[FPS Benchmarks] Overwatch on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (130W) and RTX 3070 (85W) – the 130W video card is 32% faster
Overwatch is a really successful Blizzard game. This shooter gains a player base with its full of action gameplay and fun atmosphere. Technically wise, the game engine isn’t too demanding and even devices with low-end GPUs like the GeForce MX 250 (25W) can run it on Low details with decent FPS.
For our comparison, we have in front of us the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (130W) and RTX 3070 (85W) which are fast NVIDIA Ampere video cards. Without further ado, let’s see what these two are capable of.
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Contents
GeForce RTX 3070 variants
GeForce RTX 3070 [130W] | GeForce RTX 3070 [85W] | |
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Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
GPU chip | GA104 | GA104 |
Shader units | 5120 | 5120 |
ROPs | 80 | 80 |
Base Clock (MHz) | 1110 (+42%) | 780 |
Boost clock (MHz) | up to 1620 (+26%) | 1290 |
Memory clock (MHz) | 1750 (+17%) | 1500 |
Memory size (MB) | 8192 | 8192 |
Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
Memory bus width (bit) | 256 | 256 |
TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 130W (+53%) | 85W |
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
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)
Overwatch | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Epic (Check settings) |
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GeForce RTX 3070 [130W] | 248 fps (+33%) | 216 fps (+34%) | 198 fps (+28%) |
GeForce RTX 3070 [85W] | 186 fps | 161 fps | 155 fps |
Verdict
Well, it’s not a surprise that the 130W video card is 32% faster on average. Overwatch looks fine even on Low so if you don’t care much about details and you prefer FPS over visual quality, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (130W) can show up to 248 FPS on Low details.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (85W) isn’t slow by any means. It can push more than 144 FPS on Epic quality (158 FPS) which is fine for 144 Hz displays.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 [130W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 [85W]