NVIDIA RTX A5000
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The NVIDIA RTX A5000 is based on the NVIDIA RTX A5000 (Ampere) and has 24 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 768 GB/s.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB (Ampere) and has 12 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 912 GB/s.

GPU

The NVIDIA RTX A5000 has the GA102 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ampere architecture.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is based on the graphics chip GA102, which comes from the Ampere architecture.
NVIDIA RTX A5000 GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
NVIDIA RTX A5000 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
GA102 GPU Chip GA102
Ampere Architecture Ampere
64 Streaming Multiprocessors 70
8192 Shader 8960
96 Render Output Units 112
256 Texture Units 280
64 Raytracing Cores 70

Memory

The graphics memory of the NVIDIA RTX A5000 clocks at 2.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 16.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is 19.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.188 GHz.

24 GB Memory Size 12 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR6X
2.000 GHz Memory Clock 1.188 GHz
16.0 Gbps Memory Speed 19.0 Gbps
768 GB/s Memory bandwidth 912 GB/s
384 bit Memory Interface 384 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.170 GHz Base Clock 1.260 GHz
1.695 GHz Boost Clock 1.710 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The NVIDIA RTX A5000 is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 230 W.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 350 W.

230 W TDP 350 W
-- TDP (up) --
93 °C Tjunction max 93 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The NVIDIA RTX A5000 is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Radial Fan-Type Axial
1 x 65 mm Fan 1 3 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the NVIDIA RTX A5000.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.3
-- HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
4x DP v1.4 DP Ports 3x DP v1.4a
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the NVIDIA RTX A5000 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
Decode AV1 Decode
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The NVIDIA RTX A5000 is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

267 mm Length 285 mm
112 mm Height 112 mm
-- Width --
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
1025 g Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16
No SFF-Ready No

Additional data

The NVIDIA RTX A5000 has been manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers since Q3/2021.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB came on the market in Q1/2022 and will have a structure width of 8 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no --
Q3/2021 Release date Q1/2022
2,299 $ (Reference) Launch Price 699 $ (Reference)
8 nm Structure size 8 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

NVIDIA RTX A5000 NVIDIA RTX A5000
24 GB GDDR6
7239
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
9057

Port Royal (Raytracing)

NVIDIA RTX A5000 NVIDIA RTX A5000
24 GB GDDR6
9386
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
11983

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

NVIDIA RTX A5000 NVIDIA RTX A5000
24 GB GDDR6
3899
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
5037

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
60 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
70 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
104 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
38 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
76 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
126 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
107 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
185 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
200 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

NVIDIA RTX A5000 NVIDIA RTX A5000
24 GB GDDR6
154230
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
173946

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

NVIDIA RTX A5000 NVIDIA RTX A5000
24 GB GDDR6
108489
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
152716

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

NVIDIA RTX A5000 NVIDIA RTX A5000
24 GB GDDR6
27.77
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
30.64

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