[FPS Benchmarks] Rocket League on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3080 (85W) – a close battle
Rocket League is a free-to-play game that has decent graphics and the core gameplay is also fun – consider it as soccer with cars. However, the game is very light and you can run with almost any modern GPU or iGPU on the market.
The title is based on Unreal Engine 3 and it looks okay even for today’s standards. Without further ado, let’s check the actual performance of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3080 (85W) using Rocket League.
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for Rocket League list.
Contents
GeForce RTX 3080 variants
| GeForce RTX 3080 [130W] | GeForce RTX 3080 [85W] | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| GPU chip | GA104 | GA104 |
| Shader units | 6144 | 6144 |
| ROPs | 96 | 96 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | up to 1185 (+52%) | 780 |
| Boost clock (MHz) | up to 1605 (+29%) | 1245 |
| 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 | 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)
| Rocket League | Full HD, H.Performance (Check settings) | Full HD, H.Quality (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3080 [130W] | 804 fps | 469 fps (+7%) |
| GeForce RTX 3080 [85W] | 869 fps (+8%) | 439 fps |
Verdict
Well, the 85W GPU is 8% faster on High Performance and the bigger video card is 7% faster on High Quality. You’ll not spot any difference between these two video cards when it comes to Rocket League. The game is very light and if you don’t need so many frames per second you can have a look at some other not-so-expensive graphics solutions.
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for Rocket League list.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 [130W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 [85W]
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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