[FPS Benchmarks] ARK: Survival Evolved on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (130W) and RTX 3060 (75W) – the bigger GPU is the winner
ARK: Survival Evolved is a breath of fresh air when it comes to gameplay experience – it’s not the usual shooter with a boring storyline and brainless enemies. The title looks beautiful and as a player, you’re on an island that is populated by dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures (and other humans as well). If you want to survive you must build a base and you have to use weapons too.
ARK: Survival Evolved uses Unreal 4 engine and it looks very good but on the other hand it’s not the lightest game out there especially if you want to use the Epic graphics preset. Still, we have prepared two mid-range GPUs – the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (130W) and RTX 3060 (75W). Let’s see what these two can offer when it comes to ARK: Survival Evolved.
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for ARK: Survival Evolved list.
Contents
GeForce RTX 3060 variants
| GeForce RTX 3060 [130W] | GeForce RTX 3060 [75W] | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| GPU chip | GA106 | GA106 |
| Shader units | 3840 | 3840 |
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 1387 (+70%) | 817 |
| Boost clock (MHz) | up to 1702 (+33%) | 1282 |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 1750 (+19%) | 1468 |
| Memory size (MB) | 6144 | 6144 |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 192 | 192 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 130W (+73%) | 75W |
| 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
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 3060 [130W] | 177 fps (+9%) | 110 fps (+18%) | 89 fps (+17%) | 55 fps (+20%) |
| GeForce RTX 3060 [75W] | 163 fps | 93 fps | 76 fps | 46 fps |
Verdict
The difference between these two GPU isn’t that big on Low but after that, the 130W GPU becomes clearly faster compared to its rival. The good news is that if you don’t mind 55 FPS with maxed-out visuals, the game is decently playable with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (130W). If you want more FPS you can switch to High which will give you a lot more FPS and almost the same visual quality.
The 75W GPU is a decent performer as well – it scores 46 FPS on Epic and 76 FPS on High which sounds good for a mid-range GPU with modest TGP.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [130W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [75W]
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
![[June 2026] Best-Selling Laptop Brands on Amazon Global – Apple’s Unrivaled Dominance in Units and Revenue](https://laptopmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GLOBAL-Best-Brands-400x225.jpg)
![[June 2026] Amazon Global: Top 10 Best-Selling Laptops – Apple’s New MacBook Neo Storms to #1, Reshaping the Market with Affordability](https://laptopmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Best-Selling-Laptops-GLOBAL-Top-10-400x225.jpg)
![[June 2026] Amazon Global: Top 10 Best-Selling Gaming Laptops – Acer’s Nitro V 16S AI Dominates Sales, While ASUS Leads Overall Revenue](https://laptopmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Best-Selling-Gaming-Laptops-GLOBAL-Top-10-400x225.jpg)
![[June 2026] Global Ranking of Best-Selling Laptop GPUs on Amazon – NVIDIA RTX 5060 is the Top-Selling Dedicated GPU](https://laptopmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Best-Selling-GPUs-GLOBAL-Top-10-400x225.jpg)
![[June 2026] Global Ranking of Best-Selling Laptop CPUs on Amazon – Apple M5 Dominates, AMD Ryzen 7 260 Gets Solid Premium Share](https://laptopmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Best-Selling-CPUs-GLOBAL-Top-10-400x225.jpg)
