RTX A3000 Mobile vs GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile

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RTX 2060 Mobile
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile
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  • Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
  • Core clock speed 960
  • Max video memory 6 GB
  • Memory type GDDR6
  • Memory clock speed 14000
  • Maximum resolution
RTX A3000 Mobile
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile
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  • Interface PCIe 4.0 x16
  • Core clock speed 1080
  • Max video memory 12 GB
  • Memory type GDDR6
  • Memory clock speed 14000
  • Maximum resolution
Price now no data
Games supported 96%

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking142112
Value for money17.54no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameN18E-G1 TU106GA104
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 January 2019 (4 years old)12 April 2021 (2 years old)
Current price$1250 no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores19204096
Core clock speed960 MHz1080 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz1560 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80-90 Watt130 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate144.0237.6

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile and RTX A3000 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB12 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s336.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
G-SYNC support+no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA7.58.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 2060 Mobile 28.80
RTX A3000 Mobile 33.57
+16.6%

RTX A3000 Mobile outperforms GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile by 17% in our combined benchmark results.


3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

RTX 2060 Mobile 57644
RTX A3000 Mobile 71308
+23.7%

RTX A3000 Mobile outperforms GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile by 24% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

RTX 2060 Mobile 21262
RTX A3000 Mobile 25990
+22.2%

RTX A3000 Mobile outperforms GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile by 22% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Score

Benchmark coverage: 13%

RTX 2060 Mobile 14690
RTX A3000 Mobile 18097
+23.2%

RTX A3000 Mobile outperforms GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile by 23% in 3DMark Fire Strike Score.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

RTX 2060 Mobile 99179
+231%
RTX A3000 Mobile 29996

GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile outperforms RTX A3000 Mobile by 231% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

RTX 2060 Mobile 16331
RTX A3000 Mobile 19710
+20.7%

RTX A3000 Mobile outperforms GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile by 21% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD118
+15.7%
102
−15.7%
1440p66
+144%
27
−144%
4K41
−9.8%
45
+9.8%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−42.6%
77
+42.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 91
+44.4%
60−65
−44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 71
−11.3%
79
+11.3%
Battlefield 5 90−95
−13%
100−110
+13%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
−17.7%
90−95
+17.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−22.2%
66
+22.2%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−14.1%
80−85
+14.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 70−75
−45.1%
103
+45.1%
Forza Horizon 4 108
+0.9%
100−110
−0.9%
Hitman 3 120
−21.7%
146
+21.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−62.5%
104
+62.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−16.7%
55−60
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−16.7%
75−80
+16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 86
−8.1%
93
+8.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
−12.5%
60−65
+12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50−55
−36%
68
+36%
Battlefield 5 90−95
−13%
100−110
+13%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
−17.7%
90−95
+17.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1.9%
53
−1.9%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−14.1%
80−85
+14.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 70−75
−38%
98
+38%
Forza Horizon 4 107
+0%
100−110
+0%
Hitman 3 101
−22.8%
124
+22.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−39.1%
89
+39.1%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−18.4%
55−60
+18.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−16.7%
55−60
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−16.7%
75−80
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−16.2%
75−80
+16.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−56.4%
86
+56.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
−12.5%
60−65
+12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50−55
−2%
51
+2%
Battlefield 5 90−95
−13%
100−110
+13%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+25.6%
43
−25.6%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−14.1%
80−85
+14.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 70−75
−22.5%
87
+22.5%
Forza Horizon 4 88
−21.6%
100−110
+21.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−16.2%
75−80
+16.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+41%
39
−41%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 63
+12.5%
55−60
−12.5%
Hitman 3 62
+1.6%
60−65
−1.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45
−4.4%
45−50
+4.4%
Metro Exodus 35
+0%
35−40
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 29
+7.4%
27−30
−7.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 49
+2.1%
45−50
−2.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 25 no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40
+8.1%
35−40
−8.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+8.6%
35−40
−8.6%
Battlefield 5 75
+2.7%
70−75
−2.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−28.6%
27
+28.6%
Far Cry 5 63
+6.8%
55−60
−6.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−15.1%
60−65
+15.1%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−18%
70−75
+18%
Watch Dogs: Legion 28
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Hitman 3 34
+3%
30−35
−3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 25
+0%
24−27
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−22.2%
21−24
+22.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−23.8%
24−27
+23.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−40.6%
45
+40.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 25
+8.7%
21−24
−8.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 22
+15.8%
18−20
−15.8%
Battlefield 5 42
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Far Cry 5 33
−9.1%
36
+9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−17.9%
30−35
+17.9%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−17.5%
45−50
+17.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 15
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how RTX 2060 Mobile and RTX A3000 Mobile compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 15.7% faster than RTX A3000 Mobile

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 144% faster than RTX A3000 Mobile

4K resolution:

  • RTX A3000 Mobile is 9.8% faster than RTX 2060 Mobile

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2060 Mobile is 44.4% faster than the RTX A3000 Mobile.
  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX A3000 Mobile is 62.5% faster than the RTX 2060 Mobile.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 28.80 33.57
Recency 6 January 2019 12 April 2021
Pipelines / CUDA cores 1920 4096
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 130 Watt

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend RTX A3000 Mobile since it shows better performance.


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