NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 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: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, 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).

NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB

Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 70 Watt vs 170 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1111 vs 971
Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 240.964 vs 188.944

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 Nov 2021 vs 12 Jan 2021
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt vs 170 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	1111 vs 971
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	240.964 vs 188.944

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

2.3x more core clock speed: 1320 MHz vs 562 MHz
Around 48% higher boost clock speed: 1777 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Around 59% higher texture fill rate: 199.0 GTexel/s vs 124.8 GTexel/s
Around 8% higher pipelines: 3584 vs 3328
Around 25% higher memory clock speed: 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 17107 vs 13683
Around 21% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 88251 vs 72813
Around 51% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 8783 vs 5815
Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 299.369 vs 207.704
Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 4021.382 vs 3385.355
Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 28.778 vs 22.913
Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1152.664 vs 1030.098

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1320 MHz vs 562 MHz
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Texture fill rate	199.0 GTexel/s vs 124.8 GTexel/s
Pipelines	3584 vs 3328
Memory clock speed	1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	17107 vs 13683
Geekbench - OpenCL	88251 vs 72813
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	8783 vs 5815
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	299.369 vs 207.704
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4021.382 vs 3385.355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	28.778 vs 22.913
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1152.664 vs 1030.098

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1111

971

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

13683

17107

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

72813

88251

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

5815

8783

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

207.704

299.369

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3385.355

4021.382

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22.913

28.778

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

240.964

188.944

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1030.098

1152.664

Name	NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
PassMark - G2D Mark	1111	971
PassMark - G3D Mark	13683	17107
Geekbench - OpenCL	72813	88251
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	5815	8783
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	207.704	299.369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	3385.355	4021.382
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	22.913	28.778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	240.964	188.944
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1030.098	1152.664
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		22495
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		22495
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3356

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
Code name	GA106	GA106
Launch date	23 Nov 2021	12 Jan 2021
Place in performance rating	133	136
Launch price (MSRP)		$329
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	1777 MHz
Core clock speed	562 MHz	1320 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	124.8 GFLOPS (1:64)	199.0 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	7.987 TFLOPS (1:1)	12.74 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	7.987 TFLOPS	12.74 TFLOPS
Pipelines	3328	3584
Pixel fill rate	57.60 GPixel/s	85.30 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	124.8 GTexel/s	199.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt	170 Watt
Transistor count	12000 million	13250 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot	Dual-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	167 mm, 6.6 inches	242 mm (9.5 inches)
Recommended system power (PSU)	250 Watt	450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 12-pin
Width	69 mm, 2.7 inches	112 mm (4.4 inches)
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12.2
OpenCL	3.0	2.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.7	6.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	12 GB
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	360 GB/s
Memory bus width	192 bit	192 bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective	1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective)
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6