[FPS Benchmarks] Metro Exodus on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (65W) and RTX 3050 (55W) – the 65W GPU is 38% faster

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [FPS Benchmarks] Metro Exodus on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (65W) and RTX 3050 (55W) - the 65W GPU is 38% faster

From: Nikolay Palaozov 15 August 2022 / 06:00 0

Metro Exodus is a beautiful game that is the successor of Metre Last Light. Just like every other game from the series, you can expect a lot of fights in claustrophobic metro tunnels and different buildings. Metro Last Light is a breath of fresh air because there can roam in different locations like abandoned towns and beautiful forests.

The game is heavy, especially if you want to play it on Extreme Quality. Based on our testing, even a powerful GPU like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 [Laptop, 130W] can’t touch the 60 FPS mark on Extreme. Still, the game looks great on High so you can play it with a mid-range GPU as well. For this article, we’re going to compare two RTX GPUs with modes TGPs – the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (65W) and RTX 3050 (55W).

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GeForce RTX 3060 and RTX 3050 variants
Synthetic benchmarks
Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)
Verdict

GeForce RTX 3060 and RTX 3050 variants

	GeForce RTX 3060 [65W]	GeForce RTX 3050 [55W]
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
GPU chip	GA106	GA107
Shader units	3840 (+88%)	2048
ROPs	48 (+50%)	32
Base Clock (MHz)	817 (+15%)	712
Boost clock (MHz)	1282 (+21%)	1057
Memory clock (MHz)	1500 (+9%)	1375
Memory size (MB)	6144 (+72%)	4096
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Memory bus width (bit)	192 (+50%)	128
TGP (Total Graphics Power)	65W (+18%)	55W
DirectX version	12.2	12.2
Technology	8nm	8nm
RTX capabilities	Yes	Yes
Release date	05.2021	05.2021
Detailed specs	Link	Link

Synthetic benchmarks

Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)

Metro Exodus	Full HD, Low (Check settings)	Full HD, High (Check settings)	Full HD, Extreme (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 3060 [65W]	113 fps (+31%)	56 fps (+40%)	27 fps (+42%)
GeForce RTX 3050 [55W]	86 fps	40 fps	19 fps

Verdict

When it comes to heavy games like Metro Exodus, the TGP and the extra CUDA cores always matter and that’s why the GeForce RTX 3060 [65W] is 38% faster on average compared to the GeForce RTX 3050 [55W]. It looks like the High preset is the sweet spot for both GPUs – in this scenario, even the smaller sibling can deliver 40 FPS which is not bad at all for such a video card.

All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [65W]

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