GeForce RTX 4080 Max-Q vs A30 PCIe
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GA100 | AD104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 April 2021 (4 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 3584 | 7424 |
| Core clock speed | 930 MHz | 795 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1440 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 54,200 million | 35,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 322.6 | 313.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 10.32 TFLOPS | 20.04 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 96 | 80 |
| TMUs | 224 | 232 |
| Tensor Cores | 224 | 232 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 58 |
| L1 Cache | 10.5 MB | 7.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 24 MB | 48 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 8-pin EPS | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 3072 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1215 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 933.1 GB/s | 336.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | N/A | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | N/A | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | N/A | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 8.0 | 8.9 |
| DLSS | + | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 April 2021 | 3 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 60 Watt |
A30 PCIe has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX 4080 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 175% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A30 PCIe and GeForce RTX 4080 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A30 PCIe is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4080 Max-Q is a notebook one.
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