NVIDIA RTX A5000 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA RTX A5000 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 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. 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 A5000

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 59% higher core clock speed: 1170 MHz vs 735 MHz
  • Around 55% higher boost clock speed: 1695 MHz vs 1095 MHz
  • 2.8x more pipelines: 8192 vs 2944
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 12 nm
  • Around 74% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 22901 vs 13147
  • Around 94% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1038 vs 536
  • Around 89% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 154651 vs 81953
  • Around 95% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 581.432 vs 297.996
  • Around 86% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 6836.931 vs 3676.805
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 54.372 vs 22.75
  • Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 191.518 vs 162.692
  • Around 83% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2038.811 vs 1116.69
  • Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 22508 vs 19139
  • Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 22508 vs 19139
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 Apr 2021 vs 29 January 2019
Core clock speed 1170 MHz vs 735 MHz
Boost clock speed 1695 MHz vs 1095 MHz
Pipelines 8192 vs 2944
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm vs 12 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 22901 vs 13147
PassMark - G2D Mark 1038 vs 536
Geekbench - OpenCL 154651 vs 81953
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 581.432 vs 297.996
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6836.931 vs 3676.805
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 54.372 vs 22.75
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 191.518 vs 162.692
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2038.811 vs 1116.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 22508 vs 19139
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 22508 vs 19139

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

  • Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 230 Watt
  • 6x more memory clock speed: 12000 MHz vs 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 8905 vs 3714
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 8060 vs 3355
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 8905 vs 3714
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 8060 vs 3355
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt vs 230 Watt
Memory clock speed 12000 MHz vs 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 8905 vs 3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 8060 vs 3355
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 8905 vs 3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 8060 vs 3355

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA RTX A5000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
22901
13147
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1038
536
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
154651
81953
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
581.432
297.996
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6836.931
3676.805
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
54.372
22.75
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
191.518
162.692
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2038.811
1116.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
22508
19139
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3714
8905
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
8060
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
22508
19139
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3714
8905
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
8060
Name NVIDIA RTX A5000 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
PassMark - G3D Mark 22901 13147
PassMark - G2D Mark 1038 536
Geekbench - OpenCL 154651 81953
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 581.432 297.996
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6836.931 3676.805
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 54.372 22.75
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 191.518 162.692
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2038.811 1116.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 22508 19139
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3714 8905
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 8060
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 22508 19139
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3714 8905
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 8060
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 7990

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA RTX A5000 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

Essentials

Architecture Ampere Turing
Code name GA102 TU104B
Launch date 12 Apr 2021 29 January 2019
Place in performance rating 65 142
Type Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1695 MHz 1095 MHz
Core clock speed 1170 MHz 735 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm 12 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 867.8 GFLOPS (1:32)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 27.77 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 27.77 TFLOPS
Pipelines 8192 2944
Pixel fill rate 162.7 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 433.9 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 230 Watt 150 Watt
Transistor count 28300 million 13,600 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor Dual-slot
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 267 mm (10.5 inches)
Recommended system power (PSU) 550 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Width 112 mm (4.4 inches)

API support

DirectX 12.2 12.0
OpenCL 3.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.6
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 24 GB
Memory bandwidth 768 GB/s
Memory bus width 384 bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) 12000 MHz
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6