NVIDIA RTX A5000 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA RTX A5000 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 A5000

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX A5000

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 39% lower typical power consumption: 230 Watt vs 320 Watt
2.4x more maximum memory size: 24 GB vs 10 GB
Around 68% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 581.432 vs 457.414
Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 6836.931 vs 6022.79
Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 54.372 vs 51.221
Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 191.518 vs 175.219

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Apr 2021 vs 1 Sep 2020
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	230 Watt vs 320 Watt
Maximum memory size	24 GB vs 10 GB
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	1042 vs 1039
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	581.432 vs 457.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6836.931 vs 6022.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	54.372 vs 51.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	191.518 vs 175.219

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Around 23% higher core clock speed: 1440 MHz vs 1170 MHz
Around 1% higher boost clock speed: 1710 MHz vs 1695 MHz
Around 7% higher texture fill rate: 465.1 GTexel/s vs 433.9 GTexel/s
Around 6% higher pipelines: 8704 vs 8192
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 25241 vs 22844
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 166827 vs 154511
Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2381.93 vs 2038.811
Around 53% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 34537 vs 22508
Around 53% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 34537 vs 22508

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1440 MHz vs 1170 MHz
Boost clock speed	1710 MHz vs 1695 MHz
Texture fill rate	465.1 GTexel/s vs 433.9 GTexel/s
Pipelines	8704 vs 8192
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	25241 vs 22844
Geekbench - OpenCL	166827 vs 154511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2381.93 vs 2038.811
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	34537 vs 22508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3716 vs 3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 3355
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	34537 vs 22508
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3716 vs 3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 3355

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA RTX A5000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

22844

25241

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1042

1039

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

154511

166827

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

581.432

457.414

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

6836.931

6022.79

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

54.372

51.221

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

191.518

175.219

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2038.811

2381.93

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22508

34537

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3714

3716

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3356

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22508

34537

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3714

3716

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3356

Name	NVIDIA RTX A5000	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
PassMark - G3D Mark	22844	25241
PassMark - G2D Mark	1042	1039
Geekbench - OpenCL	154511	166827
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	581.432	457.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6836.931	6022.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	54.372	51.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	191.518	175.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2038.811	2381.93
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	22508	34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3714	3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355	3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	22508	34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3714	3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355	3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		17753

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA RTX A5000	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
Code name	GA102	GA102
Launch date	12 Apr 2021	1 Sep 2020
Place in performance rating	71	54
Launch price (MSRP)		$699
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1695 MHz	1710 MHz
Core clock speed	1170 MHz	1440 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	867.8 GFLOPS (1:32)	465.1 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	27.77 TFLOPS (1:1)	29.77 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	27.77 TFLOPS	29.77 TFLOPS
Pipelines	8192	8704
Pixel fill rate	162.7 GPixel/s	164.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	433.9 GTexel/s	465.1 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	230 Watt	320 Watt
Transistor count	28300 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	Dual-slot	Dual-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm (10.5 inches)	285 mm, 11.2 inches
Recommended system power (PSU)	550 Watt	700 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-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	24 GB	10 GB
Memory bandwidth	768 GB/s	760.3 GB/s
Memory bus width	384 bit	320 bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)	1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6X