[FPS Benchmarks] Dota 2 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (95W) and RTX 3060 (140W) – RTX 3080 is 35% faster
Thankfully, Dota 2 is a free-to-play game so everyone can download it via Steam. This game is one of the most successful Valve games ever and the main reason for that is the gameplay formula.
The other advantage of Dota 2 is the fact that this game is really light and you can play it on a not-so-powerful machine with an iGPU like the AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 [R4000/5000, 15W] with around 140 FPS on Low settings. For this article, we’ll compare two powerful NVIDIA RTX Ampere GPUs – the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (95W) and RTX 3060 (140W).
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for DOTA 2 list.
Contents
GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3060 variants
| GeForce RTX 3080 [95W] | GeForce RTX 3060 [140W] | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| GPU chip | GA104 | GA106 |
| Shader units | 6144 (+60%) | 3840 |
| ROPs | 96 (+100%) | 48 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 780 | 1387 (+78%) |
| Boost clock (MHz) | 1245 | 1702 (+37%) |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 1500 | 1750 (+17%) |
| Memory size (MB) | 8192 (+33%) | 6144 |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 256 (+33%) | 192 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 95 | 140W (+47%) |
| DirectX version | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Technology | 8nm | 8nm |
| RTX capabilities | Yes | Yes |
| Release date | 01.2021 | 01.2022 |
| 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 [95W] | 234 fps (+30%) | 205 fps (+39%) | 194 fps (+37%) | 175 fps (+32%) |
| GeForce RTX 3060 [140W] | 180 fps | 148 fps | 142 fps | 133 fps |
Verdict
So, expectedly, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (95W) is 35% faster compared to the GeForce RTX 3060 (140W). The 95W can show more than 170 FPS on maxed-out visuals which is a great score. Still, the GeForce RTX 3060 [140W] is showing good results as well thanks to its hefty TGP – 130 FPS on Max details is a respectable score for a mid-range graphics solution.
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 [95W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [140W]
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