Gameplay Performance Continued
We are going to focus on 1440p gameplay performance with the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X 8G video card. We will test Ray Tracing and DLSS in the games that support it, and show it on the graphs under each relevant game. For video card comparison we are using an AMD Radeon RX 6800 which has an MSRP of $579 and is the closest competition by MSRP to the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti at $599 MSRP.
Watch Dogs Legion
In Watch Dogs Legion at 144op with “Ultra” settings the AMD Radeon RX 6800 and MSI RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X are equally playable. They both averaged 77FPS, and that’s well above 60FPS and very playable in this game. Overclocking the MSI RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X improves performance by 8% up to 83FPS.
In the graph above we have turned on Ultra Ray Tracing, and this brought performance down to unplayable levels across the board. However, what is interesting is that the AMD Radeon RX 6800 is actually faster than the MSI RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X with Ray Tracing turned on, 10% faster to be exact. This is much different than we would expect with Ray Tracing turned on. Still, the game is unplayable on both of them at these settings.
With the MSI RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X we can enable DLSS in this game. Turning on DLSS brings performance up to 60FPS which is a lot better. Overclocking helps, even more, it improves performance by 10% and brings performance up to 66FPS making the game even more enjoyable. That means we can enjoy Ultra Ray Tracing on the MSI RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X in this game with DLSS enabled. With the Radeon RX 6800, the only option is to keep Ray Tracing off.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
In Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 we are running the game at 1440p and “Ultra” settings. This game is very playable on both video cards, the Radeon RX 6800 is at 60FPS and playable. The MSI RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X is faster by 8%. Overclocking the MSI RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X improves performance a further 6%.
Horizon Zero Dawn
Horizon Zero Dawn is very playable on both video cards, well above 100FPS at 1440p with the highest possible in-game settings. The MSI RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X and Radeon RX 6800 perform the same. Overclocking brings the MSI RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X performance up by 5%.
Red Dead Redemption 2
In Red Dead Redemption 2 both video cards are playable at 1440p with the highest in-game settings. Technically the AMD Radeon RX 6800 is faster than the MSI RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X by 6%. Overclocking the MSI card brings performance up by 8% and is now overtaking the Radeon RX 6800. However, the MSI RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X can also now enable DLSS in this game as the game just got DLSS support. It doesn’t do as much to this game as some others, but it does bring performance to 80FPS on the MSI RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X at 1440p, which makes gameplay very smooth.
Wolfenstein Youngblood
Wolfenstein Youngblood is very playable at the highest settings at 1440p with an incredibly high over 200FPS on both video cards. The MSI RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X is 9% faster than the Radeon RX 6800. Overclocking improves performance by 7%.
On the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, we can enable Ray Tracing in this game as well as DLSS. Turning on Ray Tracing is very playable at 1440p with the highest settings in this game, well above 100FPS still on the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SUPRIM X. Overclocking improves performance by 7%. We can also use DLSS, and that pushes performance up to near 200FPS with Ray Tracing turned on as well.