[FPS Benchmarks] Overwatch on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3070 (130W) – a 17% performance gap

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [FPS Benchmarks] Overwatch on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3070 (130W) - a 17% performance gap

From: Nikolay Palaozov 19 April 2021 / 04:20 | 0

Overwatch is one of the most popular online shooters up to date. It offers a fun atmosphere and dynamic gameplay with a lot of different weapons. Graphically, the title isn’t very demanding and even some low-end devices with GPUs like the GeForce MX 250 (25W) can run it on Low preset.

For today’s article, we have prepared the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3070 (130W). Let’s see what these two can offer when it comes to Overwatch.

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GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 variants
Synthetic benchmarks
Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)
Verdict

GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 variants

	GeForce RTX 3080 [130W]	GeForce RTX 3070 [130W]
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
GPU chip	GA104	GA104
Shader units	6144 (+20%)	5120
ROPs	96	96
Base Clock (MHz)	up to 1185 (+7%)	1110
Boost clock (MHz)	up to 1605	1620 (+1%)
Memory clock (MHz)	1750	1750
Memory size (MB)	8192	8192
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Memory bus width (bit)	256	256
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)

Overwatch	Full HD, Low (Check settings)	Full HD, High (Check settings)	Full HD, Epic (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 3080 [130W]	308 fps (+14%)	285 fps (+17%)	260 fps (+21%)
GeForce RTX 3070 [130W, Intel CPU]	270 fps	243 fps	215 fps

Verdict

Well, not bad – the GeForce RTX 3080 [130W] is 17% faster on average which is a decent lead. But for most gamers, the GeForce RTX 3070 [130W] will be (probably) enough because it can show 215 FPS on Epic settings and if you switch down to High quality the average FPS jumps to 243 FPS which is suitable for 144 Hz and even 244 Hz monitors. Last but not least, the RTX 3070 [130W] is cheaper than the GeForce RTX 3080 [130W].

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

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