Detailed gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU with the Intel Core i9-12900HK 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 Laptop GPU is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all tests. As for the key parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The average FPS in games is 38 FPS with Ultra settings and 4K resolution. So, taking into account 6Gb of memory, we can state 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. This will let you to choose the necessary power supply that can meet the demands of the graphics card. You also need to remember about the Intel Core i9-12900HK . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A medium-power power supply is appropriate for the GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile, because its TDP is 115W Here is a list of some common games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all current games that were run on a computer with the GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile and Intel Core i9-12900HK configuration:
Atomic Heart
Far Cry 6
Hitman 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Valorant
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Apex Legends
Minecraft
League of Legends
Hogwarts Legacy
Genshin Impact
Fortnite Battle Royale
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
Roblox
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
After looking at the data from the table below, you can easily compare the GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile with competitors in several popular games and select for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile.
The closest competitors 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 medium 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 also help you make the true decision.
How good is GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play famous games on a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile and Intel Core i9-12900HK. The numbers beside to the names of the games mean the medium FPS gained with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. The following table shows the GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile testing in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
23.1
30.0
39.2
48.4
Overwatch 2
2022
56.8
73.8
96.5
119.2
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
31.9
41.5
54.3
67.0
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
34.3
44.6
58.3
72.0
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
36.7
47.6
62.3
77.0
Homeworld 3
2022
29.0
37.7
49.2
60.8
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
37.8
49.2
64.3
79.5
Scorn
2022
23.1
30.0
39.2
48.4
Elden ring
2022
22.5
29.2
38.2
47.2
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
24.8
32.3
42.2
52.1
Starfield
2022
20.7
26.9
35.2
43.5
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
25.4
33.0
43.2
53.4
Hogwarts Legacy
2023
13.0
16.9
22.1
27.3
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
30.7
40.0
52.3
64.6
Stray
2022
63.3
82.2
107.5
132.8
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
39.6
51.5
67.3
83.2
Atomic Heart
2023
14.2
18.4
24.1
29.8
Saints Row
2022
42.0
54.6
71.4
88.1
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
21.9
28.4
37.2
45.9
To understand how the GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
27.8
36.1
47.2
58.3
Total War: Warhammer
2016
58.3
75.9
99.2
122.5
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
47.6
61.9
81.0
100.1
Godfall
2020
52.3
68.0
88.9
109.9
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
17.7
23.0
30.0
37.1
Anthem
2019
40.1
52.2
68.2
84.3
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
46.4
60.3
78.9
97.5
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
57.3
74.5
97.5
120.4
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
42.7
55.6
72.7
89.8
Project CARS 3
2020
27.2
35.4
46.2
57.1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.7
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
43.6
56.7
74.2
91.6
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
29.6
38.4
50.2
62.1
Devil May Cry 5
2019
52.6
68.4
89.4
110.5
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
58.3
75.8
99.1
122.4
Final Fantasy XV
2018
49.7
64.6
84.4
104.3
Death Stranding
2020
53.7
69.9
91.4
112.8
Hitman 2
2018
57.9
75.3
98.5
121.7
GreedFall
2019
53.4
69.4
90.7
112.1
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.4
The Division
2016
52.3
67.9
88.8
109.7
Crysis 3
2013
58.1
75.5
98.7
121.9
World War Z
2019
58.5
76.0
99.4
122.8
Forza Horizon 5
2021
42.6
55.3
72.4
89.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
50.3
65.4
85.5
105.6
Dishonored 2
2016
44.7
58.1
76.0
93.9
DOOM Eternal
2020
55.0
71.5
93.5
115.5
The Witcher 3
2015
52.4
68.1
89.0
110.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
27.0
35.1
45.9
56.7
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
37.2
48.4
63.3
78.2
Gears of War 5
2019
47.2
61.4
80.3
99.2
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
43.2
56.1
73.4
90.6
Metro Exodus
2019
32.5
42.2
55.2
68.2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
57.9
75.3
98.5
121.7
Halo Infinite
2021
33.7
43.8
57.3
70.8
Monster Hunter: World
2018
50.5
65.6
85.8
106.0
F1 22
2020
51.4
66.9
87.4
108.0
Resident Evil Village
2021
40.2
52.3
68.3
84.4
Genshin Impact
2020
51.4
66.9
87.4
108.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
26.7
34.7
45.4
56.1
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
46.5
60.5
79.1
97.7
F1 2021
2020
57.3
74.5
97.5
120.4
Just Cause 4
2018
46.9
60.9
79.7
98.4
Borderlands 3
2019
37.5
48.7
63.7
78.7
Marvel's Avengers
2020
34.9
45.4
59.4
73.4
Far Cry 6
2021
44.3
57.6
75.4
93.1
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
37.2
48.4
63.3
78.2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
38.5
50.1
65.5
80.9
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
57.9
75.3
98.5
121.7
Hitman 3
2021
40.2
52.3
68.3
84.4
GeForce RTX 3060 laptop GPU with Core i9-12900HK mobile gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 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
Resident Evil 2
2019
67.4
87.6
114.6
141.5
Doom
2016
92.9
120.8
158.0
195.2
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
74.3
96.5
126.2
155.9
Battlefield 1
2016
73.8
96.0
125.5
155.1
Minecraft
2011
138.3
179.8
235.2
290.5
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
64.9
84.4
110.3
136.3
Hitman
2016
59.1
76.9
100.5
124.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
75.7
98.4
128.6
158.9
Dawn of War III
2017
63.6
82.7
108.1
133.6
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
72.2
93.8
122.7
151.6
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
58.8
76.4
99.9
123.4
Dota 2
2013
84.5
109.9
143.7
177.5
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
173.1
225.0
294.3
363.5
F1 2019
2019
60.9
79.2
103.5
127.9
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
60.7
78.9
103.2
127.5
Fallout 76
2018
75.9
98.7
129.0
159.4
Valorant
2020
118.6
154.2
201.7
249.2
For Honor
2017
86.5
112.5
147.1
181.7
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
122.6
159.4
208.4
257.5
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
69.8
90.8
118.7
146.6
Titanfall 2
2016
63.8
83.0
108.5
134.1
League of Legends
2009
324.5
421.9
551.7
681.6
Roblox
2006
204.0
265.1
346.7
428.3
Destiny 2
2017
81.8
106.3
139.0
171.7
Project CARS 2
2017
61.3
79.7
104.2
128.7
Apex Legends
2019
62.2
80.9
105.8
130.7
Need For Speed
2015
70.0
91.0
119.0
147.0
DiRT Rally
2015
93.2
121.2
158.5
195.8
Strange Brigade
2018
76.1
98.9
129.3
159.8
Battlefield 4
2013
82.2
106.9
139.8
172.7
Battlefield V
2018
62.2
80.9
105.8
130.7
Rocket League
2015
252.4
328.2
429.1
530.1
Though you can't dispute with the numbers from this table, but you need to know that in fact 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 Intel Core i9-12900HK and the GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile separately.
