NVIDIA RTX A6000 vs NVIDIA RTX A4000

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA RTX A6000 and NVIDIA RTX A4000 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX A6000

  • Around 98% higher core clock speed: 1455 MHz vs 735 MHz
  • Around 19% higher boost clock speed: 1860 MHz vs 1560 MHz
  • 2.1x more texture fill rate: 625.0 GTexel/s vs 299.5 GTexel/s
  • Around 75% higher pipelines: 10752 vs 6144
  • 3x more maximum memory size: 48 GB vs 16 GB
  • Around 14% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)
  • Around 60% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 193937 vs 121168
  • Around 75% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 735.8 vs 420.465
  • Around 81% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 58.523 vs 32.297
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 178.784 vs 162.131
  • Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2342.233 vs 1895.111
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 23142 vs 22050
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 23142 vs 22050
  • Around 79% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 4651 vs 2598
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1455 MHz vs 735 MHz
Boost clock speed 1860 MHz vs 1560 MHz
Texture fill rate 625.0 GTexel/s vs 299.5 GTexel/s
Pipelines 10752 vs 6144
Maximum memory size 48 GB vs 16 GB
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) vs 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 193937 vs 121168
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 735.8 vs 420.465
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 58.523 vs 32.297
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 178.784 vs 162.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2342.233 vs 1895.111
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 23142 vs 22050
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 23142 vs 22050
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 4651 vs 2598

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX A4000

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 300 Watt
  • 4.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 19568 vs 4237
  • 11.9x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1021 vs 86
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 Apr 2021 vs 5 Oct 2020
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 Watt vs 300 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 19568 vs 4237
PassMark - G2D Mark 1021 vs 86
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3715 vs 3712
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 vs 3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3715 vs 3712
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 vs 3353

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA RTX A6000
GPU 2: NVIDIA RTX A4000

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
4237
19568
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
86
1021
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
193937
121168
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
735.8
420.465
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
58.523
32.297
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
178.784
162.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2342.233
1895.111
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
23142
22050
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3712
3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3353
3355
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
23142
22050
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3712
3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3353
3355
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
4651
2598
Name NVIDIA RTX A6000 NVIDIA RTX A4000
PassMark - G3D Mark 4237 19568
PassMark - G2D Mark 86 1021
Geekbench - OpenCL 193937 121168
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 735.8 420.465
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 58.523 32.297
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 178.784 162.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2342.233 1895.111
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 23142 22050
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3712 3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3353 3355
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 23142 22050
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3712 3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3353 3355
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 4651 2598
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4156.52

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA RTX A6000 NVIDIA RTX A4000

Essentials

Architecture Ampere Ampere
Code name GA102 GA104
Launch date 5 Oct 2020 12 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $4649
Place in performance rating 102 105

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1860 MHz 1560 MHz
Core clock speed 1455 MHz 735 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm 8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 1250 GFLOPS (1:32) 599.0 GFLOPS (1:32)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 40.00 TFLOPS (1:1) 19.17 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 40.00 TFLOPS 19.17 TFLOPS
Pipelines 10752 6144
Pixel fill rate 208.3 GPixel/s 149.8 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 625.0 GTexel/s 299.5 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 300 Watt 140 Watt
Transistor count 28300 million 17400 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 4x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor Dual-slot Single-slot
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
Length 267 mm (10.5 inches) 241 mm (9.5 inches)
Recommended system power (PSU) 700 Watt 300 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 8-pin EPS 1x 6-pin
Width 112 mm (4.4 inches) 112 mm (4.4 inches)

API support

DirectX 12.2 12.2
OpenCL 3.0 3.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.6 6.6
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 48 GB 16 GB
Memory bandwidth 768 GB/s 448 GB/s
Memory bus width 384 bit 256 bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6