[FPS Benchmarks] Cyberpunk 2077 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (165W) and RTX 3070 (140W) – the RTX 3080 is 15% faster
Cyberpunk 2077 is still one of the most popular new games. Apart from its not-so-good debut, right now the title has been patched numerous times and the overall gameplay experience is acceptable. In addition, the game looks good and it supports ray-tracing as well.
Unfortunately, Cyberpunk 2077 isn’t the lightest title out there but in most cases, a modern mid-range GPU should do the job if you don’t touch the ray-tracing option. Actually, you can do that because you can use DLSS (if your GPU supports it) when the system struggles. For today’s comparison, we have prepared two fast GPUs – the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (165W) and RTX 3070 (140W).
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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)
| Cyberpunk 2077 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3080 [165W] | 167 fps (+18%) | 139 fps (+14%) | 112 fps (+13%) | 95 fps (+14%) |
| GeForce RTX 3070 [140W] | 141 fps | 122 fps | 99 fps | 83 fps |
Verdict
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (165W) is 15% faster which looks like a normal difference between these two video cards. On the other hand, the performance of the GeForce RTX 3070 (140W) is just enough for most people and this GPU costs less.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 [165W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 [140W]
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