NVIDIA RTX A6000 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA RTX A6000 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super 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 - 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 A6000

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX A6000

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
Around 98% higher core clock speed: 1455 MHz vs 735 MHz
Around 72% higher boost clock speed: 1860 MHz vs 1080 MHz
3x more texture fill rate: 625.0 GTexel/s vs 207.4 GTexel/s
3.5x more pipelines: 10752 vs 3072
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 12 nm
6x more maximum memory size: 48 GB vs 8 GB
Around 45% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1375 MHz (11000 MHz effective)
2.4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 200330 vs 82601
Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 23142 vs 20344
Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 23142 vs 20344
2.1x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 17833 vs 8562

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 Oct 2020 vs 2 Apr 2020
Core clock speed	1455 MHz vs 735 MHz
Boost clock speed	1860 MHz vs 1080 MHz
Texture fill rate	625.0 GTexel/s vs 207.4 GTexel/s
Pipelines	10752 vs 3072
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm vs 12 nm
Maximum memory size	48 GB vs 8 GB
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1375 MHz (11000 MHz effective)
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	200330 vs 82601
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	23142 vs 20344
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	23142 vs 20344
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	17833 vs 8562

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q

3.8x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 300 Watt
3.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 13799 vs 4237
6.8x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 583 vs 86
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 8912 vs 3712
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 8912 vs 3712

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 300 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	13799 vs 4237
PassMark - G2D Mark	583 vs 86
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	8912 vs 3712
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355 vs 3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	8912 vs 3712
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355 vs 3353

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA RTX A6000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

4237

13799

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

583

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

200330

82601

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

23142

20344

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3712

8912

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3353

3355

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

23142

20344

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3712

8912

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3353

3355

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

17833

8562

Name	NVIDIA RTX A6000	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
PassMark - G3D Mark	4237	13799
PassMark - G2D Mark	86	583
Geekbench - OpenCL	200330	82601
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	737.53
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	59.432
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	189.702
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2347.314
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	23142	20344
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3712	8912
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3353	3355
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	23142	20344
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3712	8912
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3353	3355
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	17833	8562

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA RTX A6000	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Turing
Code name	GA102	TU104B
Launch date	5 Oct 2020	2 Apr 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$4649
Place in performance rating	94	136
Type		Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1860 MHz	1080 MHz
Core clock speed	1455 MHz	735 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	12 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	1250 GFLOPS (1:32)	207.4 GFLOPS (1:32)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	40.00 TFLOPS (1:1)	13.27 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	40.00 TFLOPS	6.636 TFLOPS
Pipelines	10752	3072
Pixel fill rate	208.3 GPixel/s	69.12 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	625.0 GTexel/s	207.4 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	300 Watt	80 Watt
Transistor count	28300 million	13600 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)	700 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	8-pin EPS	None
Width	112 mm (4.4 inches)	Dual-slot
API support
DirectX	12.2	12.1
OpenCL	3.0	1.2
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.6	6.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	48 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	768 GB/s	352.0 GB/s
Memory bus width	384 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)	1375 MHz (11000 MHz effective)
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6