[FPS Benchmarks] CS:GO on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (105W) and RTX 3060 (140W) – RTX 3070 Ti is 34% faster on average
CS:GO is one of the most well-known Valve titles alongside Dota 2 and Team Fortress 2. The game is very popular mostly because it retains the addictive core gameplay of its predecessors. On the other hand, the game went free to play and its player base become even bigger.
CS:GO is not a heavy game at all but it’s a competitive game so you know the drill – higher FPS is always a welcomed “bonus”. Still, the game can be played even on some iGPUs like the AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 [R4000/5000, 15W] with more than 90 FPS on Medium details. For this article, we have prepared two fast NVIDIA GPUs – the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (105W) and RTX 3060 (140W).
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for CS:GO list.
Contents
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3060 variants
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti [105W] | GeForce RTX 3060 [140W] | |
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Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
GPU chip | GA104 | GA106 |
Shader units | 5888 (+53%) | 3840 |
ROPs | 96 (+100%) | 48 |
Base Clock (MHz) | 510 | 1387 (+172%) |
Boost clock (MHz) | 1035 | 1702 (+64%) |
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 | 140W (+33%) |
DirectX version | 12.2 | 12.2 |
Technology | 8nm | 8nm |
RTX capabilities | Yes | Yes |
Release date | 01.2022 | 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)
CS:GO | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
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GeForce RTX 3070 Ti [105W] | 621 fps (+26%) | 553 fps (+24%) | 565 fps (+51%) |
GeForce RTX 3060 [140W] | 492 fps | 446 fps | 373 fps |
Verdict
Despite its hefty reduced TGP, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (105W) is showing its muscles in CS:GO and the bigger GPU is 34% faster compared to the GeForce RTX 3060 (140W). Nice, and if CS:GO is your main game for years and your wallet is wide enough, the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti [105W] is a good choice, especially if you’re on a hunt for a thin gaming device. On the other hand, the more affordable GeForce RTX 3060 [140W] can show over 400 FPS on Medium and over 300 FPS on Max details so that’s probably enough for most gamers.
Don’t forget to take a look at our Top 100 Best Laptops for CS:GO list.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti [105W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 [140W]