Comprehensive gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU with the Intel Core i7-11800H processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with multiple graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. You can understand the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU is bad or good for gaming from results of all tests. As for the key parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look beyond. The medium FPS in games is 38 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. So, taking into account 6Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is good for new most demanding games with high-end graphics.
Main specifications
Name
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Release date
January 14, 2021
Frequency
1283 MHz
Shaders
3840
TMUs
120
ROPs
48
Graphics Card Power (TDP)
115 W
Memory Size
6 Gb
Memory Bus
192 Bit
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile power supply requirements
If you take a closer look at the power consumption of the graphics card, you can already draw some decision. With this data, you can already safely select the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i7-11800H . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A regular power supply is suitable for the GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile, because its TDP is 115W Here is a list of several common games in which the graphics card 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 Mobile and Intel Core i7-11800H configuration:
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Hitman 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Far Cry 6
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Atomic Heart
Fortnite Battle Royale
Dota 2
Genshin Impact
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Roblox
Valorant
League of Legends
Minecraft
Apex Legends
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
After looking at the data from the table below, you can simply understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is better or worse than competitors in some popular games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile.
The closest rivals of the GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Video Card
FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
109.4
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
105.6
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti
101.3
GeForce GTX 1070
100.2
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
97.7
GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile
93
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
93
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
92.4
GeForce RTX 3050
92
GeForce GTX 1660
87.2
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
83
GeForce GTX 980
80
Radeon RX 5500 XT
74.6
Radeon RX 580
74.6
GeForce GTX 1060
71.7
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile
68
Radeon RX 5500
67.3
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
67.2
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
62
GeForce GTX 1650
57.9
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
52
The closest rivals of the GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile are GeForce GTX 1660 and GeForce GTX 980. We compared GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile (83 FPS) and their average FPS in popular games at Full HD resolution and with High Quality graphics. As a result, is GeForce GTX 1660 87.2 FPS, which 5.1% faster and GeForce GTX 980 80 FPS, which is 3.6% slower. These figures will further help you make the good decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile for games?
From the tables below, you can understand how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile and Intel Core i7-11800H. The numbers beside 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. In the following table, testing the GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
21.2
27.6
36.0
44.5
Hogwarts Legacy
2023
12.6
16.4
21.4
26.5
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
33.2
43.2
56.5
69.8
Stray
2022
61.3
79.7
104.2
128.7
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
35.5
46.2
60.4
74.6
Overwatch 2
2022
55.0
71.5
93.5
115.5
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.6
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
22.3
29.0
38.0
46.9
Elden ring
2022
21.8
28.3
37.0
45.7
Scorn
2022
22.3
29.0
38.0
46.9
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
24.6
32.0
41.9
51.7
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
29.8
38.7
50.6
62.6
Starfield
2022
20.1
26.1
34.1
42.1
Homeworld 3
2022
28.1
36.5
47.7
59.0
Atomic Heart
2023
13.8
17.9
23.4
28.9
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
30.9
40.2
52.6
65.0
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
24.1
31.3
40.9
50.5
Saints Row
2022
40.7
52.9
69.2
85.4
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
36.7
47.7
62.3
77.0
To understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile behaves in demanding games, you need to look at the numbers from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
45.0
58.5
76.5
94.4
Far Cry 6
2021
43.0
55.9
73.0
90.2
Halo Infinite
2021
32.7
42.5
55.5
68.6
Project CARS 3
2020
26.4
34.3
44.8
55.3
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
41.8
54.4
71.1
87.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
41.3
53.6
70.1
86.6
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
56.1
73.0
95.5
117.9
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
37.4
48.6
63.5
78.4
Crysis 3
2013
56.3
73.1
95.6
118.2
Gears of War 5
2019
45.8
59.5
77.8
96.1
F1 2021
2020
55.6
72.2
94.5
116.7
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
41.4
53.9
70.4
87.0
Borderlands 3
2019
36.3
47.2
61.8
76.3
Godfall
2020
50.7
65.9
86.2
106.5
Dishonored 2
2016
43.3
56.3
73.6
91.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
45.1
58.6
76.7
94.7
Devil May Cry 5
2019
51.0
66.3
86.7
107.1
Hitman 3
2021
39.0
50.6
66.2
81.8
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
25.9
33.7
44.0
54.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
36.1
46.9
61.4
75.8
Just Cause 4
2018
45.4
59.1
77.2
95.4
Death Stranding
2020
52.1
67.7
88.5
109.4
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
55.6
72.2
94.5
116.7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
26.2
34.0
44.5
55.0
Genshin Impact
2020
49.8
64.8
84.7
104.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
36.1
46.9
61.4
75.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
48.9
63.6
83.2
102.8
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
42.3
55.0
71.9
88.8
Marvel's Avengers
2020
33.9
44.0
57.6
71.1
Resident Evil Village
2021
39.0
50.6
66.2
81.8
F1 22
2020
49.8
64.8
84.7
104.7
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
26.9
35.0
45.8
56.5
Total War: Warhammer
2016
56.5
73.5
96.1
118.8
The Division
2016
50.6
65.8
86.1
106.4
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
17.1
22.3
29.1
36.0
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
45.1
58.6
76.7
94.7
GreedFall
2019
51.7
67.3
88.0
108.6
The Witcher 3
2015
50.8
66.0
86.3
106.6
Metro Exodus
2019
31.5
40.9
53.5
66.1
Final Fantasy XV
2018
48.1
62.6
81.8
101.1
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
56.1
73.0
95.5
117.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
56.9
74.0
96.8
119.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
48.8
63.4
82.9
102.4
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
28.6
37.2
48.7
60.2
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
56.5
73.4
96.0
118.6
Hitman 2
2018
56.1
73.0
95.5
117.9
Anthem
2019
38.9
50.6
66.1
81.7
World War Z
2019
56.7
73.7
96.3
119.0
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
46.2
60.0
78.5
97.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
53.3
69.3
90.6
111.9
GeForce RTX 3060 laptop GPU with Core i7-11800H mobile gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile from the following table are just for information, because it mainly presents old games and FPS is much more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
67.7
88.0
115.0
142.1
Strange Brigade
2018
73.7
95.9
125.4
154.8
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
58.8
76.5
100.0
123.6
Apex Legends
2019
60.3
78.4
102.6
126.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
167.8
218.1
285.2
352.3
Rocket League
2015
244.6
318.0
415.9
513.8
Battlefield 4
2013
79.7
103.6
135.5
167.4
DiRT Rally
2015
90.4
117.5
153.6
189.7
Dota 2
2013
81.9
106.5
139.3
172.1
League of Legends
2009
314.5
408.9
534.7
660.5
Battlefield 1
2016
71.6
93.0
121.7
150.3
Resident Evil 2
2019
65.3
84.9
111.0
137.2
Dawn of War III
2017
61.6
80.1
104.8
129.5
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
70.0
90.9
118.9
146.9
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
56.9
74.0
96.8
119.6
Project CARS 2
2017
59.4
77.2
101.0
124.8
Destiny 2
2017
79.2
103.0
134.7
166.4
Need For Speed
2015
67.8
88.2
115.3
142.5
Roblox
2006
197.7
257.0
336.0
415.1
Minecraft
2011
134.1
174.3
227.9
281.5
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
118.8
154.5
202.0
249.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
62.9
81.8
106.9
132.1
F1 2019
2019
59.0
76.7
100.3
123.9
Fallout 76
2018
73.6
95.6
125.1
154.5
Battlefield V
2018
60.3
78.4
102.6
126.7
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
73.3
95.3
124.7
154.0
Valorant
2020
115.0
149.5
195.5
241.5
Doom
2016
90.1
117.1
153.1
189.1
Hitman
2016
57.3
74.5
97.4
120.3
For Honor
2017
83.9
109.0
142.6
176.1
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
72.0
93.5
122.3
151.1
Titanfall 2
2016
61.9
80.4
105.2
129.9
Though you can't argue with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in reality some processors and video cards will not be capable to work in pairs. For such cases, FPS is calculated according to a theoretical formula based on the results of tests of the CPU and the graphics card.
