[FPS Benchmarks] CS:GO on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3070 (130W) – just a 7% difference
Even if you’re not a gamer, probably you have heard something about Counter-Strike. Even today, the oldest title – CS 1.6 has been played by a lot of players. The latter was released in 2000 – yes, it was more than two decades ago. And if you have a look at Steam’s “Top games by current player count” you’re going to notice that CS:GO often tops the chart.
CS:GO is a Valve game that uses Source engine and that’s why the title is not heavy at all. Some iGPUs like AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Ryzen 4000/5000, 35/45W) can run it at least on Low preset. This is a competitive game, which means that higher FPS will give you (probably) a better gameplay experience. So, let’s see how fast are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3070 (130W) with the aid of CS:GO.
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for CS:GO list.
Contents
GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 variants
GeForce RTX 3080 [130W] | GeForce RTX 3070 [130W] | |
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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
Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)
CS:GO | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
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GeForce RTX 3080 [130W] | 467 fps (+7%) | 438 fps (+7%) | 414 fps (+6%) |
GeForce RTX 3070 [130W, Intel CPU] | 437 fps | 408 fps | 389 fps |
Verdict
At least in CS:GO, the difference between these two GPUs is small – just 7% on average. Sure, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) is much faster in other games but here it seems that the difference is almost insignificant. If you play CS:GO a lot and you want to see a lot of frames per second, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (130W) is a good choice because it’s a decent combination of performance and price.
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for CS:GO list.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 [130W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 [130W]