[FPS Benchmarks] The Witcher 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (95W) and RTX 3060 (140W) – RTX 3080 is just 5% faster on average
The Witcher 3 is one of the most successful single-player titles ever. The game offers a long and interesting campaign full of main and side quests, and of course, you can expect a lot of battles with hostile humans, monsters, witches, and other evil creatures.
Visually, the game still looks good and it’s light at the same time. The title isn’t too hungry for video memory so in most cases, even a 4GB GPU is just fine for Ultra details. Speaking of 4GB graphics cards and maximum details, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 [Laptop, 75W] can show around 60 FPS on Ultra details which is w good result for such an inexpensive video card. For today’s article, we’re going to compare the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (95W) and RTX 3060 (140W).
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 [95W] | GeForce RTX 3060 [140W] | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| GPU chip | GA104 | GA106 |
| Shader units | 6144 (+60%) | 3840 |
| ROPs | 96 (+100%) | 48 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 780 | 1387 (+78%) |
| Boost clock (MHz) | 1245 | 1702 (+37%) |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 1500 | 1750 (+17%) |
| Memory size (MB) | 8192 (+33%) | 6144 |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 256 (+33%) | 192 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 95 | 140W (+47%) |
| DirectX version | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Technology | 8nm | 8nm |
| RTX capabilities | Yes | Yes |
| Release date | 01.2021 | 01.2022 |
| 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 [95W] | 250 fps (+2%) | 196 fps (+3%) | 168 fps (+4%) | 117 fps (+11%) |
| GeForce RTX 3060 [140W] | 254 fps | 190 fps | 161 fps | 105 fps |
Verdict
At the end of the day, the VIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (95W) is just 5% faster on average compared to the GeForce RTX 3060 (140W). Sure, the bigger GPU has an 11% lead on Ultra, but the GeForce RTX 3060 (140W) isn’t slow at all as it can show more than 100 FPS which should be probably just fine for the majority of gamers.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 [95W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [140W]
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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