[FPS Benchmarks] Dota 2 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (105W) and RTX 3060 (100W) – the difference is small

Dota 2 is a very successful MOBA game created by Valve. It originates from a Warcraft 3 mod (Defense of the Ancients – DOTA) that became super-popular back in the day. Nowadays, Dota 2 is one of the most played games in Steam every day. One of the main reasons is its addictive gameplay, the nice-looking cartoon-ish graphics, and the fact that it’s a free-to-play game.

One more thing – the game is light and you can play it even with not-so-powerful iGPUs like the Intel UHD G1 on Low settings. For today’s comparison, we have picked two powerful GPUs – the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (105W) and RTX 3060 (100W).

Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for DOTA 2 list.

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GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3060 variants

 GeForce RTX 3080 [105W]GeForce RTX 3060 [100W]
ArchitectureAmpereAmpere
GPU chipGA104GA106
Shader units6144 (+60%)3840
ROPs96 (+100%)48
Base Clock (MHz)780900 (+15%)
Boost clock (MHz)12451425 (+14%)
Memory clock (MHz)15001750 (+17%)
Memory size (MB)8192 (+33%)6144
Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory bus width (bit)256 (+33%)192
TGP (Total Graphics Power)105W (+5%)100W
DirectX version12.212.2
Technology8nm8nm
RTX capabilitiesYes Yes
Release date01.202101.2021
Detailed specsLinkLink

Synthetic benchmarks

Results are from the 3DMark: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)

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


Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)

 

DOTA 2Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 3080 [105W]224 fps (+6%)189 fps (+6%)183 fps (+2%)167 fps (+9%)
GeForce RTX 3060 [100W]211 fps178 fps179 fps153 fps




Verdict

It’s a bit of a surprise, but the difference between these two GPUs isn’t big at all. On average, the bigger GPU is just 6% faster. This means that the GeForce RTX 3060 (100W) is a great performer that potentially can save you a lot of money if you play Dota 2 regularly.

Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for DOTA 2 list.

All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 [105W]

All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [100W]

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