[FPS Benchmarks] Doom Eternal on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (165W) and RTX 3070 (140W) – the RTX 3080 is faster but the RTX 3070 is close
DOOM is one of the most popular PC gaming franchises ever. DOOM Eternal is the latest title that belongs to the legendary series. The game has an impressive visual quality and in addition, it’s well-optimized and you can run it on Low even some inexpensive dGPUs and iGPUs like NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (25W) or AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Ryzen 4000).
Just like the previous games from the series, this one offers a super-intense gameplay experience so high FPS is always a welcomed extra. For today’s comparison, we have picked two really fast GPUs – the GeForce RTX 3080 (165W) and RTX 3070 (140W). Let’s see how fast these two are when it comes to Doom Eternal.
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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)
| Doom Eternal | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, U.Nightmare (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3080 [165W] | 332 fps (+21%) | 311 fps (+18%) | 257 fps (+10%) |
| GeForce RTX 3070 [140W] | 275 fps | 263 fps | 234 fps |
Verdict
Now, it’s clear that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (165W) has won the match against the RTX 3070 (140W). The bigger GPU is faster no matter the preset but the difference between these two GPUs on Ultra Nightmare quality is 10% while the 165W GPU is a super-expensive product. So, the GeForce RTX 3080 (165W) is the winner in terms of pure performance, but the GeForce RTX 3070 (140W) is the price/performance king.
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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