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日本[FPS Benchmarks] Overwatch on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (95W) and RTX 3060 (140W) – a close call
Overwatch is a popular Blizzard game and it’s one of the good first-person shooter games that has been released in the last few years. The title has all the ingredients for a successful game – the gameplay is fun and challenging, the soundtrack is adequate, and the game looks good.
Speaking of visuals, Overwatch is offering decent graphics quality even on Low settings and this game isn’t heavy when it comes to system requirements. Even a low-end GPU like the NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR6, 25W) can deliver almost 90 FPS on average on High settings. For this article, we’ll compare two fast GPUs – the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (95W) and RTX 3060 (140W).
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for Overwatch list.
Contents
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
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)
| Overwatch | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Epic (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3080 [95W] | 359 fps | 296 fps (+2%) | 222 fps (+8%) |
| GeForce RTX 3060 [140W] | 359 fps | 290 fps | 206 fps |
Verdict
Well, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (95W) is just 5% faster on average compared to the GeForce RTX 3060 (140W). It seems that in games like Overwatch the bigger TGP and higher frequencies are very important. Still, both video cards are fast and can deliver more than 200 FPS on Epic quality which should be probably enough for the majority of gamers.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 [95W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [140W]
