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日本[FPS Benchmarks] Shadow Of The Tomb Raider on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (105W) and RTX 3060 (100W) – the RTX 3080 is 19% faster on Ultra
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider is the game that comes with good graphical representation, a decent soundtrack, and challenging gameplay – a true successor to the Rise Of The Tomb Raider. The graphics of the title is still adequate no matter the fact that the title was released back in 2018. Still, a lot of mid-rangers are struggling to achieve 60 FPS on Ultra quality.
For this article, we have prepared one high-end GPU and one typical mid-range video solution – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (105W) and RTX 3060 (100W). Let’s see what’s the actual difference between these two when the TGPs are close enough.
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for Shadow of the Tomb Raider list.
Contents
GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3060 variants
| GeForce RTX 3080 [105W] | GeForce RTX 3060 [100W] | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| GPU chip | GA104 | GA106 |
| Shader units | 6144 (+60%) | 3840 |
| ROPs | 96 (+100%) | 48 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 780 | 900 (+15%) |
| Boost clock (MHz) | 1245 | 1425 (+14%) |
| 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) | 105W (+5%) | 100W |
| 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: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
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)
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) | Full HD, Lowest (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Highest (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3080 [105W] | 136 fps (+8%) | 119 fps (+10%) | 117 fps (+11%) | 92 fps (+19%) |
| GeForce RTX 3060 [100W] | 126 fps | 108 fps | 105 fps | 77 fps |
Verdict
The GeForce RTX 3060 (100W) isn’t too far away from the performance of its bigger sibling until the switch to Ultra details. In this scenario, the RTX 3080 (105W) is 19% faster which is a decent lead but at the same time, this GPU costs more than the smaller one. The latter can show 77 FPS on Ultra and this will be probably enough for the majority of players.
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for Shadow of the Tomb Raider list.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 [105W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [100W]
