Overclocked 1440p Performance
On this page, we will test 1440p (2560×1440) resolution performance on the video card. We will run all the games at the highest settings. We will test Ray Tracing and DLSS on a separate page later on. The OVERCLOCKED EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 XC BLACK GAMING video card is overclocked to +200 GPU Offset and 17GHz memory.
Hitman 3
Hitman 3 was just released recently. For this game, we are enabling all the graphics options at the highest setting. However, we do have Variable Shading disabled. We are running the Dubai built-in benchmark.
Hitman 3 receives a 9% performance improvement from overclocking the EVGA RTX 3060 XC BLACK GAMING video card. This puts its performance on par with the Radeon RX 5700 at 1440p.
Cyberpunk 2077
For Cyberpunk 2077 we are using patched version 1.12 for testing. We use the in-game graphics presets for testing at “Ultra” settings and enabling Ray Tracing. We test without DLSS first and then enable DLSS with Ray Tracing. We do a manual run-through in the game for the benchmark data.
Cyberpunk 2077 receives a 9% performance improvement through overclocking the video card. Unfortunately, performance is still too low to be playable at 1440p in this game at “Ultra.”
Dirt 5
In Dirt 5 we are using the new patch update 3.00. We set all the graphics options to the highest values. We manually select the resolution and do not let the game manage automatic resolution scaling, we hard set the resolution in all three categories to the resolution being tested. We use the built-in benchmark.
In Dirt 5 there is a 10% performance improvement with overclocking the video card. This game is very playable at 1440p.
Watch Dogs Legion
In Watch Dogs Legion we use the graphics preset to select “Ultra” quality. We manually enable “Ultra” Ray Tracing when testing that, plus “Quality” DLSS when testing DLSS with Ray Tracing. We use the built-in benchmark for testing.
In Watch Dogs Legion overclocking the video card yields a 9% performance improvement. This game borders on being playable with the card overclocked, but some minimums might still be too low.
Horizon Zero Dawn
In Horizon Zero Dawn we enable the “Ultimate Quality” graphics option. We utilize the built-in benchmark for testing.
In Horizon Zero Dawn there is a 9% performance improvement with overclocking. This game is very playable at 1440p.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
For Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 we always use the most updated version and we enable the “Ultra” graphics preset and select resolution as needed. We do have live online terrain enabled; however, we do disable traffic. The weather pattern is set to light clouds at 12PM in the day for testing. We fly a manual run-through from Denver towards Pike Peak. This flight takes us over many different terrain types, including a dense city and mountains with lots of trees. We record a 10-minute run-through from an external view.
Now you can see at 1440p how we are GPU bottlenecked, and not CPU bottlenecked with the video cards. Overclocking helps performance by 9% and makes the game much more playable.
Red Dead Redemption 2
In Red Dead Redemption 2 we run the game in the Vulkan API. We set all the in-game options up to “Ultra” or the highest value, except for MSAA. We use the built-in benchmark for testing.
In Red Dead Redemption 2 overclocking the video card improved performance by 10%. Unfortunately, though, this is still too slow to be playable at “Ultra” settings at 1440p.
Ghost Recon Breakpoint
In Ghost Recon Breakpoint we run the game in the Vulkan API. We set the graphics options in the game to “Ultimate” textures and “Ultimate” graphics settings and set resolution as needed. We use the built-in benchmark for testing.
In Ghost Recon Breakpoint performance improves by 8%.
Wolfenstein Youngblood
In Wolfenstein Youngblood the game runs in the Vulkan API. We set the graphics option to “Mein Leben!” for the highest settings. We enable Ray Tracing and DLSS on Quality Mode as needed. When not using DLSS the NVIDIA Adaptive Shading option is on Quality. We leave the rest of the settings at default. We use the built-in benchmark of Riverside for testing.
In Wolfenstein Youngblood we have a real outlier here, the performance advantage from overclocking is a whopping 22% faster! Similar to 1080p, this game really likes overclocking the RTX 3060.