NVIDIA RTX A4000 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA RTX A4000 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 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 3090

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX A4000

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 350 Watt
Around 44% higher memory clock speed: 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) vs 1219 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective)

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Apr 2021 vs 1 Sep 2020
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 350 Watt
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) vs 1219 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective)
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3715 vs 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355 vs 3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3715 vs 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355 vs 3354

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

Around 90% higher core clock speed: 1395 MHz vs 735 MHz
Around 9% higher boost clock speed: 1695 MHz vs 1560 MHz
Around 86% higher texture fill rate: 556.0 GTexel/s vs 299.5 GTexel/s
Around 71% higher pipelines: 10496 vs 6144
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 24 GB vs 16 GB
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 26747 vs 19403
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1050 vs 1000
Around 56% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 191350 vs 122777
Around 74% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 732.196 vs 420.465
Around 82% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 7585.258 vs 4156.52
Around 95% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 63.011 vs 32.297
Around 53% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 247.569 vs 162.131
Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2441.384 vs 1895.111
Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 33398 vs 22050
Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 33398 vs 22050
Around 80% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 19948 vs 11086

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1395 MHz vs 735 MHz
Boost clock speed	1695 MHz vs 1560 MHz
Texture fill rate	556.0 GTexel/s vs 299.5 GTexel/s
Pipelines	10496 vs 6144
Maximum memory size	24 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	26747 vs 19403
PassMark - G2D Mark	1050 vs 1000
Geekbench - OpenCL	191350 vs 122777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	732.196 vs 420.465
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7585.258 vs 4156.52
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	63.011 vs 32.297
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	247.569 vs 162.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2441.384 vs 1895.111
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	33398 vs 22050
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	33398 vs 22050
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	19948 vs 11086

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA RTX A4000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

19403

26747

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1000

1050

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

122777

191350

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

420.465

732.196

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

4156.52

7585.258

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

32.297

63.011

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

162.131

247.569

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1895.111

2441.384

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22050

33398

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3715

3713

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3354

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22050

33398

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3715

3713

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3354

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

11086

19948

Name	NVIDIA RTX A4000	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
PassMark - G3D Mark	19403	26747
PassMark - G2D Mark	1000	1050
Geekbench - OpenCL	122777	191350
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	420.465	732.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4156.52	7585.258
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	32.297	63.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	162.131	247.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1895.111	2441.384
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	22050	33398
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3715	3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355	3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	22050	33398
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3715	3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355	3354
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	11086	19948

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA RTX A4000	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
Code name	GA104	GA102
Launch date	12 Apr 2021	1 Sep 2020
Place in performance rating	106	45
Launch price (MSRP)		$1499
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	1695 MHz
Core clock speed	735 MHz	1395 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	599.0 GFLOPS (1:32)	556.0 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	19.17 TFLOPS (1:1)	35.58 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	19.17 TFLOPS	35.58 TFLOPS
Pipelines	6144	10496
Pixel fill rate	149.8 GPixel/s	189.8 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	299.5 GTexel/s	556.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	350 Watt
Transistor count	17400 million	28300 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Single-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	241 mm (9.5 inches)	313 mm (12.3 inches)
Recommended system power (PSU)	300 Watt	750 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 12-pin
Width	112 mm (4.4 inches)	Triple-slot
Height		138 mm (5.4 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	24 GB
Memory bandwidth	448 GB/s	936.2 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)	1219 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective)
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6X