NVIDIA RTX A5000 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA RTX A5000 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 A5000

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX A5000

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
2.2x more texture fill rate: 433.9 GTexel/s vs 199.0 GTexel/s
2.3x more pipelines: 8192 vs 3584
2x more maximum memory size: 24 GB vs 12 GB
Around 7% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective)
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 22836 vs 17107
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1035 vs 971
Around 75% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 154601 vs 88325
Around 91% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 581.432 vs 304.563
Around 70% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 6836.931 vs 4024.711
Around 89% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 54.372 vs 28.79
Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 191.518 vs 187.542
Around 79% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2038.811 vs 1141.654

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Apr 2021 vs 12 Jan 2021
Texture fill rate	433.9 GTexel/s vs 199.0 GTexel/s
Pipelines	8192 vs 3584
Maximum memory size	24 GB vs 12 GB
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective)
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	22836 vs 17107
PassMark - G2D Mark	1035 vs 971
Geekbench - OpenCL	154601 vs 88325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	581.432 vs 304.563
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6836.931 vs 4024.711
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	54.372 vs 28.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	191.518 vs 187.542
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2038.811 vs 1141.654
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	22508 vs 22495
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	22508 vs 22495

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Around 13% higher core clock speed: 1320 MHz vs 1170 MHz
Around 5% higher boost clock speed: 1777 MHz vs 1695 MHz
Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 170 Watt vs 230 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1320 MHz vs 1170 MHz
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz vs 1695 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	170 Watt vs 230 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717 vs 3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 3355
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717 vs 3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 3355

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA RTX A5000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

22836

17107

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1035

971

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

154601

88325

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

581.432

304.563

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

6836.931

4024.711

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

54.372

28.79

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

191.518

187.542

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2038.811

1141.654

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22508

22495

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3714

3717

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3356

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22508

22495

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3714

3717

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3356

Name	NVIDIA RTX A5000	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
PassMark - G3D Mark	22836	17107
PassMark - G2D Mark	1035	971
Geekbench - OpenCL	154601	88325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	581.432	304.563
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6836.931	4024.711
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	54.372	28.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	191.518	187.542
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2038.811	1141.654
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	22508	22495
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3714	3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355	3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	22508	22495
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3714	3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355	3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		8756

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA RTX A5000	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
Code name	GA102	GA106
Launch date	12 Apr 2021	12 Jan 2021
Place in performance rating	65	126
Launch price (MSRP)		$329
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1695 MHz	1777 MHz
Core clock speed	1170 MHz	1320 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	867.8 GFLOPS (1:32)	199.0 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	27.77 TFLOPS (1:1)	12.74 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	27.77 TFLOPS	12.74 TFLOPS
Pipelines	8192	3584
Pixel fill rate	162.7 GPixel/s	85.30 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	433.9 GTexel/s	199.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	230 Watt	170 Watt
Transistor count	28300 million	13250 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot	Dual-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm (10.5 inches)	242 mm (9.5 inches)
Recommended system power (PSU)	550 Watt	450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-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	24 GB	12 GB
Memory bandwidth	768 GB/s	360 GB/s
Memory bus width	384 bit	192 bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)	1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective)
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6