[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).

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    GeForce RTX 3060 variants

     GeForce RTX 3060 [130W]GeForce RTX 3060 [75W]
    ArchitectureAmpereAmpere
    GPU chipGA106GA106
    Shader units38403840
    ROPs4848
    Base Clock (MHz)1387 (+70%)817
    Boost clock (MHz)up to 1702 (+33%)1282
    Memory clock (MHz)1750 (+19%)1468
    Memory size (MB)61446144
    Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
    Memory bus width (bit)192192
    TGP (Total Graphics Power)130W (+73%)75W
    DirectX version12.112.1
    Technology8nm8nm
    RTX capabilitiesYes Yes
    Release date01.202101.2021
    Detailed specsLinkLink

    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)

    The Witcher 3Full 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 fps149 fps126 fps85 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.

    All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [130W]

    All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [75W]

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