[FPS Benchmarks] Metro Exodus on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3060 (130W) – RTX 3080 is 45% faster on Extreme quality

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [FPS Benchmarks] Metro Exodus on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3060 (130W) - RTX 3080 is 45% faster on Extreme quality

From: Nikolay Palaozov 03 December 2021 / 06:23 0

Metro Exodus is the successor of Metro Last Light and just like the previous game, the new one brings some great graphics to the table alongside thrilling gameplay full of monsters and hostile humans that are populating the abandoned metro tunnels.

Speaking of graphics, the game is heavy, especially if you always like to crank up the visuals to their max possible values. The Extreme preset is no joke and most of the high-end GPUs are having a hard time reaching the 60 FPS mark on this quality preset. For today’s comparison, we have prepared two good GPUs – the GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3060 (130W).

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GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3060 variants
Synthetic benchmarks
Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)
Verdict

GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3060 variants

	GeForce RTX 3080 [130W]	GeForce RTX 3060 [130W]
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
GPU chip	GA104	GA106
Shader units	6144 (+60%)	3840
ROPs	96 (+100%)	48
Base Clock (MHz)	up to 1185	1387 (+17%)
Boost clock (MHz)	up to 1605	1702 (+6%)
Memory clock (MHz)	1750	1750
Memory size (MB)	8192 (+33%)	6144
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Memory bus width (bit)	256 (+33%)	192
TGP (Total Graphics Power)	130W	130W
DirectX version	12.1	12.1
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)

Metro Exodus	Full HD, Low (Check settings)	Full HD, High (Check settings)	Full HD, Extreme (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 3080 [130W]	136 fps (+13%)	98 fps (+27%)	55 fps (+45%)
GeForce RTX 3060 [130W]	120 fps	77 fps	38 fps

Verdict

The difference between these two GPUs isn’t that big on Low settings, but on Medium and especially on Extreme quality, the GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) is showing its raw power delivering 45% higher FPS compared to the GeForce RTX 3060 (130W). However, the smaller GPU can offer great performance for a mid-ranger and the sweet spot for it is the High preset – in this scenario, it delivers 77 FPS and that’s fine for a single-player game like Metro Exodus.

All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 [130W]

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