NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. 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 3070 Max-Q

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB

Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 70 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 8 GB
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1129 vs 650

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 Nov 2021 vs 12 Jan 2021
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt vs 80 Watt
Maximum memory size	12 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	1129 vs 650

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q

Around 39% higher core clock speed: 780 MHz vs 562 MHz
Around 8% higher boost clock speed: 1290 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Around 65% higher texture fill rate: 206.4 GTexel/s vs 124.8 GTexel/s
Around 54% higher pipelines: 5120 vs 3328
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 15500 vs 13718
Around 23% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 89617 vs 73042
Around 78% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 10437 vs 5852

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	780 MHz vs 562 MHz
Boost clock speed	1290 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Texture fill rate	206.4 GTexel/s vs 124.8 GTexel/s
Pipelines	5120 vs 3328
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	15500 vs 13718
Geekbench - OpenCL	89617 vs 73042
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	10437 vs 5852

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1129

650

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

13718

15500

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

73042

89617

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

5852

10437

Name	NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q
PassMark - G2D Mark	1129	650
PassMark - G3D Mark	13718	15500
Geekbench - OpenCL	73042	89617
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	5852	10437
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		449.647
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		4619.617
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		36.308
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		181.818
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1410.887
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		24877
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		11471
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		13334
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		24877
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		11471
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		13334

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
Code name	GA106	GA104
Launch date	23 Nov 2021	12 Jan 2021
Place in performance rating	81	80
Type		Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	1290 MHz
Core clock speed	562 MHz	780 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	124.8 GFLOPS (1:64)	206.4 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	7.987 TFLOPS (1:1)	13.21 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	7.987 TFLOPS	13.21 TFLOPS
Pipelines	3328	5120
Pixel fill rate	57.60 GPixel/s	103.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	124.8 GTexel/s	206.4 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt	80 Watt
Transistor count	12000 million	17400 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a	Portable Device Dependent
DisplayPort support
G-SYNC support
HDMI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	167 mm, 6.6 inches
Recommended system power (PSU)	250 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Width	69 mm, 2.7 inches
Laptop size		large
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	384.0 GB/s
Memory bus width	192 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective	1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Technologies
GPU Boost
VR Ready