[FPS Benchmarks] Need For Speed Heat on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (150W) and RTX 3070 Ti (150W) – RTX 3080 is 15% faster
Need For Speed Heat is another successful title that belongs to the popular series. It seems that it’s more popular compared to its predecessor – Need For Speed Payback. As always, you can expect beautiful locations, a lot of cars, performance, and visual upgrades, and police pursuits.
Need For Speed Heat is based on the Frostbite 3 engine and it looks good. In addition, the title isn’t that heavy when it comes to system requirements. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 [55W] is fast enough for more than 60 FPS on Ultra details which is a good example of how light the game is. For people who always need tons of FPS, we have prepared two fast RTX GPUs for today’s comparison – the Need For Speed Heat on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (150W) and RTX 3070 Ti (150W).
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Contents
GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 Ti variants
| GeForce RTX 3080 [150W] | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti [150W] | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| GPU chip | GA104 | GA104 |
| Shader units | 6144 (+4%) | 5888 |
| ROPs | 96 | 96 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 1185 (+30%) | 915 |
| Boost clock (MHz) | 1605 (+13%) | 1410 |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 1750 | 1750 |
| Memory size (MB) | 8192 | 8192 |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 256 | 256 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 150W | 150W |
| DirectX version | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Technology | 8nm | 8nm |
| RTX capabilities | Yes | Yes |
| Release date | 01.2022 | 01.2022 |
| Detailed specs | Link | Link |
Synthetic benchmarks
The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.
Results are from 3DMark Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)
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 3080 [150W] | 149 fps (+18%) | 123 fps (+14%) | 111 fps (+14%) |
| GeForce RTX 3070 Ti [150W] | 126 fps | 108 fps | 97 fps |
Verdict
Alright, the Need For Speed Heat on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (150W) is 15% faster on average compared to the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (150W). Of course, the bigger GPU is faster but the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti [150W] is a great performer as well and it almost scores 100 FPS on Ultra details which makes it the better deal in this comparison when it comes to price/performance ratio and Need For Speed Heat.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 [150W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti [150W]
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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