Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with the Intel Core i9-13900T 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 from results of all benchmarks. As for the main characteristic, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The medium FPS in games is 54.8 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can state that the GeForce RTX 3060 is good even 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 draw some conclusions. With this data, you can already easily select the required power supply that will completely match the GPU. We should also not forget about the Intel Core i9-13900T . The CPU also affects the number of watts that the desired power supply should output.A very 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 common games in which the GPU has been tested. Next 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 i9-13900T configuration:
Fortnite Battle Royale
Apex Legends
Hitman 3
Valorant
Atomic Heart
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Genshin Impact
Dota 2
Hogwarts Legacy
League of Legends
Far Cry 6
Minecraft
Roblox
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 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 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 right 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 i9-13900T. The numbers next to the names of the games mean the medium 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
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
33.2
43.2
56.4
69.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
55.6
72.3
94.6
116.8
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
35.0
45.5
59.5
73.5
Atomic Heart
2023
21.5
28.0
36.6
45.2
Starfield
2022
31.4
40.8
53.4
65.9
Elden ring
2022
34.1
44.3
58.0
71.6
Scorn
2022
35.0
45.5
59.5
73.5
Stray
2022
96.0
124.8
163.2
201.6
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
46.7
60.7
79.3
98.0
Homeworld 3
2022
44.0
57.2
74.7
92.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
48.4
63.0
82.4
101.7
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
57.4
74.6
97.6
120.6
Overwatch 2
2022
86.1
112.0
146.4
180.9
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
60.1
78.1
102.2
126.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
37.7
49.0
64.1
79.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
38.6
50.2
65.6
81.0
Saints Row
2022
63.7
82.8
108.3
133.8
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
52.0
67.6
88.5
109.3
And this table shows the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the most demanding graphics games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
70.4
91.6
119.7
147.9
Crysis 3
2013
88.1
114.5
149.8
185.0
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
42.2
54.8
71.7
88.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
87.9
114.3
149.5
184.6
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
72.3
94.0
122.9
151.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
66.2
86.1
112.6
139.0
Hitman 2
2018
87.9
114.3
149.5
184.6
Death Stranding
2020
81.6
106.0
138.6
171.3
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
26.8
34.9
45.6
56.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
76.4
99.3
129.8
160.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
88.6
115.1
150.5
186.0
Dishonored 2
2016
67.8
88.2
115.3
142.4
Devil May Cry 5
2019
79.9
103.8
135.7
167.7
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
World War Z
2019
88.7
115.4
150.8
186.3
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
40.6
52.7
68.9
85.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
88.5
115.0
150.4
185.8
F1 22
2020
78.1
101.5
132.7
163.9
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
56.5
73.5
96.1
118.7
F1 2021
2020
87.0
113.1
147.9
182.8
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
44.9
58.3
76.3
94.2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
70.6
91.8
120.0
148.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
70.6
91.8
120.0
148.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
89.2
115.9
151.6
187.3
GreedFall
2019
81.0
105.3
137.7
170.1
Halo Infinite
2021
51.1
66.5
86.9
107.4
DOOM Eternal
2020
83.4
108.5
141.8
175.2
The Witcher 3
2015
79.5
103.3
135.1
166.9
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
65.5
85.1
111.3
137.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
87.0
113.1
147.9
182.8
Far Cry 6
2021
67.3
87.5
114.4
141.3
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
64.9
84.3
110.3
136.2
Hitman 3
2021
61.0
79.3
103.7
128.1
Borderlands 3
2019
56.9
73.9
96.7
119.5
Godfall
2020
79.4
103.2
135.0
166.7
Project CARS 3
2020
41.3
53.7
70.2
86.7
Metro Exodus
2019
49.3
64.0
83.7
103.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
75.4
98.0
128.1
158.3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
41.0
53.3
69.7
86.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
87.9
114.3
149.5
184.6
Genshin Impact
2020
78.1
101.5
132.7
163.9
Resident Evil Village
2021
61.0
79.3
103.7
128.1
The Division
2016
79.3
103.1
134.8
166.6
Monster Hunter: World
2018
76.6
99.6
130.3
160.9
Marvel's Avengers
2020
53.0
68.9
90.1
111.4
Gears of War 5
2019
71.7
93.2
121.9
150.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
56.5
73.5
96.1
118.7
Forza Horizon 5
2021
64.6
84.0
109.8
135.7
Just Cause 4
2018
71.1
92.5
121.0
149.4
Anthem
2019
60.9
79.2
103.6
127.9
GeForce RTX 3060 8Gb with Core i9-13900T 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 significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Battlefield 1
2016
112.1
145.7
190.5
235.3
Rocket League
2015
383.1
498.0
651.3
804.5
Hitman
2016
89.7
116.6
152.5
188.4
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
98.5
128.1
167.5
206.9
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
112.7
146.5
191.6
236.6
Doom
2016
141.0
183.4
239.8
296.2
DiRT Rally
2015
141.5
183.9
240.5
297.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
109.5
142.4
186.2
230.1
Dota 2
2013
128.3
166.8
218.1
269.4
League of Legends
2009
492.6
576.3
711.8
775.8
Battlefield V
2018
94.5
122.8
160.6
198.4
Minecraft
2011
209.9
272.9
356.9
440.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
262.7
341.5
446.6
551.7
Resident Evil 2
2019
102.3
133.0
173.9
214.8
Apex Legends
2019
94.5
122.8
160.6
198.4
Dawn of War III
2017
96.5
125.5
164.1
202.7
Project CARS 2
2017
93.0
121.0
158.2
195.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
186.1
241.9
316.3
390.8
Battlefield 4
2013
124.8
162.2
212.2
262.1
Roblox
2006
309.5
402.4
526.2
650.0
Fallout 76
2018
115.2
149.8
195.8
241.9
Strange Brigade
2018
115.5
150.1
196.3
242.5
For Honor
2017
131.4
170.8
223.3
275.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
106.0
137.7
180.1
222.5
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
92.1
119.8
156.6
193.5
Valorant
2020
180.1
234.1
306.1
378.1
F1 2019
2019
92.4
120.1
157.1
194.1
Need For Speed
2015
106.2
138.1
180.6
223.1
Destiny 2
2017
124.1
161.3
210.9
260.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
89.2
115.9
151.6
187.3
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
114.8
149.3
195.2
241.2
Titanfall 2
2016
96.9
126.0
164.7
203.5
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, however, you need to understand that in fact some processors and video cards will not be able to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is evaluated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the GPU and the CPU.
