[FPS Benchmarks] ARK: Survival Evolved on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (130W) and RTX 3070 (85W) – the 130W GPU wins the match
ARK: Survival Evolved is a game that has single-player and multiplayer – in both modes, the player is sent to an island that is inhabited by dinosaurs, and other humans as well. And of course, you need to survive in this hostile environment.
The game is based on the Unreal 4 engine. People who have powerful machines can see some good-looking things like forests, dinosaurs, rivers, prehistoric animals, etc. You have a game with a big and beautiful open world full of creatures so don’t expect miracles from not-so-powerful devices. Even some of the most powerful mobile video cards have can’t reach with ease 60 FPS on Ultra.
Speaking of power, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (130W) and RTX 3070 (85W) are here to show you how good are they when you want to play ARK: Survival Evolved.
Contents
GeForce RTX 3070 variants
| GeForce RTX 3070 [130W] | GeForce RTX 3070 [85W] | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| GPU chip | GA104 | GA104 |
| Shader units | 5120 | 5120 |
| ROPs | 80 | 80 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 1110 (+42%) | 780 |
| Boost clock (MHz) | up to 1620 (+26%) | 1290 |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 1750 (+17%) | 1500 |
| Memory size (MB) | 8192 | 8192 |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 256 | 256 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 130W (+53%) | 85W |
| 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
Les résultats proviennent de 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Un score plus élevé est meilleur.
Les résultats proviennent du benchmark 3DMark Fire Strike (Graphics) (un score plus élevé est meilleur)
Les résultats proviennent du benchmark Unigine Superposition (un score plus élevé est meilleur)
Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)
| ARK: Survival Evolved | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Epic (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3070 [130W] | 159 fps (+13%) | 115 fps (+16%) | 97 fps (+17%) | 65 fps (+23%) |
| GeForce RTX 3070 [85W] | 141 fps | 99 fps | 83 fps | 53 fps |
Verdict
Without further ado, let’s say that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (130W) is 17% faster on average compared to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (85W). The latter isn’t bad at all, 53 FPS on Ultra is a decent result too. If you need more frames, just switch down to High details – the game still looks great but the FPS is much higher.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 [130W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 [85W]
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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