[FPS Benchmarks] ARK: Survival Evolved on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (165W) and RTX 3070 (140W) – the 165W GPU is the winner
ARK: Survival Evolved is an interesting game that offers a decent gameplay experience alongside greatly-looking graphics, and if you love dinosaurs you’ll be happy to see a lot of this species and thanks to the good quality of the graphics, these animals look great.
Unfortunately, this huge open-world combined with a good picture quality leads to high system requirements, and ARK: Survival Evolved is one of the heaviest games on the market, at least when it comes to Epic quality. So, for today’s comparison, we have prepared one of the fastest Ampere GPUs up to date – the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (165W) and RTX 3070 (140W). Let’s see how fast these two are when it comes to ARK: Survival Evolved.
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Contents
GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 variants
| GeForce RTX 3080 [165W] | GeForce RTX 3070 [140W] | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| GPU chip | GA104 | GA104 |
| Shader units | 6144 (+20%) | 5120 |
| ROPs | 96 | 96 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 1350 (+22%) | 1110 |
| Boost clock (MHz) | up to 1710 (+10%) | 1560 |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 1750 | 1750 |
| Memory size (MB) | 8192 | 8192 |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 256 | 256 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 165W (+18%) | 140W |
| DirectX version | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| 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)
| 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 3080 [165W] | 211 fps (+60%) | 160 fps (+22%) | 135 fps (+22%) | 81 fps (+14%) |
| GeForce RTX 3070 [140W] | 132 fps | 131 fps | 111 fps | 71 fps |
Verdict
Expectedly, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (165W) wins with ease – it’s faster no matter the visual quality. As you can see, the difference between these two GPUs on the Epic preset is 14%. It’s not the smallest difference out there but the GeForce RTX 3070 (140W) is significantly cheaper and it’s the smartest buy. If money isn’t a problem, the 165W GPU will give you top performance.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 [165W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 [140W]
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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