[FPS Benchmarks] ARK: Survival Evolved on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (95W) and RTX 3050 (75W) – RTX 3050 Ti is 31% faster on average
ARK: Survival Evolved is a true gem when it comes to modern games and fresh gameplay ideas. The player is set in an open world that is full of prehistorical creatures (including a lot of dinosaurs) and hostile humans. Of course, you have to survive and for doing so you must scavenge for supplies, food, you can craft weapons, and you can even build a base.
Visually, the game looks very good. If your device is powerful enough for comfortable FPS on Epic quality, you can be stunned by some great views during gaming on this title. That comes at a price – the game is heavy when it comes to system requirements. For this article, we’re going to examine the performance of two entry-level NVIDIA Ampere RTX GPU with 4GB of VRAM – the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (95W) and RTX 3050 (75W).
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Contents
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti and RTX 3050 variants
| GeForce RTX 3050 Ti [95W] | GeForce RTX 3050 [75W] | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| GPU chip | GA107 | GA107 |
| Shader units | 2560 (+25%) | 2048 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 1222 | 1237 (+1%) |
| Boost clock (MHz) | 1485 | 1500 (+1%) |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 1500 | 1500 |
| Memory size (MB) | 4096 | 4096 |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 128 | 128 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 95W (+27%) | 75W |
| DirectX version | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Technology | 8nm | 8nm |
| RTX capabilities | Yes | Yes |
| Release date | 05.2021 | 05.2021 |
| 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)
| ARK: Survival Evolved | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Epic (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3050 Ti [95W] | 180 fps (+29%) | 83 fps (+9%) | 66 fps (+40%) | 42 fps (+45%) |
| GeForce RTX 3050 [75W] | 139 fps | 76 fps | 47 fps | 29 fps |
Verdict
That was a bit unexpected – the GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (95W) is 31% faster on average compared to the GeForce RTX 3050 (75W). Given the fact that both GPUs are based on the GA107 chip and they both are equipped with 4GB VRAM, the end result for the 95W sibling is pretty impressive. The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti [95W] is significantly faster than its 75W rival which makes it the better choice in this comparison if the price difference isn’t a problem for you.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti [95W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 [75W]
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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