[FPS Benchmarks] CS:GO on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3070 (130W) – just a 7% difference

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [FPS Benchmarks] CS:GO on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3070 (130W) - just a 7% difference

From: Nikolay Palaozov 05 May 2021 / 04:30 0

Even if you’re not a gamer, probably you have heard something about Counter-Strike. Even today, the oldest title – CS 1.6 has been played by a lot of players. The latter was released in 2000 – yes, it was more than two decades ago. And if you have a look at Steam’s “Top games by current player count” you’re going to notice that CS:GO often tops the chart.

CS:GO is a Valve game that uses Source engine and that’s why the title is not heavy at all. Some iGPUs like AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Ryzen 4000/5000, 35/45W) can run it at least on Low preset. This is a competitive game, which means that higher FPS will give you (probably) a better gameplay experience. So, let’s see how fast are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3070 (130W) with the aid of CS:GO.

Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for CS:GO list.

GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 variants
Synthetic benchmarks
Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)
Verdict

GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 variants

	GeForce RTX 3080 [130W]	GeForce RTX 3070 [130W]
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
GPU chip	GA104	GA104
Shader units	6144 (+20%)	5120
ROPs	96	96
Base Clock (MHz)	up to 1185 (+7%)	1110
Boost clock (MHz)	up to 1605	1620 (+1%)
Memory clock (MHz)	1750	1750
Memory size (MB)	8192	8192
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Memory bus width (bit)	256	256
TGP (Total Graphics Power)	130W	130W
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

Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)

cs-go-benchmarks

CS:GO	Full HD, Low (Check settings)	Full HD, Medium (Check settings)	Full HD, MAX (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 3080 [130W]	467 fps (+7%)	438 fps (+7%)	414 fps (+6%)
GeForce RTX 3070 [130W, Intel CPU]	437 fps	408 fps	389 fps

Verdict

At least in CS:GO, the difference between these two GPUs is small – just 7% on average. Sure, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) is much faster in other games but here it seems that the difference is almost insignificant. If you play CS:GO a lot and you want to see a lot of frames per second, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (130W) is a good choice because it’s a decent combination of performance and price.

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 3080 [130W]

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