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日本[FPS Benchmarks] Borderlands 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (65W) and RTX 3050 (55W) – the 65W GPU is 28% faster on average
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Borderlands 3 is a fresh-looking game because of the cell-shading technology. Just like the previous games from the series, you can expect gunfights with a lot of enemies at the same time, tons of different loot, a super-long single-player campaign, and…Claptrap.
It’s not the lightest game on the market but it’s not as heavy as Metro Exodus and 60 FPS with maxed-out visuals is possible with a GPU like the GeForce RTX 3060 [Laptop, 75W]. For today’s article, we will compare two RTX GPUs with decreased TGPs – the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (65W) and RTX 3050 (55W).
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for Borderlands 3 list.
GeForce RTX 3060 and RTX 3050 variants
| GeForce RTX 3060 [65W] | GeForce RTX 3050 [55W] | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| GPU chip | GA106 | GA107 |
| Shader units | 3840 (+88%) | 2048 |
| ROPs | 48 (+50%) | 32 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 817 (+15%) | 712 |
| Boost clock (MHz) | 1282 (+21%) | 1057 |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 1500 (+9%) | 1375 |
| Memory size (MB) | 6144 (+72%) | 4096 |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 192 (+50%) | 128 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 65W (+18%) | 55W |
| 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
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)
| 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 3060 [65W] | 110 fps (+7%) | 98 fps (+23%) | 74 fps (+40%) | 57 fps (+43%) |
| GeForce RTX 3050 [55W] | 103 fps | 80 fps | 53 fps | 40 fps |
Verdict
So, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (65W) is 28% faster on average compared to the GeForce RTX 3050 (55W). This is a good lead for the bigger GPU but on the other hand, if you need a gaming device on a budget, a machine with the GeForce RTX 3050 [55W] is a possible solution because this GPU can deliver over 50 FPS on High settings when it comes to Borderlands 3.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [65W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 [55W]
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