[FPS Benchmarks] The Witcher 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (130W) and RTX 3070 (130W) – both perform well but the RTX 3070 wins

    The Witcher 3 was released in 2015 but this title still looks good no matter its age. Not to mention that there are a lot of visual enhancing mods that can be downloaded for free and they are noticeably upgrading the visual quality of the game in a good way.

    In addition to that, the game is light because it’s well optimized. It’s not too hungry for VRAM so even not-so-expensive devices can run this game with bumped visual settings. Speaking of visuals, let’s see how fast the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (130W) and RTX 3070 (130W) are when you want to play The Witcher 3.

    Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for The Witcher 3 list.

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    GeForce RTX 3060 and RTX 3070 variants

     GeForce RTX 3060 [130W]GeForce RTX 3070 [130W]
    ArchitectureAmpereAmpere
    GPU chipGA106GA104
    Shader units38405120 (+33%)
    ROPs4896 (+100%)
    Base Clock (MHz)1387 (+14%)1215
    Boost clock (MHz)up to 1702 (+5%)1620
    Memory clock (MHz)17501750
    Memory size (MB)61448192 (+33%)
    Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
    Memory bus width (bit)192256 (+33%)
    TGP (Total Graphics Power)130W140W (+8%)
    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 fps200 fps173 fps114 fps
    GeForce RTX 3070 [130W]268 fps (+2%)219 fps (+10%)195 fps (+13%)134 fps (+18%)





    Verdict

    Well, both GPUs are showing great FPS results but expectedly the GeForce RTX 3070 (130W) is the winner. When it comes to Ultra details, it can show 134 FPS which is a respectable result. On the other hand, the GeForce RTX 3060 (130W) is proving that when it’s in a well-cooled laptop it could achieve great results for a mid-range GPU.

    Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for The Witcher 3 list.

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

    All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 [130W]

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