[FPS Benchmarks] Apex Legends on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (150W) and RTX 3070 Ti (150W) – a close battle
Battle royale games are getting more and more popular and Apex Legends is one of the top dogs in the genre. It combines interesting and challenging gameplay with good graphics, an adequate soundtrack, different game modes, and a lot of weapons.
Visually, the game looks good and it’s based on Valve’s Source engine. Yes, it looks much different compared to other Source-based games like CS:GO for example. Because of the big open world and the bumped graphical details, Apex Legends isn’t as light as other games that are using the same engine as Team Fortress 2. Still, a not-so-expensive dGPU with a 4GB VRAM buffer like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti [Laptop, 95W] is enough to show more than 120 FPS on Max details. For today’s comparison, we’ll inspect the performance of two fast GPUs – the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (150W) and RTX 3070 Ti (150W).
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Contents
GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 Ti variants
| GeForce RTX 3080 [150W] | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti [150W] | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| GPU chip | GA104 | GA104 |
| Shader units | 6144 (+4%) | 5888 |
| ROPs | 96 | 96 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 1185 (+30%) | 915 |
| Boost clock (MHz) | 1605 (+13%) | 1410 |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 1750 | 1750 |
| Memory size (MB) | 8192 | 8192 |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 256 | 256 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 150W | 150W |
| 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
The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.
Results are from 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)
| Apex Legends | Full HD, Min. (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3080 [150W] | 299 fps | 299 fps (+11%) | 245 fps (+4%) |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti [150W] | 300 fps | 299 fps | 236 fps |
Verdict
It seems that both GPUs are equally fast on Minimum and Medium details, and on Max details, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (150W) is just 4% faster compared to the RTX 3070 Ti (150W). If your wallet is wide enough, you want a super-powerful machine but you still want to save some bucks, the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti [150W] is the right choice.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 [150W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti [150W]
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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