NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104 vs NVIDIA RTX A4000
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104 and NVIDIA RTX A4000 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104
- Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
- Around 80% higher core clock speed: 1320 MHz vs 735 MHz
- Around 14% higher boost clock speed: 1777 MHz vs 1560 MHz
- Around 7% higher memory clock speed: 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) vs 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)
| Launch date | 1 Sep 2021 vs 12 Apr 2021 |
| Core clock speed | 1320 MHz vs 735 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1777 MHz vs 1560 MHz |
| Memory clock speed | 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) vs 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX A4000
- Around 51% higher texture fill rate: 299.5 GTexel/s vs 199.0 GTexel/s
- Around 71% higher pipelines: 6144 vs 3584
- Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 170 Watt
- Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 12 GB
- Around 25% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 11181 vs 8972
- Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 994 vs 968
- Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 19421 vs 17079
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Texture fill rate | 299.5 GTexel/s vs 199.0 GTexel/s |
| Pipelines | 6144 vs 3584 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 140 Watt vs 170 Watt |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB vs 12 GB |
| Benchmarks | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 11181 vs 8972 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 994 vs 968 |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 19421 vs 17079 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104
GPU 2: NVIDIA RTX A4000
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| Name | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104 | NVIDIA RTX A4000 |
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| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 8972 | 11181 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 968 | 994 |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 17079 | 19421 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 122445 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 420.465 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 4156.52 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 32.297 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 162.131 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 1895.111 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 22050 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3715 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3355 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 22050 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3715 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3355 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GA104 | NVIDIA RTX A4000 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Code name | GA104 | GA104 |
| Launch date | 1 Sep 2021 | 12 Apr 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | |
| Place in performance rating | 52 | 105 |
| Type | Desktop | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1777 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| Core clock speed | 1320 MHz | 735 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance | 199.0 GFLOPS (1:64) | 599.0 GFLOPS (1:32) |
| Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance | 12.74 TFLOPS (1:1) | 19.17 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance | 12.74 TFLOPS | 19.17 TFLOPS |
| Pipelines | 3584 | 6144 |
| Pixel fill rate | 85.30 GPixel/s | 149.8 GPixel/s |
| Texture fill rate | 199.0 GTexel/s | 299.5 GTexel/s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 170 Watt | 140 Watt |
| Transistor count | 17400 million | 17400 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 4x DisplayPort |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Form factor | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 242 mm (9.5 inches) | 241 mm (9.5 inches) |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 450 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Width | 112 mm (4.4 inches) | 112 mm (4.4 inches) |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.6 |
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Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Memory bus width | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) | 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
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