[FPS Benchmarks] Gears 5 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (65W) and RTX 3050 (55W) – the 65W GPU is 31% faster
Gears 5 is a good-looking game that is based on Unreal Engine 4 (just like the predecessor – Gears Of War 4). Fights with huge numbers of monsters from the Locust and Swarm Hordes, a good story, and a decent amount of missions are part of the fun.
Gears 5 is a well-optimized game that can be played even with low-end GPUs with around 50 FPS on the Medium preset like the NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6, 25W). For this article, we’ll compare two video cards with not-so-hefty TGPs – the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (65W) and RTX 3050 (55W).
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for Gears 5 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)
| Gears 5 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3060 [65W] | 136 fps (+11%) | 111 fps (+34%) | 94 fps (+38%) | 74 fps (+40%) |
| GeForce RTX 3050 [55W] | 123 fps | 83 fps | 68 fps | 53 fps |
Verdict
It’s completely normal that the bigger GPU is faster and its lead is a solid one – 31% more FPS compared to the GeForce RTX 3050 [55W] is a respectable result. On the other hand, the latter is fast enough to deliver 68 FPS on High details and this is a good result for an inexpensive graphics card with just a 55W TGP.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [65W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 [55W]
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
![[June 2026] Best-Selling Laptop Brands on Amazon Global – Apple’s Unrivaled Dominance in Units and Revenue](https://laptopmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GLOBAL-Best-Brands-400x225.jpg)
![[June 2026] Amazon Global: Top 10 Best-Selling Laptops – Apple’s New MacBook Neo Storms to #1, Reshaping the Market with Affordability](https://laptopmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Best-Selling-Laptops-GLOBAL-Top-10-400x225.jpg)
![[June 2026] Amazon Global: Top 10 Best-Selling Gaming Laptops – Acer’s Nitro V 16S AI Dominates Sales, While ASUS Leads Overall Revenue](https://laptopmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Best-Selling-Gaming-Laptops-GLOBAL-Top-10-400x225.jpg)
![[June 2026] Global Ranking of Best-Selling Laptop GPUs on Amazon – NVIDIA RTX 5060 is the Top-Selling Dedicated GPU](https://laptopmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Best-Selling-GPUs-GLOBAL-Top-10-400x225.jpg)
![[June 2026] Global Ranking of Best-Selling Laptop CPUs on Amazon – Apple M5 Dominates, AMD Ryzen 7 260 Gets Solid Premium Share](https://laptopmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Best-Selling-CPUs-GLOBAL-Top-10-400x225.jpg)
