[FPS Benchmarks] CS:GO on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (130W) and RTX 3070 (85W) – both are closer than you think
Counter-Strike is one of the most popular games up to date. It’s been more than two decades since the first game was released and even now CS:GO often tops the Steam chart of “Top games by current player count”.
CS:GO is based on Valve’s own Source engine and the game isn’t too heavy at all. Based on our own tests, we saw that even iGPUs like the AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Ryzen 4000/5000, 35/45W) can do the job at least on Low settings. Just like most competitive games, higher FPS leads to a smoother gameplay experience. So, without further ado, let’s see how many frames per second the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (130W) and RTX 3070 (85W) can show when it comes to CS:GO.
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for CS:GO list.
Contents
GeForce RTX 3070 variants
| GeForce RTX 3070 [130W] | GeForce RTX 3070 [85W] | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| GPU chip | GA104 | GA104 |
| Shader units | 5120 | 5120 |
| ROPs | 80 | 80 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 1110 (+42%) | 780 |
| Boost clock (MHz) | up to 1620 (+26%) | 1290 |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 1750 (+17%) | 1500 |
| Memory size (MB) | 8192 | 8192 |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 256 | 256 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 130W (+53%) | 85W |
| 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)
| CS:GO | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3070 [130W] | 334 fps (+5%) | 282 fps (+1%) | 268 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3070 [85W] | 317 fps | 278 fps | 270 fps (+1%) |
Verdict
Well, that was a really close battle. Not much of a difference between these two at least in CS:GO. We are talking about some negligible difference here and there but at the end of the day, we can call it a tie result.
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for CS:GO list.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 [130W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 [85W]
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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