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日本[FPS Benchmarks] Shadow Of The Tomb Raider on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3070 (130W) – the bigger GPU is just faster
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider is the newest title of the series. Just like the previous Tomb Raider games, you can enjoy an interesting single-player campaign, numerous DLCs, and yes, the graphical part of the game definitely looks good.
And while we are still talking about the graphics, this is a heavy game, especially if you want to max it out. In this scenario, the title requires not just a powerful graphics solution but a fast CPU as well. This leads us to the point where we are about to see how fast are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3070 (130W) when it comes to Shadow Of The Tomb Raider.
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for Shadow of the Tomb Raider list.
Contents
GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 variants
| GeForce RTX 3080 [130W] | GeForce RTX 3070 [130W] | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| GPU chip | GA104 | GA104 |
| Shader units | 6144 (+20%) | 5120 |
| ROPs | 96 | 96 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | up to 1185 (+7%) | 1110 |
| Boost clock (MHz) | up to 1605 | 1620 (+1%) |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 1750 | 1750 |
| Memory size (MB) | 8192 | 8192 |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 256 | 256 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 130W | 130W |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Technology | 8nm | 8nm |
| RTX capabilities | Yes | Yes |
| Release date | 01.2021 | 01.2021 |
| Detailed specs | Link | Link |
Synthetic benchmarks
Results are from the 3DMark: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) | Full HD, Lowest (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Highest (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3080 [130W] | 134 fps (+19%) | 120 fps (+19%) | 119 fps (+18%) | 105 fps (+18%) |
| GeForce RTX 3070 [130W, Intel CPU] | 113 fps | 101 fps | 101 fps | 89 fps |
Verdict
At the end of the day, it seems that the GeForce RTX 3080 [130W] is 19% faster on average when compared to its smaller sibling. That is a decently big performance gap between them but on the other hand, the performance of the GeForce RTX 3070 [130W] is probably enough for most people. Even on the Highest preset, it achieved 89 FPS which is (probably) fine for smooth gameplay. And yes, the RTX 3070 [130W] is cheaper as well.
The RTX 3080 [130W] could offer maximum possible performance if your wallet is big enough.
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for Shadow of the Tomb Raider list.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 [130W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 [130W]
