[FPS Benchmarks] The Witcher 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (65W) and RTX 3050 (55W) – the 65W GPU is 38% faster on average

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [FPS Benchmarks] The Witcher 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (65W) and RTX 3050 (55W) - the 65W GPU is 38% faster on average

From: Nikolay Palaozov 09 August 2022 / 20:00 0

The good thing about The Witcher 3 is the fact that the game is still popular and that’s a 2015 title. The game offers good graphics, a great soundtrack, and it has enough in-game content to keep you busy for a long time. Moreover, you can find a lot of mods that can enhance the visual quality of the game while others can add new quests or other goodies.

Still, the Witcher isn’t a heavy game, it’s well-optimized and it’s not hungry for video memory at all. A low-end GPU like the NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6, 25W) is able to show more than 40 FPS on High settings. For this comparison, we’ll compare the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (65W) and RTX 3050 (55W) with the aid of The Witcher 3.

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GeForce RTX 3060 and RTX 3050 variants
Synthetic benchmarks
Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)
Verdict

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)

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 [65W]	184 fps (+38%)	133 fps (+34%)	115 fps (+37%)	78 fps (+44%)
GeForce RTX 3050 [55W]	133 fps	99 fps	84 fps	54 fps

Verdict

So, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (65W) is 38% faster compared to the GeForce RTX 3050 (55W). It’s normal – the 65W GPU has a bigger TGP and more CUDA cores. Still, the GeForce RTX 3050 [55W] isn’t a slouch and it can deliver more than 80 FPS on High quality – this (probably) should be just fine for most gamers.

All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [65W]

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