[FPS Benchmarks] Need For Speed Heat on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3080 (85W) - a close call

[FPS Benchmarks] Need For Speed Heat on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3080 (85W) – a close call

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [FPS Benchmarks] Need For Speed Heat on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3080 (85W) - a close call

From: Nikolay Palaozov 13 July 2021 / 06:58 | 0

Need For Speed Heat is one of the good games that belong to the popular series. Sure, it’s not a blockbuster like the Most Wanted installment but it offers decent gameplay, nice graphics, a good soundtrack, and of course – pursuits with cops.

The game is based on the Frostbite 3 engine and yes, it looks good no matter the visual quality (it looks fine even on Low details). The title isn’t too heavy but if you want more than 30 FPS on Low, you’re going to need at least something like the NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6 / 25W). On the other hand, we have prepared the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) and RTX 3080 (85W) for today’s comparison.

Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for Need For Speed Heat list.

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

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

3DMark Fire Strike (G)

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

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W) MSI GP66 Leopard

32651

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 100W) Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-41)

23987

Unigine Superposition

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

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W) MSI GP66 Leopard

8034

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 100W) Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-41)

6015

Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)

Need For Speed Heat	Full HD, Low (Check settings)	Full HD, High (Check settings)	Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 3080 [130W]	110 fps (+7%)	97 fps (+3%)	89 fps
GeForce RTX 3080 [85W]	103 fps	94 fps	90 fps (+1%)

Verdict

Actually, it looks like that both GPUs are pretty close in terms of performance when it comes to Need For Speed Heat. On Low, the 130W GPU is 7% faster but on Medium the difference is reduced to just 3%. And finally on Ultra the smaller GPU is 1% faster so we can call that an almost identical performance.

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

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