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日本[FPS Benchmarks] The Witcher 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (130W) and RTX 3060 (75W) – a mind-blowing 35% difference
The Witcher 3 isn’t that new anymore but on the other hand, the game still looks good and it’s one of the most most popular single-player PC games up to date. If we take a look at the visuals, the game looks good even today, especially if you bump every setting to its max state.
Speaking of graphics, you can find a lot of mods that are enhancing the visual quality of the game. In addition, there are many fan-made add-ons that include interesting quests. The Witcher 3 is a well-optimized game and the majority of low-end GPUs can run it at least on Low.
So, let’s check the performance of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (130W) and RTX 3060 (75W).
Contents
GeForce RTX 3060 variants
| GeForce RTX 3060 [130W] | GeForce RTX 3060 [75W] | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| GPU chip | GA106 | GA106 |
| Shader units | 3840 | 3840 |
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 1387 (+70%) | 817 |
| Boost clock (MHz) | up to 1702 (+33%) | 1282 |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 1750 (+19%) | 1468 |
| Memory size (MB) | 6144 | 6144 |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 192 | 192 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 130W (+73%) | 75W |
| 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
Results are from the 3DMark: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the 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)
| The Witcher 3 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3060 [130W] | 263 fps (+33%) | 200 fps (+34%) | 173 fps (+37%) | 114 fps (+34%) |
| GeForce RTX 3060 [75W] | 198 fps | 149 fps | 126 fps | 85 fps |
Verdict
Now, that’s a big win for the 130W GPU. Yes, the bigger video card is 35% faster on average – these are two different worlds in terms of performance. At least in The Witcher 3, higher frequencies and bigger TGP lead to a significant performance boost. On the other hand, the 75W video card is doing a good job too – 85 FPS on Ultra is (perhaps) enough for most gamers.
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All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [75W]
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