NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 vs NVIDIA RTX A6000
47Rasterization43.9
43.6Ray Tracing41.8
73.7Memoryspec-based85.3
64.3Efficiencyspec-based69.5
65.6Compute60
4 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30906 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A6000
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 scores 55.7 against 55.9 for NVIDIA RTX A6000. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
- Stronger rasterization score: 47 vs 44
- Stronger compute score: 66 vs 60
- 22% higher bandwidth: 936 GB/s vs 768 GB/s
- 17% higher PassMark G3D: 26,470 vs 22,606
- 12% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 19,889 vs 17,801
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A6000
- 100% higher VRAM: 48 GB vs 24 GB
- 14% lower TDP: 300 W vs 350 W
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2020 |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Process | 8 nm | — |
| TDP | 350 W | 300 W+14% |
| Power connector | 1x 12-pin | 1x 8-pin CPU |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 10,496 | 10,752+2% |
| RT cores | 82 | 84+2% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 328 | 336+2% |
| Base clock | 1,395 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 1,695 MHz | 1,800 MHz+6% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 24 GB | 48 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 384 bit | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | 936 GB/s+22% | 768 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 19,889+12%Top 22% | 17,801Top 25% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 5,420+7%Top 24% | 5,081Top 29% |
| PassMark G3D | 26,470+17%Top 23% | 22,606Top 33% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | — |
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