NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 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).

NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB

96.7x more texture fill rate: 124.8 GTexel/s vs 1,290 GTexel/s
6.4x lower typical power consumption: 70 Watt vs 450 Watt
Around 14% higher memory clock speed: 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective vs 1313 MHz, 21 Gbps effective
Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 240.964 vs 178.756

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	124.8 GTexel/s vs 1,290 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt vs 450 Watt
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective vs 1313 MHz, 21 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	240.964 vs 178.756

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

Videocard is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
4x more core clock speed: 2235 MHz vs 562 MHz
2.1x more boost clock speed: 2520 MHz vs 1200 MHz
4.9x more pipelines: 16384 vs 3328
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 4 nm vs 8 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 24 GB vs 12 GB
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1297 vs 1110
2.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 38287 vs 13725
4.4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 317791 vs 72896
Around 59% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 9223 vs 5815
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 582.642 vs 207.704
4.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 98.472 vs 22.913
2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2968.159 vs 1030.098

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Sep 2022 vs 23 Nov 2021
Core clock speed	2235 MHz vs 562 MHz
Boost clock speed	2520 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Pipelines	16384 vs 3328
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 8 nm
Maximum memory size	24 GB vs 12 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	1297 vs 1110
PassMark - G3D Mark	38287 vs 13725
Geekbench - OpenCL	317791 vs 72896
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	9223 vs 5815
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	582.642 vs 207.704
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	98.472 vs 22.913
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2968.159 vs 1030.098

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1110

1297

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

13725

38287

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

72896

317791

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

5815

9223

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

207.704

582.642

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

22.913

98.472

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

240.964

178.756

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1030.098

2968.159

Name	NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
PassMark - G2D Mark	1110	1297
PassMark - G3D Mark	13725	38287
Geekbench - OpenCL	72896	317791
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	5815	9223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	207.704	582.642
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	3385.355	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	22.913	98.472
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	240.964	178.756
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1030.098	2968.159

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Ada Lovelace
Code name	GA106	AD102
Launch date	23 Nov 2021	20 Sep 2022
Place in performance rating	114	13
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	2520 MHz
Core clock speed	562 MHz	2235 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	4 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	124.8 GFLOPS (1:64)	1,290 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	7.987 TFLOPS (1:1)	82.58 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	7.987 TFLOPS	82.58 TFLOPS
Pipelines	3328	16384
Pixel fill rate	57.60 GPixel/s	443.5 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	124.8 GTexel/s	1,290 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt	450 Watt
Transistor count	12000 million	76300 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot	Triple-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	167 mm, 6.6 inches	304 mm, 12 inches
Recommended system power (PSU)	250 Watt	850 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-pin
Width	69 mm, 2.7 inches	137 mm, 5.4 inches
Height		61 mm, 2.4 inches
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	24 GB
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	1,008 GB/s
Memory bus width	192 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective	1313 MHz, 21 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6X