[FPS Benchmarks] Dota 2 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (165W) and RTX 3070 (140W) – the RTX 3080 is 44% faster on average
Dota 2 is one of Valve’s most popular games ever. This is a free-to-play game so you can just download it via Steam and you’re good to go. One of the things that makes Dota 2 so popular is its gameplay and the fact that the title is light when it comes to system requirements.
Low-end GPUs like the GeForce MX250 (or even some least powerful offerings like the MX230 or MX150 are okay too) are just fine to play Dota 2 at least on Low or Medium settings. For this article, we have prepared something much more powerful than the abovementioned GPUs – the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (165W) and RTX 3070 (140W).
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for DOTA 2 list.
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)
| DOTA 2 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3080 [165W] | 281 fps (+44%) | 241 fps (+43%) | 232 fps (+45%) | 208 fps (+43%) |
| GeForce RTX 3070 [140W] | 195 fps | 168 fps | 160 fps | 145 fps |
Verdict
That was a bit shocking but the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (165W) is 44% faster on average when compared to the RTX 3070 (140W). This is a huge performance gap but at the same time the performance of the smaller GPU isn’t bad at all and it’s still enough for 144 Hz displays.
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for DOTA 2 list.
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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