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.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is 10 % faster than the NVIDIA RTX A5000.
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.
Memory
Memory
NVIDIA RTX A5000
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
Memory Size
24 GB
12 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6X
Memory Clock
2.000 GHz
1.188 GHz
Memory Speed
16.0 Gbps
19.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
768 GB/s
912 GB/s
Memory Interface
384 bit
384 bit
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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.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
NVIDIA RTX A5000
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
Base Clock
1.170 GHz
1.260 GHz
Boost Clock
1.695 GHz
1.710 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
NVIDIA RTX A5000
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
TDP
230 W
350 W
Tjunction max
93 °C
93 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 8-Pin
1 x 12-Pin
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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 12-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 350 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
NVIDIA RTX A5000
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
Fan-Type
Radial
Axial
Fan 1
1 x 65 mm
3 x 90 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
--
0 dB
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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.
Connectivity
Connectivity
NVIDIA RTX A5000
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.3
HDMI
--
1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort
4x DP 1.4
3x DP 1.4a
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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.
Featureset
Featureset
NVIDIA RTX A5000
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
Yes
Yes
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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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.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
NVIDIA RTX A5000
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
Decode
Decode
AV1
Decode
Decode
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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.
Dimensions
Dimensions
NVIDIA RTX A5000
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
Length
267 mm
285 mm
Height
112 mm
112 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
Weight
1,025 g
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SFF-Ready
No
No
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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.
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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