[FPS Benchmarks] Metro Exodus on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3080 (85W) – the 130W GPU is 38% faster on Extreme Quality

The PC version of Metro Exodus is one of the heaviest games that are available on the market. Of course, the title is super-heavy when you apply the Extreme preset, if the settings are lowered, the game isn’t punishing your hardware too much. For the ones who always want to play with maxed-out visual settings, Metro Exodus requires something more powerful than a mid-range GPU for comfortable gameplay with bumped visuals.

So, for this article, we have prepared the GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3080 (85W). Let’s inspect their performance.

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

Contents


GeForce RTX 3080 variants

 GeForce RTX 3080 [130W]GeForce RTX 3080 [85W]
ArchitectureAmpereAmpere
GPU chipGA104GA104
Shader units61446144
ROPs9696
Base Clock (MHz)up to 1185 (+52%)780
Boost clock (MHz)up to 1605 (+29%)1245
Memory clock (MHz)1750 (+17%)1500
Memory size (MB)81928192
Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory bus width (bit)256256
TGP (Total Graphics Power)130W130W
DirectX version12.112.1
Technology8nm8nm
RTX capabilitiesYes Yes
Release date01.202101.2021
Detailed specsLinkLink

Synthetic benchmarks


Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)

Metro ExodusFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Extreme (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 3080 [130W]136 fps98 fps (+18%)55 fps (+38%)
GeForce RTX 3080 [85W]139 fps (+2%)83 fps40 fps





Verdict

Actually, the two video cards are very close on Low settings but after that, the 130W GPU has the advantage that comes from the hefty TGP. On High, the bigger GPU is 18% faster and on Extreme, it’s 38% faster which is a mind-blowing difference. The 130W variant of the RTX 3080 is the first GPU that we have tested so far that is close to the 60 FPS mark on Extreme quality.

However, the 85W GPU isn’t a bad performer. You can’t expect too much from a high-end chip with just an 85W TGP in heavy games like Metro Exodus.

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

All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 [85W]

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