[FPS Benchmarks] CS:GO on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3080 (85W) – the 130W GPU is faster

CS:GO is the successor of CS: Source and interestingly enough, both games are based on Valve’s own Source engine. There isn’t a lot to say about this game because its name says a lot – probably the most successful online shooter of all time.

This game is now free to play, so everyone can download it via Steam. The good news is that isn’t too heavy but this is a competitive shooter and a higher FPS is always a welcomed extra. Without further ado, let’s see how many frames per second the GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3080 (85W) can show.

Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for CS:GO list.

Contents


GeForce RTX 3080 variants

  GeForce RTX 3080 [130W] GeForce RTX 3080 [85W]
Architecture Ampere Ampere
GPU chip GA104 GA104
Shader units 6144 6144
ROPs 96 96
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) 8192 8192
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus width (bit) 256 256
TGP (Total Graphics Power) 130W 130W
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

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)

cs-go-benchmarks

CS:GO Full HD, Low (Check settings) Full HD, Medium (Check settings) Full HD, MAX (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 3080 [130W] 467 fps (+16%) 438 fps (+19%) 414 fps (+19%)
GeForce RTX 3080 [85W] 401 fps 369 fps 347 fps




Verdict

At the end of the day, the 130W GPU is 18% faster on average. This is a decent lead but it seems that the 85W GPU is just fine for this game because it can deliver almost 350 FPS on Max quality which is enough even for 300 Hz displays. And you can save some bucks by choosing the 85W version.

In addition, we can say that both GPUs are doing a great job when it comes to CS:GO.

Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for CS:GO list.

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

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

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