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日本[FPS Benchmarks] The Witcher 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (105W) and RTX 3060 (140W) – RTX 3070 Ti is 15% faster on average
There is nothing much to say about the game like The Witcher 3 – the title is still popular thanks to the mod community and the fact that you can find a big amount of mods – some of them are visually enhancing the game while others are adding new quests. In addition, The Witcher 3 is a very long game and it has a great soundtrack as well.
Today’s hardware is powerful enough for this game which is well-optimized as well. Even an iGPU unlike the AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 [R4000/5000, 15W] can handle this game on Low settings with 34 FPS on average and a low-end GPU like the NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6, 25W) can deliver 42 FPS on High quality. So, yes, the game isn’t heavy at all. For this article, we’re going to compare the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (105W) and RTX 3060 (140W).
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for The Witcher 3 list.
Contents
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3060 variants
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti [105W] | GeForce RTX 3060 [140W] | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| GPU chip | GA104 | GA106 |
| Shader units | 5888 (+53%) | 3840 |
| ROPs | 96 (+100%) | 48 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 510 | 1387 (+172%) |
| Boost clock (MHz) | 1035 | 1702 (+64%) |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 1500 | 1750 (+17%) |
| Memory size (MB) | 8192 (+33%) | 6144 |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 256 (+33%) | 192 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 105W | 140W (+33%) |
| DirectX version | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Technology | 8nm | 8nm |
| RTX capabilities | Yes | Yes |
| Release date | 01.2022 | 01.2022 |
| 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 3DMark: Wild Life 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)
| The Witcher 3 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti [105W] | 279 fps (+10%) | 224 fps (+18%) | 182 fps (+13%) | 123 fps (+17%) |
| GeForce RTX 3060 [140W] | 254 fps | 190 fps | 161 fps | 105 fps |
Verdict
Okay, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (105W) is 15% faster on average compared to the GeForce RTX 3060 (140W). Not bad but we’re talking about really high FPS values, no matter the GPU in this comparison and no matter the visual quality. The GeForce RTX 3060 [140W] can show 105 FPS on Ultra which should be enough for most people.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti [105W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [140W]
