[FPS Benchmarks] The Witcher 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3060 (130W) – RTX 3080 is 33% faster on average
The Witcher 3 is still a popular game despite the fact it was released back in 2015. And it still looks good – there are numerous total conversion mods that are enhancing the visual quality significantly. In addition, the vanilla version is light and it runs on almost any modern non-expensive GPU at least on Low settings.
As we said, the game is light. Even for Ultra details, a mid-range GPU like the GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (75W) should be okay for 60 FPS. For this article, we have prepared two fast NVIDIA Ampere graphics solutions – the GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3060 (130W).
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for The Witcher 3 list.
Contents
GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3060 variants
| GeForce RTX 3080 [130W] | GeForce RTX 3060 [130W] | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| GPU chip | GA104 | GA106 |
| Shader units | 6144 (+60%) | 3840 |
| ROPs | 96 (+100%) | 48 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | up to 1185 | 1387 (+17%) |
| Boost clock (MHz) | up to 1605 | 1702 (+6%) |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 1750 | 1750 |
| Memory size (MB) | 8192 (+33%) | 6144 |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 256 (+33%) | 192 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 130W | 130W |
| 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
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 3080 [130W] | 324 fps (+23%) | 265 fps (+33%) | 235 fps (+36%) | 159 fps (+39%) |
| GeForce RTX 3060 [130W] | 263 fps | 200 fps | 173 fps | 114 fps |
Verdict
Well, that was expected – the GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) is clearly way faster when it’s directly compared to the GeForce RTX 3060 (130W). Both have the same TGP levels so it’s easy to see the exact performance gap between them, at least when it comes to The Witcher 3. In this case, the GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) is 33% faster on average.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 [130W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [130W]
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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