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GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB — Benchmarks & Specs

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Bottom line: how fast is the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB?

At 1440p (Very High), the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB averages 97 fps in Death Stranding with a 89 fps 1% low, per PCI Awesome. For local LLM inference it generates 211.9 tokens/sec running llama3.2:1b at q8_0 under llama.cpp, per TyoLab. In Geekbench 6 Vulkan it scores 91,383 points, per Geekbench Browser.

Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.

The GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB is a graphics card from the Ampere family from NVIDIA. Data on this page draws on 8+ Amazon listings, 10 synthetic benchmark results, 12 community AI inference reports, 14 measured game frame-rate results, aggregated from public benchmark databases (TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench, Cinebench) and the LocalLLaMA community. Read this page when shopping the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB, comparing it against other graphics cards in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, productivity benchmarks, or local LLM inference).

Gaming Performance (measured FPS)

Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.

Measured gaming frame rates for the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB by game, resolution, and quality preset. “1% low” is the frame-time floor that determines perceived smoothness. Each row links to its original review or benchmark database.
Game Resolution Settings Relative Avg FPS 1% low Source
Death Stranding 1080p Very High 129 fps 114 fps PCI Awesome 2023-10-01
Death Stranding Director's Cut 1080p Very High 129 fps 114 fps pcisawesome.com 2025-01-10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1080p Highest 123 fps 91 fps PCI Awesome 2023-10-01
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1080p Highest 123 fps 91 fps pcisawesome.com 2025-01-10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1080p Highest 123 fps 91 fps PCIsAwesome 2025-01-10
Resident Evil 4 Remake 1080p Max 101 fps 69 fps pcisawesome.com 2025-01-10
Resident Evil 4 Remake 1080p Ultra 101 fps 69 fps PCI Awesome 2023-10-01
Resident Evil 4 Remake 1080p Ultra 101 fps 69 fps PCIsAwesome 2025-01-10
Death Stranding 1440p Very High 97 fps 89 fps PCI Awesome 2023-10-01
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered 1080p High RT on 92 fps 83 fps PCI Awesome 2023-10-01
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered 1080p High RT on 92 fps 83 fps PCIsAwesome 2025-01-10
Resident Evil Requiem 1080p RT Ultra RT on DLSS Quality 91 fps 77 fps PCBench 2026-01-01
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1440p Highest 83 fps 65 fps pcisawesome.com 2025-01-10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1440p Highest 83 fps 65 fps PCI Awesome 2023-10-01

AI Inference Performance

Tokens per second under each model + quantization. Higher = faster generation. Bars compare runs across the same model.

Local LLM inference throughput on the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB, in generated tokens per second. Higher is better; each row links to the community report or benchmark database it came from.
Model Quantization Relative Tokens/sec VRAM used Source
llama3.2:1b q8_0 llama.cpp 211.9 tok/s — TyoLab 2026-05-11
llama3.2:1b q4_K_M llama.cpp 184.0 tok/s — LocalScore.ai 2025-01-01
llama3.2:3b q4_K_M llama.cpp 128.3 tok/s — TyoLab 2026-05-11
llama3.2:3b q4_K_M ollama 122.8 tok/s — geerlingguy/ai-benchmarks GitHub 2024-11-01
llama2:7b q4_0 llama.cpp 75.9 tok/s — llama.cpp GitHub Discussion #10879 2024-12-18
Llama 3 8B q4_K_M llama.cpp 70.9 tok/s — GitHub - XiongjieDai/GPU-Benchmarks-on-LLM-Inference 2024-05-15
deepseek-r1-distill:7b q4_K_M llama.cpp 66.2 tok/s — TyoLab 2026-05-11
llama3.1:8b q4_K_M llama.cpp 64.5 tok/s — TyoLab 2026-05-11
llama2:7b q4_K_M llama.cpp 60.2 tok/s — singhajit.com (Hardware Corner, citing geerlingguy data) 2024-01-01
qwen3:8b q4_K_M llama.cpp 59.5 tok/s — TyoLab 2026-05-11
llama3.1:8b q4_K_M llama.cpp 52.2 tok/s — LocalScore.ai 2025-01-01
qwen3:8b q4_K_M llama.cpp 42.0 tok/s — Ajit Singh / Hardware-Corner 2026-04-07

Synthetic Benchmarks

Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.

Synthetic benchmark scores for the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB — higher is better. Each row links to the public database the number was taken from.
Benchmark Relative Score Source
Geekbench 6 Vulkan 91,383 points Geekbench Browser 2024-06-01
Geekbench 6 OpenCL 82,071 points Geekbench Browser 2024-06-01
3DMark Fire Strike 21,653 points 3DMark 2024-01-01
3DMark Time Spy 8,754 points TopCPU.net 2026-05-01
3DMark Time Spy 8,682 points 3DMark 2022-06-01
3DMark Port Royal 5,264 points 3DMark 2021-08-25
3DMark Port Royal 5,072 points WCCFTech 2021-02-01
3DMark Speed Way 2,395 points 3DMark 2023-02-23
3DMark Speed Way 2,192 points topcpu.net 2023-06-01
3DMark Steel Nomad 1,978 points UL Benchmarks (3DMark) 2024-06-01

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GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB best used for?
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB is positioned as a Ampere-family graphics card. Use it for 1080p gaming and general productivity. See the synthetic + AI benchmark tables below for measured performance.
When was the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB released, and what was its launch MSRP?
Release year and launch MSRP aren't on file for GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB. Current pricing is visible on the linked Amazon product cards below.
Where do the benchmark numbers on this page come from?
Synthetic benchmarks are scraped from public databases (TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench Browser, Cinebench leaderboards). AI inference numbers come from the LocalLLaMA community (Reddit threads, llama.cpp / Ollama discussion logs, and Phoronix when available). Every benchmark row carries an inline source citation — click through to verify the original number.
Can the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB run local LLMs?
Yes — GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB has 12 AI inference benchmarks on file (see the AI Inference Performance section above for model + tokens-per-second numbers).
Where can I buy the GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB?
Amazon listings are linked at the top of this page (in the hero CTA) and in the "Products Featuring this Hardware" section below. SpecPicks earns a small affiliate commission on qualifying purchases.

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