NVIDIA RTX A4000 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA RTX A4000 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 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.

NVIDIA RTX A4000

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX A4000

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 51% higher texture fill rate: 299.5 GTexel/s vs 199.0 GTexel/s
Around 71% higher pipelines: 6144 vs 3584
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 170 Watt
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 12 GB
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 19545 vs 17107
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1026 vs 971
Around 38% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 121768 vs 88251
Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 420.465 vs 299.369
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 4156.52 vs 4021.382
Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 32.297 vs 28.778
Around 64% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1895.111 vs 1152.664
Around 33% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2604 vs 1961

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Apr 2021 vs 12 Jan 2021
Texture fill rate	299.5 GTexel/s vs 199.0 GTexel/s
Pipelines	6144 vs 3584
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 170 Watt
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 12 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	19545 vs 17107
PassMark - G2D Mark	1026 vs 971
Geekbench - OpenCL	121768 vs 88251
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	420.465 vs 299.369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4156.52 vs 4021.382
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	32.297 vs 28.778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1895.111 vs 1152.664
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2604 vs 1961

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Around 80% higher core clock speed: 1320 MHz vs 735 MHz
Around 14% higher boost clock speed: 1777 MHz vs 1560 MHz
Around 7% higher memory clock speed: 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) vs 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)
Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 188.944 vs 162.131
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 22495 vs 22050
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 22495 vs 22050

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1320 MHz vs 735 MHz
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz vs 1560 MHz
Memory clock speed	1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) vs 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	188.944 vs 162.131
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	22495 vs 22050
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717 vs 3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 3355
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	22495 vs 22050
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717 vs 3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 3355

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA RTX A4000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

19545

17107

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1026

971

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

121768

88251

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

420.465

299.369

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4156.52

4021.382

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

32.297

28.778

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

162.131

188.944

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1895.111

1152.664

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22050

22495

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3715

3717

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3356

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22050

22495

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3715

3717

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3356

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

2604

1961

Name	NVIDIA RTX A4000	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
PassMark - G3D Mark	19545	17107
PassMark - G2D Mark	1026	971
Geekbench - OpenCL	121768	88251
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	420.465	299.369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4156.52	4021.382
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	32.297	28.778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	162.131	188.944
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1895.111	1152.664
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	22050	22495
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3715	3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355	3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	22050	22495
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3715	3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355	3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2604	1961

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA RTX A4000	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
Code name	GA104	GA106
Launch date	12 Apr 2021	12 Jan 2021
Place in performance rating	108	134
Launch price (MSRP)		$329
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	1777 MHz
Core clock speed	735 MHz	1320 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	599.0 GFLOPS (1:32)	199.0 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	19.17 TFLOPS (1:1)	12.74 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	19.17 TFLOPS	12.74 TFLOPS
Pipelines	6144	3584
Pixel fill rate	149.8 GPixel/s	85.30 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	299.5 GTexel/s	199.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	170 Watt
Transistor count	17400 million	13250 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Single-slot	Dual-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	241 mm (9.5 inches)	242 mm (9.5 inches)
Recommended system power (PSU)	300 Watt	450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 12-pin
Width	112 mm (4.4 inches)	112 mm (4.4 inches)
API support
DirectX	12.2	12.2
OpenCL	3.0	2.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.6	6.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	12 GB
Memory bandwidth	448 GB/s	360 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit	192 bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)	1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective)
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6