NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 vs NVIDIA RTX A6000
59.3Rasterization43.9
53.6Ray Tracing41.8
61Memoryspec-based85.3
71.3Efficiencyspec-based69.5
77.1Compute60
5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40807 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A6000
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 wins this graphics card face-off, 62.9 to 55.9, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+17) and rasterization (+15). NVIDIA RTX A6000 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- Stronger rasterization score: 59 vs 44
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 54 vs 42
- Stronger compute score: 77 vs 60
- 58% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 28,155 vs 17,801
- 52% higher PassMark G3D: 34,434 vs 22,606
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A6000
- 200% higher VRAM: 48 GB vs 16 GB
- 50% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 256 bit
- 11% higher Shading units: 10,752 vs 9,728
- 11% higher RT cores: 84 vs 76
- 11% higher Tensor / AI cores: 336 vs 304
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2020 |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere |
| Process | 5 nm | — |
| TDP | 320 W | 300 W+6% |
| Power connector | 1x 16-pin | 1x 8-pin CPU |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 9,728 | 10,752+11% |
| RT cores | 76 | 84+11% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 304 | 336+11% |
| Base clock | 2,205 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,505 MHz+39% | 1,800 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB | 48 GB+200% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 384 bit+50% |
| Bandwidth | 717 GB/s | 768 GB/s+7% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 28,155+58%Top 8% | 17,801Top 25% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 7,291+43%Top 11% | 5,081Top 29% |
| PassMark G3D | 34,434+52%Top 5% | 22,606Top 33% |
| 1080p Ultra | 179 fpsTop 13% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 138 fpsTop 13% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 81 fpsTop 13% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no MFG) | — |
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