[FPS Benchmarks] Cyberpunk 2077 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (165W) and RTX 3080 (130W) – a super close call

Cyberpunk 2077 is still popular in 2022 especially because the Phantom Liberty expansion is on its way. Nowadays, the game is in a good (and playable) state while the initial release version of the title was a nightmare for some people. Still, the game offers a pretty long single-player campaign and good graphics.

Speaking of graphics, Cyberpunk 2077 supports some goodies like DLSS and ray-tracing. When the latter option is enabled, the game become heavy on system resources, especially if you want to play with greatly increased visual quality. In this situation, DLSS will definitely help. However, the title isn’t that heavy when ray-tracing is turned off. So, let’s see what is the actual difference in terms of performance between two powerful NVIDIA Ampere GPUs with hefty TGPs – the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (165W) and RTX 3080 (130W).

Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for Cyberpunk 2077 list.

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GeForce RTX 3080 variants

 GeForce RTX 3080 [165W]GeForce RTX 3080 [130W]
ArchitectureAmpereAmpere
GPU chipGA104GA104
Shader units61446144
ROPs9696
Base Clock (MHz)1350 (+14%)1185
Boost clock (MHz)up to 1710 (+7%)1605
Memory clock (MHz)17501750
Memory size (MB)81928192
Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory bus width (bit)256256
TGP (Total Graphics Power)165W (+27%)130W
DirectX version12.212.2
Technology8nm8nm
RTX capabilitiesYes Yes
Release date01.202101.2021
Detailed specsLinkLink

Synthetic benchmarks


Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)

Cyberpunk 2077Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 3080 [165W]167 fps (+3%)139 fps (+2%)112 fps (+1%)95 fps
GeForce RTX 3080 [130W]162 fps136 fps111 fps95 fps






Verdict

Well, at least when it comes to Cyberpunk 2077 the difference between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (165W) and RTX 3080 (130W) is really small no matter the fact that the 165W GPU has a 27% bigger TGP. On the bright side, the GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) performs well and this could save you some bucks because the 165W version of the GeForce RTX 3080 can be found in high-end laptops.

All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 [165W]

All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 [130W]

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