[FPS Benchmarks] Cyberpunk 2077 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (95W) and RTX 3060 (65W) – the 95W GPU is 16% faster

Cyberpunk 2077 debut was a bit controversial but after a lot of patches the game seems to be in a good state (ergo, playable). The title has a long single-player campaign which has a good replay value because you can play with different characters and that changes the gameplay experience as well some story missions.

Visually, the game looks good and DLSS and ray-tracing are implemented too. Cyberpunk 2077 isn’t too heavy if the RT features are turned off – a modern mid-range GPU should be fine for Medium or High settings. But if you want to play with ray-tracing turned on, probably you should use DLSS as well (and find which DLSS mode is best for your machine).

For this comparison, we have prepared two Ampere GPUs that support ray-tracing and DLSS – the GeForce RTX 3060 (95W) and RTX 3060 (65W).

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

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GeForce RTX 3060 variants

  GeForce RTX 3060 [95W] GeForce RTX 3060 [65W]
Architecture Ampere Ampere
GPU chip GA106 GA106
Shader units 3840 3840
ROPs 48 48
Base Clock (MHz) 900 (+10%) 817
Boost clock (MHz) 1425 (+11%) 1282
Memory clock (MHz) 1750 (+17%) 1500
Memory size (MB) 6144 6144
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus width (bit) 192 192
TGP (Total Graphics Power) 95W (+46%) 65W
DirectX version 12.2 12.2
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)

Cyberpunk 2077 Full HD, Low (Check settings) Full HD, Medium (Check settings) Full HD, High (Check settings) Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 3060 [95W] 105 fps (+15%) 87 fps (+17%) 69 fps (+16%) 58 fps (+16%)
GeForce RTX 3060 [65W] 91 fps 75 fps 60 fps 50 fps






Verdict

Both GPU are showing some good FPS numbers but the GeForce RTX 3060 (95W) is 16% faster on average compared to the RTX 3060 (65W). The smaller GPU offers a decent gaming experience despite the fact that it’s slower than its bigger sibling – it’s fast enough to show 50 FPS on Ultra quality and 60 FPS on High preset.

All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [95W]

All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [65W]

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