NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile

Around 10% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 817 MHz
Around 23% higher boost clock speed: 1575 MHz vs 1282 MHz
Around 97% higher texture fill rate: 302.4 GTexel/s vs 153.8 GTexel/s
Around 60% higher pipelines: 6144 vs 3840
2.7x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 6 GB
Around 17% higher memory clock speed: 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 26506 vs 21278
Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 26506 vs 21278
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 602 vs 589
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 15962 vs 13388
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 113010 vs 79058

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	900 MHz vs 817 MHz
Boost clock speed	1575 MHz vs 1282 MHz
Texture fill rate	302.4 GTexel/s vs 153.8 GTexel/s
Pipelines	6144 vs 3840
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 6 GB
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	26506 vs 21278
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	26506 vs 21278
PassMark - G2D Mark	602 vs 589
PassMark - G3D Mark	15962 vs 13388
Geekbench - OpenCL	113010 vs 79058

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

2.3x lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 140 Watt
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 8913 vs 3711
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 8913 vs 3711
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 8054 vs 3356
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 8054 vs 3356

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	8913 vs 3711
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	8913 vs 3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	8054 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	8054 vs 3356

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3711

8913

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3711

8913

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

8054

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

8054

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

26506

21278

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

26506

21278

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

602

589

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

15962

13388

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

113010

79058

Name	NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3711	8913
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3711	8913
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356	8054
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356	8054
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	26506	21278
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	26506	21278
PassMark - G2D Mark	602	589
PassMark - G3D Mark	15962	13388
Geekbench - OpenCL	113010	79058
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		339.841
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		3898.264
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		27.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		155.642
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1167.569
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		8237

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA RTX A5000 Mobile	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
Code name	GA104	GA106
Place in performance rating	116	130
Launch date		12 Jan 2021
Type		Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1575 MHz	1282 MHz
Core clock speed	900 MHz	817 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	604.8 GFLOPS (1:32)	153.8 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	19.35 TFLOPS (1:1)	9.846 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	19.35 TFLOPS	9.846 TFLOPS
Pipelines	6144	3840
Pixel fill rate	151.2 GPixel/s	61.54 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	302.4 GTexel/s	153.8 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	60 Watt
Transistor count	17400 million	12000 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	Portable Device Dependent
DisplayPort support
G-SYNC support
HDMI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Laptop size		large
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	6 GB
Memory bandwidth	448 GB/s	288.0 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit	192 bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)	1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Technologies
GPU Boost
VR Ready