NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 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 3080 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 73% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1110 vs 643

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	1110 vs 643

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q

Around 39% higher core clock speed: 780 MHz vs 562 MHz
Around 4% higher boost clock speed: 1245 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Around 92% higher texture fill rate: 239.0 GTexel/s vs 124.8 GTexel/s
Around 85% higher pipelines: 6144 vs 3328
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 16457 vs 13707
Around 39% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 101112 vs 72767
2.1x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 12026 vs 5815

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	780 MHz vs 562 MHz
Boost clock speed	1245 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Texture fill rate	239.0 GTexel/s vs 124.8 GTexel/s
Pipelines	6144 vs 3328
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	16457 vs 13707
Geekbench - OpenCL	101112 vs 72767
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	12026 vs 5815

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1110

643

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

13707

16457

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

72767

101112

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

5815

12026

Name	NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
PassMark - G2D Mark	1110	643
PassMark - G3D Mark	13707	16457
Geekbench - OpenCL	72767	101112
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	5815	12026
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	207.704
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	3385.355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	22.913
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	240.964
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1030.098
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		26045
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		26045
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3359

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
Code name	GA106	GA104
Launch date	23 Nov 2021	12 Jan 2021
Place in performance rating	124	125
Type		Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	1245 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)	239.0 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	7.987 TFLOPS (1:1)	15.30 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	7.987 TFLOPS	15.30 TFLOPS
Pipelines	3328	6144
Pixel fill rate	57.60 GPixel/s	119.5 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	124.8 GTexel/s	239.0 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