[FPS Benchmarks] Need For Speed Heat on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (130W) and RTX 3060 (75W) – just a 4% performance gap

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [FPS Benchmarks] Need For Speed Heat on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (130W) and RTX 3060 (75W) - just a 4% performance gap

From: Nikolay Palaozov 04 June 2021 / 04:42 | 0

Need For Speed Heat is one of the successful games that belong to the popular franchise. The gameplay follows the well-known formula – a lot of cars that can be bought with in-game money or you can win them in races. In addition, there are also fast-paced races, some storyline (actually this isn’t a needed thing in a game like this one), cops pursuits, and everything is complemented by decent graphics.

Actually, the game isn’t too heavy and that’s why for today’s comparison we have picked the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (130W) and RTX 3060 (75W). These and two new mid-rangers so let’s see their performance.

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

GeForce RTX 3060 variants

	GeForce RTX 3060 [130W]	GeForce RTX 3060 [75W]
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
GPU chip	GA106	GA106
Shader units	3840	3840
ROPs	48	48
Base Clock (MHz)	1387 (+70%)	817
Boost clock (MHz)	up to 1702 (+33%)	1282
Memory clock (MHz)	1750 (+19%)	1468
Memory size (MB)	6144	6144
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Memory bus width (bit)	192	192
TGP (Total Graphics Power)	130W (+73%)	75W
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

3DMark Time Spy (G)

The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 130W) MSI GP66 Leopard

8738

3DMark Fire Strike (G)

Results are from 3DMark Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 130W) MSI GP66 Leopard

22474

Unigine Superposition

Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 130W) MSI GP66 Leopard

5416

Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)

Need For Speed Heat	Full HD, Low (Check settings)	Full HD, High (Check settings)	Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 3060 [130W]	115 fps (+3%)	101 fps (+3%)	92 fps (+6%)
GeForce RTX 3060 [75W]	112 fps	98 fps	87 fps

Verdict

Now, that was a bit of a surprise. The performance difference between these two GPUs is negligible, at least when it comes to Need For Speed Heat. Sure, in a lot of other cases (ergo, games) the 130W GPU is faster but in this game, the 130W version and the 75W variant are very close in terms of performance.

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

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