[FPS Benchmarks] Death Stranding on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (95W) and RTX 3060 (140W) - RTX 3060 is closer than you think

[FPS Benchmarks] Death Stranding on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (95W) and RTX 3060 (140W) – RTX 3060 is closer than you think

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [FPS Benchmarks] Death Stranding on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (95W) and RTX 3060 (140W) - RTX 3060 is closer than you think

From: Nikolay Palaozov 14 July 2022 / 09:15 | 0

Death Stranding is one of the biggest PC gaming hits of 2020 alongside Cyberpunk 2077 and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. You’re Sam Porter Bridges and you have to travel from colonies to colonies to supply them with a communication network while the Earth has been populated by hostile creatures.

The picture quality of Death Stranding is definitely good. The good news is the title isn’t heavy so the optimization is just fine. A 4GB GPU like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 [Laptop, 55W] can deliver more than 70 FPS with maxed-out visual quality and that’s a good example of how light this game is. On the other hand, if you need more FPS for your high refresh rate display, you’re going to need something much more powerful. For today’s article, we’re going to compare two fast NVIDIA Ampere graphics cards – the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (95W) and RTX 3060 (140W).

GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3060 variants
Synthetic benchmarks
Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)
Verdict

GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3060 variants

	GeForce RTX 3080 [95W]	GeForce RTX 3060 [140W]
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
GPU chip	GA104	GA106
Shader units	6144 (+60%)	3840
ROPs	96 (+100%)	48
Base Clock (MHz)	780	1387 (+78%)
Boost clock (MHz)	1245	1702 (+37%)
Memory clock (MHz)	1500	1750 (+17%)
Memory size (MB)	8192 (+33%)	6144
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Memory bus width (bit)	256 (+33%)	192
TGP (Total Graphics Power)	95	140W (+47%)
DirectX version	12.2	12.2
Technology	8nm	8nm
RTX capabilities	Yes	Yes
Release date	01.2021	01.2022
Detailed specs	Link	Link

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark Fire Strike (G)

Results are from the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 95W) MSI GS66 Stealth

26808

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 140W) ASUS ROG Strix G17

22965

Unigine Superposition

Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 95W) MSI GS66 Stealth

6304

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 140W) ASUS ROG Strix G17

5178

Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)

Death Stranding	Full HD, Low (Check settings)	Full HD, Medium (Check settings)	Full HD, V.High (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 3080 [95W]	159 fps (+2%)	150 fps (+3%)	135 fps (+2%)
GeForce RTX 3060 [140W]	156 fps	145 fps	132 fps

Verdict

Well, at least when it comes to Death Stranding, the difference between these two video cards isn’t big at all. We’re talking about up to a 3% difference at best which isn’t even noticeable during gaming. It seems that the bigger TGP of the GeForce RTX 3060 (140W) is its secret ingredient for high FPS values.

All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 [95W]

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