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)
Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 6836.931 vs 5528.565

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
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6836.931 vs 5528.565
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 17% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 26712 vs 22750
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1052 vs 1031
Around 24% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 191364 vs 154778
Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 711.408 vs 581.432
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 62.812 vs 54.372
Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 228.496 vs 191.518
Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2431.277 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	26712 vs 22750
PassMark - G2D Mark	1052 vs 1031
Geekbench - OpenCL	191364 vs 154778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	711.408 vs 581.432
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	62.812 vs 54.372
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	228.496 vs 191.518
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2431.277 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

22750

26712

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1031

1052

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

154778

191364

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

581.432

711.408

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

6836.931

5528.565

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

54.372

62.812

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

191.518

228.496

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2038.811

2431.277

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	22750	26712
PassMark - G2D Mark	1031	1052
Geekbench - OpenCL	154778	191364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	581.432	711.408
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6836.931	5528.565
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	54.372	62.812
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	191.518	228.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2038.811	2431.277
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		19889

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	71	48
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