[FPS Benchmarks] Shadow Of The Tomb Raider on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (65W) and RTX 3050 (55W) – the 65W GPU is 28% faster on average
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider still looks very good and it offers gameplay full of a large number of main and side missions, a lot of gunfights, puzzles, and a good storyline (just like the predecessor – Rise Of The Tom Raider). There are some DLCs as well if the base game’s content isn’t enough for you.
This is not a light and it’s hungry for video memory as well. However, the game looks good even on Medium settings so if you don’t mind a bit decreased visuals, you can play this game with a not-so-expensive GPU. For example, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 [Laptop, 75W] is enough for almost 70 FPS on High details. For today’s article, we’re going to compare two good GPUs – the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (65W) and RTX 3050 (55W).
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for Shadow of the Tomb Raider list.
Contents
GeForce RTX 3060 and RTX 3050 variants
| GeForce RTX 3060 [65W] | GeForce RTX 3050 [55W] | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| GPU chip | GA106 | GA107 |
| Shader units | 3840 (+88%) | 2048 |
| ROPs | 48 (+50%) | 32 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 817 (+15%) | 712 |
| Boost clock (MHz) | 1282 (+21%) | 1057 |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 1500 (+9%) | 1375 |
| Memory size (MB) | 6144 (+72%) | 4096 |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 192 (+50%) | 128 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 65W (+18%) | 55W |
| 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
Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) | Full HD, Lowest (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Highest (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3060 [65W] | 108 fps (+1%) | 89 fps (+27%) | 86 fps (+41%) | 59 fps (+44%) |
| GeForce RTX 3050 [55W] | 107 fps | 70 fps | 61 fps | 41 fps |
Verdict
Okay, the GeForce RTX 3060 [65W] is 28% faster on average compared to the GeForce RTX 3050 [55W]. It’s a big difference but keep in mind that’s an average score – the bigger GPU is even 44% faster on the Highest details. Still, the cheaper GeForce RTX 3050 [55W] is able to deliver more than 60 FPS on High details and that should be probably enough for most people.
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for Shadow of the Tomb Raider list.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [65W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 [55W]
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