NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 vs NVIDIA RTX A6000
65.4Rasterization43.9
64.5Ray Tracing41.8
64.6Memoryspec-based85.3
66.4Efficiencyspec-based69.5
79.5Compute60
6 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50803 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A6000
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 wins this graphics card face-off, 67.3 to 55.9, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+23) and rasterization (+22). 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 5080
- Stronger rasterization score: 65 vs 44
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 65 vs 42
- Stronger compute score: 80 vs 60
- 86% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 33,034 vs 17,801
- 84% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 9,342 vs 5,081
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A6000
- 200% higher VRAM: 48 GB vs 16 GB
- 50% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 256 bit
- 17% lower TDP: 300 W vs 360 W
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2020 |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ampere |
| Process | 5 nm | — |
| TDP | 360 W | 300 W+17% |
| Power connector | 1x 16-pin | 1x 8-pin CPU |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 10,752 | 10,752 |
| RT cores | 84 | 84 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 336 | 336 |
| Base clock | 2,295 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,617 MHz+45% | 1,800 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB | 48 GB+200% |
| VRAM type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 384 bit+50% |
| Bandwidth | 960 GB/s+25% | 768 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 33,034+86%Top 5% | 17,801Top 25% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 9,342+84%Top 6% | 5,081Top 29% |
| PassMark G3D | 35,628+58%Top 4% | 22,606Top 33% |
| 1080p Ultra | 189 fpsTop 8% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 150 fpsTop 8% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 92 fpsTop 8% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX A6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | — |
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