[FPS Benchmarks] Need For Speed Heat on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (95W) and RTX 3060 (65W) – the 95W GPU is 23% faster
Need For Speed Heat is a good racing game that is part of the popular series. The title offers fun gameplay full of different kinds of races, fast cars, and pursuits with the police. This kind of gameplay never gets old when it’s mixed with a good soundtrack and decent graphics.
Speaking of graphics, Need For Speed Heat isn’t the lightest game out there but at the same time, it’s not heavy as Red Dead Redemption 2 for example. For 60 FPS on Ultra, a modern mid-range GPU should do the job but if you want more than that, well, you’re going to need more firepower.
For this article, we have prepared two good GPUs – the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (95W) and RTX 3060 (65W).
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for Need For Speed Heat list.
Contents
GeForce RTX 3060 variants
| GeForce RTX 3060 [95W] | GeForce RTX 3060 [65W] | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| GPU chip | GA106 | GA106 |
| Shader units | 3840 | 3840 |
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 900 (+10%) | 817 |
| Boost clock (MHz) | 1425 (+11%) | 1282 |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 1750 (+17%) | 1500 |
| Memory size (MB) | 6144 | 6144 |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 192 | 192 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 95W (+46%) | 65W |
| 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)
| Need For Speed Heat | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3060 [95W] | 100 fps (+23%) | 89 fps (+24%) | 81 fps (+23%) |
| GeForce RTX 3060 [65W] | 81 fps | 72 fps | 66 fps |
Verdict
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (95W) has the upper hand no matter the visual quality and it’s 23% faster compared to the GeForce RTX 3060 (65W). The latter isn’t slow at all, it can show 66 FPS on Ultra and if you need a bit smoother gameplay, just switch to High and there will be a bump in the FPS while the visual quality will remain decent.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [95W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [65W]
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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