PNY RTX A2000 vs ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards PNY RTX A2000 and ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition, chip, information processing units.

• Architecture
  Ampere -
• Based on
  NVIDIA RTX A2000 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
• GPU Chip
  GA106 GA106-300-A1
• Render Output Units
  48 64
• RT Cores
  26 -
• Shader
  3328 3584
• Streaming Multiprocessors
  26 -
• Texture Units
  104 112
• Execution Units
  - 28

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  288 GB/s 360 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  192 bit 192 bit
• Memory Clock
  1500 MHz -
• Memory Data Rate
  12 Gbps -
• Memory Size
  6 GB 12 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  - 1875 MHz

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  562 MHz 1320 MHz
• Boost Clock
  1200 MHz 1882 MHz + 6%
• Game Clock
  - 1852 MHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - -
• TDP
  70 W 170 W
• TDP (up)
  - 170 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system PNY RTX A2000 and ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Radial Axial
• Fan 1
  1 x 40 mm 2 x 100 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  - 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  4 × DisplayPort 1.4 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  - 2 × HDMI 2.1
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  - 1 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• DirectX
  12_2 (Ultimate) 12_2
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Height
  69 mm 135 mm
• Length
  168 mm 275 mm
• Slot Size
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  - 54 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition and PNY RTX A2000.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  500 $ -
• Part Number
  VCNRTXA2000-PB KO-RTX3060-O12G-GAMING
• Process Technology
  8 nm 8 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2021 Q1/2021