[FPS Benchmarks] Red Dead Redemption 2 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (95W) and RTX 3050 (75W) – RTX 3050 Ti is 20% faster on average
Red Dead Redemption 2 is another blockbuster created by Rockstar Games. This is one of the good console ports that we’ve witnessed in the last few years. Just like the Grand Theft Auto games, in Red Dead Redemption 2 you can explore freely one huge world full of main story missions, side quests, some funny challenges, and you’ll meet a lot of interesting in-game characters.
The PC port is definitely good and the visual quality is great and there is a lot of attention to smaller details as well. On the other hand, the game isn’t light, and even on High details, some good mid-range GPUs (like the 130W version of the GeForce RTX 3060) can’t reach the 60 FPS mark (as well as some high-end GPUs with lower TGP like the GeForce RTX 3080 (95W). For this article, we have prepared the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (95W) and RTX 3050 (75W) – let’s inspect their performance when it comes to Red Dead Redemption 2.
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Contents
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti and RTX 3050 variants
| GeForce RTX 3050 Ti [95W] | GeForce RTX 3050 [75W] | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| GPU chip | GA107 | GA107 |
| Shader units | 2560 (+25%) | 2048 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 1222 | 1237 (+1%) |
| Boost clock (MHz) | 1485 | 1500 (+1%) |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 1500 | 1500 |
| Memory size (MB) | 4096 | 4096 |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 128 | 128 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 95W (+27%) | 75W |
| DirectX version | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Technology | 8nm | 8nm |
| RTX capabilities | Yes | Yes |
| Release date | 05.2021 | 05.2021 |
| 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)
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3050 Ti [95W] | 102 fps (19%) | 64 fps (+24%) | 33 fps (+18%) | – |
| GeForce RTX 3050 [75W] | 86 fps | 52 fps | 28 fps | – |
Verdict
So, the GeForce RTX 3050 Ti [95W] is 20% faster on average compared to the GeForce RTX 3050 [75W] which is a somehow big performance gap given the fact that both GPUs have 4GB of VRAM. The Medium preset looks like the way to go for the two contenders and in this scenario, the 95W GPU is 24% faster with its 64 FPS while the GeForce RTX 3050 (75W) is performing well too with its 52 FPS.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti [95W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 [75W]
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