[FPS Benchmarks] Cyberpunk 2077 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (150W) and RTX 3070 Ti (150W) – RTX 3080 is 8% faster on average
Cyberpunk 2077 is a real gaming hit despite the fact that it had one of the toughest debuts in terms of players’ negative feedback. Now, after numerous patches, the game is in a good state. Other than that, the title offers a really long single-player campaign, a lot of main and side quests, good graphics, and a nice soundtrack.
Visually, the game looks good and it supports features like ray-tracing and DLSS, and believe it or not, the game isn’t that heavy if don’t use ray-tracing. For 60 FPS on Ultra quality, you’re going to need a decent mid-range GPU like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [Laptop, 100W]. For this article, we’re going to inspect the performance of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (150W) and RTX 3070 Ti (150W).
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Contents
GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 Ti variants
GeForce RTX 3080 [150W] | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti [150W] | |
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Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
GPU chip | GA104 | GA104 |
Shader units | 6144 (+4%) | 5888 |
ROPs | 96 | 96 |
Base Clock (MHz) | 1185 (+30%) | 915 |
Boost clock (MHz) | 1605 (+13%) | 1410 |
Memory clock (MHz) | 1750 | 1750 |
Memory size (MB) | 8192 | 8192 |
Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
Memory bus width (bit) | 256 | 256 |
TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 150W | 150W |
DirectX version | 12.2 | 12.2 |
Technology | 8nm | 8nm |
RTX capabilities | Yes | Yes |
Release date | 01.2022 | 01.2022 |
Detailed specs | Link | Link |
Synthetic benchmarks
Results are from the 3DMark: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the 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)
Cyberpunk 2077 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce RTX 3080 [150W] | 160 fps (+3%) | 141 fps (+7%) | 111 fps (+10%) | 95 fps (+12%) |
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti [150W] | 156 fps | 132 fps | 101 fps | 85 fps |
Verdict
The performance difference between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (150W) and RTX 3070 Ti (150W) isn’t that big – the more expensive GPU is 8% faster on average which isn’t a sky-high performance gap. However, if your wallet is wide enough, the GeForce RTX 3080 [150W] can give you 12% more FPS on Ultra quality.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 [150W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti [150W]