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NVIDIA RTX A6000
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NVIDIA RTX A6000 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition. Specifications, performance, tests

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Q2/2021
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition

What's the best choice NVIDIA RTX A6000 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

NVIDIA RTX A6000 has a base frequency of 2 GHz. Memory size 48 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q4/2020.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition has a base frequency of 1.365 GHz. Memory size 12 GB. Memory type GDDR6X. Released in Q2/2021.

Differences

Videokards Reasons to consider
NVIDIA RTX A6000
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 47% better clock speed

    2 GHz left arrow 1.365 GHz
  • More memory

    300% more memory

    48 GB left arrow 12 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions NVIDIA RTX A6000 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    54 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    165 left arrow place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    174 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    181 place
  • Battlefield 5
    174 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    155 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    177 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    93 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    275 place

Specifications

Technical data
NVIDIA RTX A6000 NVIDIA RTX A6000
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards NVIDIA RTX A6000 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition, chip, information processing units.

  • Architecture
    Ampere left arrow Ampere
  • Execution Units
    84 left arrow 80
  • GPU Chip
    GA102 left arrow GA102-225-A1
  • Render Output Units
    112 left arrow 96
  • Shader
    10752 left arrow 10240
  • Texture Units
    336 left arrow 320
  • Based on
    - left arrow NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  • CUDA Cores
    - left arrow 10240
Memory settings

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

  • Memory Size
    48 GB left arrow 12 GB
  • Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
    2000 MHz left arrow 1188 MHz
  • Memory Type
    GDDR6 left arrow GDDR6X
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 912 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    - left arrow 384 bit
Clock frequency

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

  • Base Clock
    1410 MHz left arrow 1365 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    1800 MHz left arrow 1665 MHz
  • Game Clock
    - left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    - left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

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

  • TDP
    300 W left arrow 350 W
  • Maximum Junction Temperature
    - left arrow 93 °C
  • TDP (up)
    - left arrow 400 W
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system NVIDIA RTX A6000 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition.

  • Cooler-Type
    - left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan-Type
    - left arrow Axial
  • Fan 1
    - left arrow 2 x 90 mm
  • Fan 2
    - left arrow -
  • Noise (Idle)
    - left arrow 0 dB / Silent
  • Noise (Load)
    - left arrow 41 dB
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

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

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

  • DirectX
    12.2 left arrow 12_2
  • DLSS / FSR
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. resolution
    7680 × 4320 left arrow 7680 × 4320
  • Raytracing
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • LED
    - left arrow No LED lighting
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode
Dimensions

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

  • Height
    - left arrow 112 mm
  • Length
    - left arrow 285 mm
  • Slot Size
    - left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    - left arrow -
  • Width
    - left arrow 42 mm
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition and NVIDIA RTX A6000.

  • Manufacturer
    NVIDIA left arrow -
  • Process Technology
    8 nm left arrow 8 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q2/2021
  • Documents
    - left arrow data sheet
  • Launch Price (historical)
    - left arrow -
  • Manufacturer specification scope
    - left arrow NVIDIA GPU-level facts only for the exact GPU and VRAM configuration; Founders Edition board clocks, power and connectors are not refreshed from the shared reference/FE column.
  • Part Number
    - left arrow -

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

NVIDIA RTX A6000

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition

More results: 176

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between NVIDIA RTX A6000 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition.

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These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Game frame rates

Archived results. The original measurement method and test conditions have not been verified.

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming

Higher values are better in this metric.

38.7 TFLOPS
NVIDIA RTX A6000
34.1 TFLOPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition

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