NVIDIA RTX A5000 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA RTX A5000 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 A5000

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX A5000

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 52% lower typical power consumption: 230 Watt vs 350 Watt
Around 64% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1219 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective)

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Apr 2021 vs 1 Sep 2020
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	230 Watt vs 350 Watt
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1219 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective)
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3714 vs 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355 vs 3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3714 vs 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355 vs 3354

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

Around 19% higher core clock speed: 1395 MHz vs 1170 MHz
Around 28% higher texture fill rate: 556.0 GTexel/s vs 433.9 GTexel/s
Around 28% higher pipelines: 10496 vs 8192
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 26668 vs 22553
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1060 vs 1032
Around 24% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 191142 vs 154729
Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 690.619 vs 581.432
Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 7585.258 vs 6836.931
Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 62.614 vs 54.372
Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 209.424 vs 191.518
Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2441.384 vs 2038.811
Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 33398 vs 22508
Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 33398 vs 22508

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1395 MHz vs 1170 MHz
Texture fill rate	556.0 GTexel/s vs 433.9 GTexel/s
Pipelines	10496 vs 8192
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	26668 vs 22553
PassMark - G2D Mark	1060 vs 1032
Geekbench - OpenCL	191142 vs 154729
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	690.619 vs 581.432
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7585.258 vs 6836.931
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	62.614 vs 54.372
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	209.424 vs 191.518
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2441.384 vs 2038.811
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	33398 vs 22508
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	33398 vs 22508

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA RTX A5000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

22553

26668

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1032

1060

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

154729

191142

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

581.432

690.619

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

6836.931

7585.258

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

54.372

62.614

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

191.518

209.424

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2038.811

2441.384

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22508

33398

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3714

3713

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3354

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22508

33398

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3714

3713

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3354

Name	NVIDIA RTX A5000	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
PassMark - G3D Mark	22553	26668
PassMark - G2D Mark	1032	1060
Geekbench - OpenCL	154729	191142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	581.432	690.619
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6836.931	7585.258
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	54.372	62.614
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	191.518	209.424
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2038.811	2441.384
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	22508	33398
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3714	3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355	3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	22508	33398
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3714	3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355	3354
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		5118

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA RTX A5000	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
Code name	GA102	GA102
Launch date	12 Apr 2021	1 Sep 2020
Place in performance rating	69	46
Launch price (MSRP)		$1499
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1695 MHz	1695 MHz
Core clock speed	1170 MHz	1395 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	867.8 GFLOPS (1:32)	556.0 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	27.77 TFLOPS (1:1)	35.58 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	27.77 TFLOPS	35.58 TFLOPS
Pipelines	8192	10496
Pixel fill rate	162.7 GPixel/s	189.8 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	433.9 GTexel/s	556.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	230 Watt	350 Watt
Transistor count	28300 million	28300 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm (10.5 inches)	313 mm (12.3 inches)
Recommended system power (PSU)	550 Watt	750 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-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	24 GB	24 GB
Memory bandwidth	768 GB/s	936.2 GB/s
Memory bus width	384 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)	1219 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective)
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6X