NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 vs NVIDIA RTX A5000
44.3Rasterization39.1
39.5Ray Tracing36.2
54.6Memoryspec-based71.2
68Efficiencyspec-based79.1
62.3Compute58.8
8 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30805 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5000
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 scores 51.2 against 52.3 for NVIDIA RTX A5000. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Stronger rasterization score: 44 vs 39
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 40 vs 36
- Stronger compute score: 62 vs 59
- 23% higher Base clock: 1,440 MHz vs 1,170 MHz
- 21% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 17,665 vs 14,648
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5000
- 140% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 10 GB
- 28% lower TDP: 230 W vs 320 W
- 20% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 320 bit
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | NVIDIA RTX A5000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2021 |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| TDP | 320 W | 230 W+28% |
| Power connector | 1x 12-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | NVIDIA RTX A5000 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 8,704+6% | 8,192 |
| RT cores | 68+6% | 64 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 272+6% | 256 |
| Base clock | 1,440 MHz+23% | 1,170 MHz |
| Boost clock | 1,710 MHz+1% | 1,695 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | NVIDIA RTX A5000 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 10 GB | 24 GB+140% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 320 bit | 384 bit+20% |
| Bandwidth | 760 GB/s | 768 GB/s+1% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | NVIDIA RTX A5000 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 17,665+21%Top 27% | 14,648Top 36% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,665+16%Top 30% | 4,029Top 40% |
| PassMark G3D | 24,972+9%Top 26% | 22,842Top 30% |
| 1080p Ultra | 122 fpsTop 48% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 92 fpsTop 45% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 55 fpsTop 43% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | NVIDIA RTX A5000 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | DLSS |
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