[FPS Benchmarks] Borderlands 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (95W) and RTX 3050 (75W) – the 95W sibling is 19% faster
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Borderlands 3 brings some freshness among the first-person shooter genre because of its fun gameplay with implemented RPG elements, good soundtrack, and nice visuals thanks to the cell shading tech. The title has a long single-player campaign full of main missions and a lot of side quests. In addition, the game has a lot of DLCs if the base game isn’t enough for you.
As we said, the game looks good but it’s not the lightest title out there. Low and Medium quality aren’t that heavy, but for more than 60 FPS on Badass quality, you’ll need a decent machine. For this comparison, we’ll check the performance of two NVIDIA Ampere RTX graphics cards – the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (95W) and RTX 3050 (75W).
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for Borderlands 3 list.
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti and RTX 3050 variants
| GeForce RTX 3050 Ti [95W] | GeForce RTX 3050 [75W] | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| GPU chip | GA107 | GA107 |
| Shader units | 2560 (+25%) | 2048 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 1222 | 1237 (+1%) |
| Boost clock (MHz) | 1485 | 1500 (+1%) |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 1500 | 1500 |
| Memory size (MB) | 4096 | 4096 |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 128 | 128 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 95W (+27%) | 75W |
| 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
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)
| Borderlands 3 | Full HD, V.Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Badass (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3050 Ti [95W] | 134 fps (+12%) | 107 fps (+19%) | 74 fps (+21%) | 56 fps (+22%) |
| GeForce RTX 3050 [75W] | 120 fps | 90 fps | 61 fps | 46 fps |
Verdict
Expectedly, the GeForce RTX 3050 Ti [95W] is 19% faster on average when compared to the GeForce RTX 3050 [75W]. The 95W GPU is close to the 60 FPS mark even on Badass quality – it scores 56 FPS. That a good result for a video card with just 4GB of video memory. The sweet spot for the GeForce RTX 3050 [75W] is the high preset – here, it shows 61 FPS which is just fine for an entry-level RTX GPU.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti [95W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 [75W]
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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