NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada Generation vs NVIDIA RTX A2000
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX A2000 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: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada Generation
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
- 2.5x more core clock speed: 1395 MHz vs 562 MHz
- Around 41% higher boost clock speed: 1695 MHz vs 1200 MHz
- Around 96% higher texture fill rate: 244.1 GTexel/s vs 124.8 GTexel/s
- Around 38% higher pipelines: 4608 vs 3328
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 5 nm vs 8 nm
- Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 6 GB
- Around 33% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective vs 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective)
- Around 32% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 96938 vs 73367
- Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 16345 vs 13726
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 21 Mar 2023 vs 10 Aug 2021 |
Core clock speed | 1395 MHz vs 562 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1695 MHz vs 1200 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 244.1 GTexel/s vs 124.8 GTexel/s |
Pipelines | 4608 vs 3328 |
Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm vs 8 nm |
Maximum memory size | 8 GB vs 6 GB |
Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective vs 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective) |
Benchmarks | |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 96938 vs 73367 |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 16345 vs 13726 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX A2000
- Around 64% lower typical power consumption: 70 Watt vs 115 Watt
- Around 70% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 983 vs 577
Specifications (specs) | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 70 Watt vs 115 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 983 vs 577 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada Generation
GPU 2: NVIDIA RTX A2000
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Name | NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX A2000 |
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Geekbench - OpenCL | 96938 | 73367 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 577 | 983 |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 16345 | 13726 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 5984 |
Compare specifications (specs)
NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA RTX A2000 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere |
Code name | AD106 | GA106 |
Launch date | 21 Mar 2023 | 10 Aug 2021 |
Place in performance rating | 93 | 96 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 1695 MHz | 1200 MHz |
Core clock speed | 1395 MHz | 562 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 8 nm |
Pipelines | 4608 | 3328 |
Pixel fill rate | 81.36 GPixel/s | 57.60 GPixel/s |
Texture fill rate | 244.1 GTexel/s | 124.8 GTexel/s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 115 Watt | 70 Watt |
Transistor count | 22900 million | 13250 million |
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance | 124.8 GFLOPS (1:64) | |
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance | 7.987 TFLOPS (1:1) | |
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance | 7.987 TFLOPS | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | 4x mini-DisplayPort |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Form factor | IGP | Dual-slot |
Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
Length | 167 mm (6.6 inches) | |
Recommended system power (PSU) | 250 Watt | |
Width | 69 mm (2.7 inches) | |
API support |
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DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12.2 |
OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.6 |
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Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 288 GB/s |
Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective | 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective) |
Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |