[FPS Benchmarks] Cyberpunk 2077 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (65W) and RTX 3050 (55W) – RTX 3060 (65W) is 67% faster on average
Like it or not, Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the biggest gaming hits of the last few years. Sure, the title has its flaws (the initial version was full of bugs) and most of them are already fixed. On the other hand, Cyberpunk 2077 offers a unique gameplay atmosphere, beautiful graphics, a great soundtrack, and a really long single-player campaign.
As we said, the game looks beautiful and it’s not that heavy if you don’t use ray-tracing – 60 FPS on Ultra is possible on a mid-range GPU like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [Laptop, 140W]. For this article, we’ll compare two not-so-expensive NVIDIA Ampere GPUs – the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (65W) and RTX 3050 (55W) – RTX 3060 (65W).
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for Cyberpunk 2077 list.
Contents
GeForce RTX 3060 and RTX 3050 variants
| GeForce RTX 3060 [65W] | GeForce RTX 3050 [55W] | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| GPU chip | GA106 | GA107 |
| Shader units | 3840 (+88%) | 2048 |
| ROPs | 48 (+50%) | 32 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 817 (+15%) | 712 |
| Boost clock (MHz) | 1282 (+21%) | 1057 |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 1500 (+9%) | 1375 |
| Memory size (MB) | 6144 (+72%) | 4096 |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 192 (+50%) | 128 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 65W (+18%) | 55W |
| 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
Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)
| Cyberpunk 2077 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3060 [65W] | 91 fps (+78%) | 75 fps (+70%) | 60 fps (+67%) | 50 fps (+52%) |
| GeForce RTX 3050 [55W] | 51 fps | 44 fps | 36 fps | 33 fps |
Verdict
So, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (65W) just wiped the floor with the GeForce RTX 3050 (55W) – the bigger sibling is 67% faster on average and that’s a day and night difference in terms of raw performance. Still, for gamers on a budget, the GeForce RTX 3050 [55W] offers a decent performance when it comes to Cyberpunk 2077 – 44 FPS on Medium settings is an okay result for a GPU like this one.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [65W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 [55W]
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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