RTX A5000 Mobile vs GeForce RTX 2060 TU104
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 125 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 19.95 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | TU104 | GA104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 10 January 2020 (5 years ago) | 12 April 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | no data |
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 | 1920 | 6144 |
| Core clock speed | 1365 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1680 MHz | 1575 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 13,600 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 201.6 | 302.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 6.451 TFLOPS | 19.35 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 96 |
| TMUs | 120 | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | 240 | 192 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 30 | 48 |
| L1 Cache | 1.9 MB | 6 MB |
| L2 Cache | 3 MB | 4 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).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 229 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | no data |
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 | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 336.0 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| 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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | + | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 January 2020 | 12 April 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 150 Watt |
RTX A5000 Mobile has an age advantage of 1 year, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 6.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 2060 TU104 and RTX A5000 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 2060 TU104 is a desktop graphics card while RTX A5000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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