[FPS Benchmarks] Borderlands 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (95W) and RTX 3060 (65W) – the 95W GPU is 16% faster

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Just like the previous titles of the series, Borderlands 3 has a unique look and its gameplay experience is a breath of fresh air because it’s full of humor and interesting stories. Borderlands 3 has some RPG elements – the character and the weapons that can be leveled up.

When it comes to system requirements, Borderlands 3 sits somewhere in the middle – not the lightest game, but it’s not heavy as Metro Exodus or Shadow Of The Tomb Raider. Still, the Badass preset isn’t that light and a good mid-range GPU is a must if you want to see FPS around the 60 FPS mark.

For this article, we’ll compare two mid-range video cards – the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (95W) and RTX 3060 (65W).

Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for Borderlands 3 list.

GeForce RTX 3060 variants

 GeForce RTX 3060 [95W]GeForce RTX 3060 [65W]
ArchitectureAmpereAmpere
GPU chipGA106GA106
Shader units38403840
ROPs4848
Base Clock (MHz)900 (+10%)817
Boost clock (MHz)1425 (+11%)1282
Memory clock (MHz)1750 (+17%)1500
Memory size (MB)61446144
Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory bus width (bit)192192
TGP (Total Graphics Power)95W (+46%)65W
DirectX version12.212.2
Technology8nm8nm
RTX capabilitiesYes Yes
Release date01.202101.2021
Detailed specsLinkLink

 

Synthetic benchmarks


Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)

Borderlands 3Full HD, V.Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Badass (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 3060 [95W]129 fps (+17%)113 fps (+15%)85 fps (+15%)66 fps (+16%)
GeForce RTX 3060 [65W]110 fps98 fps74 fps57 fps





Verdict

Of course, the bigger GPU is the winner. It offers 16% better performance compared to the 65W rival. In reality, (perhaps) this leads to a bit smoother gameplay experience. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (65W) isn’t slow by any means – it can show 57 FPS on Badass preset and 74 FPS on High which is probably enough for most gamers.

All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [95W]

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

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