figures will further help you make the right choice.
How good is GeForce RTX 3060 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 and Intel Core i9-13900F. The numbers near to the names of the games mean the average FPS obtained 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
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
55.4
72.0
94.2
116.3
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.7
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
37.5
48.8
63.8
78.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
57.2
74.3
97.2
120.1
Elden ring
2022
34.0
44.1
57.7
71.3
Starfield
2022
31.3
40.7
53.2
65.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
46.5
60.4
79.0
97.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
34.8
45.3
59.2
73.2
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
59.9
77.8
101.8
125.7
Scorn
2022
34.8
45.3
59.2
73.2
Saints Row
2022
63.4
82.5
107.8
133.2
Homeworld 3
2022
43.8
56.9
74.4
91.9
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
51.8
67.4
88.1
108.8
Atomic Heart
2023
21.4
27.9
36.5
45.0
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
33.1
43.0
56.2
69.4
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
48.2
62.7
82.0
101.3
Stray
2022
95.6
124.3
162.5
200.8
Overwatch 2
2022
85.8
111.5
145.8
180.1
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
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
88.8
115.5
151.0
186.5
Dishonored 2
2016
67.5
87.8
114.8
141.8
Gears of War 5
2019
71.4
92.8
121.4
149.9
World War Z
2019
88.4
114.9
150.2
185.6
Anthem
2019
60.7
78.9
103.1
127.4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
40.8
53.1
69.4
85.7
F1 2021
2020
86.7
112.7
147.3
182.0
The Witcher 3
2015
79.2
102.9
134.6
166.2
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
70.1
91.2
119.2
147.3
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.2
Resident Evil Village
2021
60.8
79.0
103.3
127.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
64.3
83.6
109.4
135.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
86.7
112.7
147.3
182.0
Halo Infinite
2021
50.9
66.2
86.6
106.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
52.8
68.6
89.8
110.9
Hitman 2
2018
87.6
113.8
148.8
183.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
65.2
84.8
110.9
137.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
87.6
113.8
148.8
183.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
58.3
75.7
99.0
122.3
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
88.1
114.5
149.8
185.0
F1 22
2020
77.7
101.0
132.1
163.2
Devil May Cry 5
2019
79.5
103.4
135.2
167.0
Death Stranding
2020
81.2
105.6
138.1
170.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
26.7
34.7
45.4
56.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
70.3
91.4
119.5
147.7
Genshin Impact
2020
77.7
101.0
132.1
163.2
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
64.6
84.0
109.8
135.7
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
72.0
93.6
122.4
151.2
DOOM Eternal
2020
83.1
108.0
141.3
174.5
Borderlands 3
2019
56.6
73.6
96.3
119.0
Just Cause 4
2018
70.9
92.1
120.4
148.8
Godfall
2020
79.1
102.8
134.4
166.0
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
65.9
85.7
112.1
138.5
Metro Exodus
2019
49.1
63.8
83.4
103.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
75.1
97.6
127.6
157.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
76.0
98.8
129.3
159.7
Monster Hunter: World
2018
76.3
99.2
129.7
160.2
Far Cry 6
2021
67.0
87.1
113.9
140.7
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
44.7
58.1
75.9
93.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
40.4
52.5
68.7
84.8
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
87.6
113.8
148.8
183.9
The Division
2016
79.0
102.7
134.3
165.9
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
42.0
54.6
71.4
88.2
Total War: Warhammer
2016
88.2
114.6
149.9
185.2
Project CARS 3
2020
41.1
53.4
69.9
86.3
Crysis 3
2013
87.7
114.1
149.2
184.2
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
70.3
91.4
119.5
147.7
GreedFall
2019
80.7
104.9
137.2
169.4
Hitman 3
2021
60.8
79.0
103.3
127.6
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i9-13900F gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 from the following table are just for reference, because old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Valorant
2020
179.3
233.1
304.8
376.6
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
112.2
145.9
190.8
235.7
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
91.8
119.3
156.0
192.7
Need For Speed
2015
105.8
137.5
179.8
222.1
Strange Brigade
2018
115.0
149.5
195.5
241.5
Doom
2016
140.5
182.6
238.8
294.9
For Honor
2017
130.8
170.0
222.4
274.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
261.6
340.1
444.7
549.4
F1 2019
2019
92.0
119.6
156.4
193.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
101.9
132.4
173.2
213.9
Battlefield V
2018
94.1
122.3
159.9
197.6
Hitman
2016
89.3
116.1
151.9
187.6
Minecraft
2011
209.1
271.8
355.4
439.0
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
109.1
141.8
185.5
229.1
Titanfall 2
2016
96.5
125.4
164.0
202.6
Destiny 2
2017
123.6
160.6
210.1
259.5
Rocket League
2015
381.5
496.0
648.6
801.2
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
185.3
240.9
315.0
389.1
Battlefield 1
2016
111.6
145.1
189.7
234.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
105.5
137.2
179.4
221.6
Battlefield 4
2013
124.3
161.6
211.3
261.0
Apex Legends
2019
94.1
122.3
159.9
197.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
88.8
115.5
151.0
186.5
DiRT Rally
2015
140.9
183.2
239.5
295.9
Dawn of War III
2017
96.1
125.0
163.4
201.9
Fallout 76
2018
114.7
149.1
195.0
240.9
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
98.1
127.5
166.8
206.0
Roblox
2006
308.2
400.7
524.0
647.3
Dota 2
2013
127.8
166.1
217.2
268.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
114.4
148.7
194.4
240.2
Project CARS 2
2017
92.7
120.4
157.5
194.6
League of Legends
2009
490.5
573.9
708.8
772.5
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. For such cases, FPS is evaluated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 and the Intel Core i9-13900F separately.
