NVIDIA RTX A4000 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA RTX A4000 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 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 3080

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX A4000

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 320 Watt
Around 60% higher maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 10 GB
Around 47% higher memory clock speed: 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective

Launch date	12 Apr 2021 vs 1 Sep 2020
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 320 Watt
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 10 GB
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Around 96% higher core clock speed: 1440 MHz vs 735 MHz
Around 10% higher boost clock speed: 1710 MHz vs 1560 MHz
Around 55% higher texture fill rate: 465.1 GTexel/s vs 299.5 GTexel/s
Around 42% higher pipelines: 8704 vs 6144
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 25146 vs 19545
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1053 vs 1026
Around 37% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 167014 vs 121768
Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 457.414 vs 420.465
Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 6022.79 vs 4156.52
Around 59% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 51.221 vs 32.297
Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 175.219 vs 162.131
Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2381.93 vs 1895.111
Around 57% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 34537 vs 22050
Around 57% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 34537 vs 22050
Around 70% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 4420 vs 2604

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1440 MHz vs 735 MHz
Boost clock speed	1710 MHz vs 1560 MHz
Texture fill rate	465.1 GTexel/s vs 299.5 GTexel/s
Pipelines	8704 vs 6144
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	25146 vs 19545
PassMark - G2D Mark	1053 vs 1026
Geekbench - OpenCL	167014 vs 121768
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	457.414 vs 420.465
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6022.79 vs 4156.52
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	51.221 vs 32.297
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	175.219 vs 162.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2381.93 vs 1895.111
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	34537 vs 22050
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3716 vs 3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 3355
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	34537 vs 22050
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3716 vs 3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 3355
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	4420 vs 2604

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA RTX A4000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

19545

25146

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1026

1053

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

121768

167014

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

420.465

457.414

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

4156.52

6022.79

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

32.297

51.221

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

162.131

175.219

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1895.111

2381.93

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22050

34537

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3715

3716

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3356

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22050

34537

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3715

3716

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3356

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

2604

4420

Name	NVIDIA RTX A4000	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
PassMark - G3D Mark	19545	25146
PassMark - G2D Mark	1026	1053
Geekbench - OpenCL	121768	167014
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	420.465	457.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4156.52	6022.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	32.297	51.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	162.131	175.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1895.111	2381.93
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	22050	34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3715	3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355	3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	22050	34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3715	3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355	3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2604	4420

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA RTX A4000	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
Code name	GA104	GA102
Launch date	12 Apr 2021	1 Sep 2020
Place in performance rating	108	56
Launch price (MSRP)		$699
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	1710 MHz
Core clock speed	735 MHz	1440 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	599.0 GFLOPS (1:32)	465.1 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	19.17 TFLOPS (1:1)	29.77 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	19.17 TFLOPS	29.77 TFLOPS
Pipelines	6144	8704
Pixel fill rate	149.8 GPixel/s	164.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	299.5 GTexel/s	465.1 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	320 Watt
Transistor count	17400 million	28300 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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)	285 mm, 11.2 inches
Recommended system power (PSU)	300 Watt	700 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 12-pin
Width	112 mm (4.4 inches)	112 mm, 4.4 inches
Height		40 mm, 1.6 inches
API support
DirectX	12.2	12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.6	6.7
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	10 GB
Memory bandwidth	448 GB/s	760.3 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit	320 bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)	1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6X