[FPS Benchmarks] Red Dead Redemption 2 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (130W) and RTX 3070 (130W) – the RTX 3070 is 46% faster on Max details
Red Dead Redemption 2 is another great title developed by Rockstar Games. The PC version was released at the end of 2019 and it’s still one of the good-looking PC games. The gameplay formula is not that different when compared to GTA V. You have one huge world to explore which is full of NPC’s, main and side missions, and you can ride horses. Yes, the game is set in 1889 so you can ride only horses, no cars here.
As we said, the game looks good but it’s definitely not a light title when it comes to system resources. So, for this article, we have prepared two fast NVIDIA Ampere GPUs – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (130W) and RTX 3070 (130W).
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for Red Dead Redemption 2 list.
Contents
GeForce RTX 3060 and RTX 3070 variants
| GeForce RTX 3060 [130W] | GeForce RTX 3070 [130W] | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| GPU chip | GA106 | GA104 |
| Shader units | 3840 | 5120 (+33%) |
| ROPs | 48 | 96 (+100%) |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 1387 (+14%) | 1215 |
| Boost clock (MHz) | up to 1702 (+5%) | 1620 |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 1750 | 1750 |
| Memory size (MB) | 6144 | 8192 (+33%) |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 192 | 256 (+33%) |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 130W | 140W (+8%) |
| 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
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)
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3060 [130W] | 143 fps (19%) | 92 fps | 54 fps | 24 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3070 [130W] | 120 fps | 102 fps (+11%) | 65 fps (+20%) | 35 fps (+46%) |
Verdict
It seems that in this game the GeForce RTX 3070 (130W) is able to show its raw power. On Max settings, the bigger GPU is 46% faster which is a serious lead. It looks like the sweet spot for both GPUs is the High preset – in this case, the RTX 3070 is 20% faster while the smaller sibling is doing a great job too with its 54 FPS.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [130W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 [130W]
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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