NVIDIA RTX A2000
VS
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
NVIDIA RTX A2000
VS
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards NVIDIA RTX A2000 and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

65
Place in performance rating
not rated
Ampere
Architecture
Ampere
10 August 2021 (less than a year ago)
Release date
1 September 2021 (less than a year ago)
$449
Launch price (MSRP)
$329
$2680 (6x MSRP)
Price now
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4.75
Value for money
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GA106
GPU code name
GA104
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between NVIDIA RTX A2000 and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

8 nm
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
124.8
Texture fill rate
199.0
3328
Pipelines / CUDA cores
3584
1200 MHz
Boost clock speed
1777 MHz
13,250 million
Number of transistors
17,400 million
70 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
170 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the NVIDIA RTX A2000 and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104.

PCIe 4.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
167 mm
Length
242 mm
None
Supplementary power connectors
1x 12-pin

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics NVIDIA RTX A2000 and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 can be seen in this section.

GDDR6
Memory type
GDDR6
6 GB
Maximum RAM amount
12 GB
192 Bit
Memory bus width
192 Bit
12 GB/s
Memory clock speed
15 GB/s
288.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
360.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards NVIDIA RTX A2000 and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104, the size and number of monitors.

4x mini-DisplayPort
Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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HDMI
+

Technologies

The difference between NVIDIA RTX A2000 and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 is the additional functionality.

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CUDA
8.6

API support

The difference in supported APIs is NVIDIA RTX A2000 and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

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DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
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OpenGL
4.6
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Vulkan
1.2
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Shader Model
6.6
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OpenCL
3.0

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA RTX A2000 and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA RTX A2000 or GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA RTX A2000
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA RTX A2000
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA RTX A2000
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA RTX A2000
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA RTX A2000
GeForce RTX 3060 GA104
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA RTX A2000

54.99% faster in synthetic tests

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 GA104

More maximum RAM amount (12 GB vs 6 GB)

More memory bandwidth (360.0 GB/s vs 288.0 GB/s)

So, NVIDIA RTX A2000 or GeForce RTX 3060 GA104?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA RTX A2000 .

NVIDIA RTX A2000 versus GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

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