NVIDIA RTX A4000 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA RTX A4000 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 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 - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX A4000

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • 2.1x more pipelines: 6144 vs 2944
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 12 nm
  • Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 215 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 19568 vs 18757
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1021 vs 907
  • Around 15% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 121168 vs 105037
  • Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 420.465 vs 326.494
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 4156.52 vs 3938.377
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 32.297 vs 31.684
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 162.131 vs 159.275
  • Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1895.111 vs 1506.874
  • Around 47% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2598 vs 1763
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 Apr 2021 vs 20 September 2018
Pipelines 6144 vs 2944
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm vs 12 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt vs 215 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 19568 vs 18757
PassMark - G2D Mark 1021 vs 907
Geekbench - OpenCL 121168 vs 105037
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 420.465 vs 326.494
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4156.52 vs 3938.377
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 32.297 vs 31.684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 162.131 vs 159.275
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1895.111 vs 1506.874
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2598 vs 1763

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

  • 2.1x more core clock speed: 1515 MHz vs 735 MHz
  • Around 10% higher boost clock speed: 1710 MHz vs 1560 MHz
  • 8x more memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)
  • Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 25500 vs 22050
  • Around 88% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 6966 vs 3715
  • Around 88% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 6293 vs 3355
  • Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 25500 vs 22050
  • Around 88% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 6966 vs 3715
  • Around 88% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 6293 vs 3355
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1515 MHz vs 735 MHz
Boost clock speed 1710 MHz vs 1560 MHz
Memory clock speed 14000 MHz vs 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 25500 vs 22050
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 6966 vs 3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6293 vs 3355
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 25500 vs 22050
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 6966 vs 3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6293 vs 3355

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA RTX A4000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
19568
18757
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1021
907
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
121168
105037
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
420.465
326.494
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4156.52
3938.377
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
32.297
31.684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
162.131
159.275
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1895.111
1506.874
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
22050
25500
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3715
6966
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
6293
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
22050
25500
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3715
6966
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
6293
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
2598
1763
Name NVIDIA RTX A4000 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
PassMark - G3D Mark 19568 18757
PassMark - G2D Mark 1021 907
Geekbench - OpenCL 121168 105037
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 420.465 326.494
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4156.52 3938.377
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 32.297 31.684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 162.131 159.275
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1895.111 1506.874
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 22050 25500
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3715 6966
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 6293
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 22050 25500
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3715 6966
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 6293
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2598 1763

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA RTX A4000 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

Essentials

Architecture Ampere Turing
Code name GA104 TU104
Launch date 12 Apr 2021 20 September 2018
Place in performance rating 105 104
Launch price (MSRP) $699
Price now $749.99
Type Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 32.34

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1560 MHz 1710 MHz
Core clock speed 735 MHz 1515 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm 12 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 599.0 GFLOPS (1:32)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 19.17 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 19.17 TFLOPS
Pipelines 6144 2944
Pixel fill rate 149.8 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 299.5 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt 215 Watt
Transistor count 17400 million 13,600 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor Single-slot
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 241 mm (9.5 inches) 267 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Width 112 mm (4.4 inches)

API support

DirectX 12.2 12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL 3.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.6
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 16 GB
Memory bandwidth 448 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) 14000 MHz
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6