RTX A5000 vs GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	187	35
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	25.85	17.67
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU106B	GA102
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	29 January 2019 (5 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 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	2304	8192
Core clock speed	885 MHz	1170 MHz
Boost clock speed	1185 MHz	1695 MHz
Number of transistors	10,800 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	170.6	433.9
Floating-point processing power	5.46 TFLOPS	27.77 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	96
TMUs	144	256
Tensor Cores	288	256
Ray Tracing Cores	36	64

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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 8-pin

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	8 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	768.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

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 Connectors	No outputs	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 2070 Max-Q 30.19

RTX A5000 59.32
+96.5%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 2070 Max-Q 11631

RTX A5000 22855
+96.5%

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 HD	100 −90%	190−200 +90%
1440p	59 −86.4%	110−120 +86.4%
4K	37 −89.2%	70−75 +89.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

50−55
−96.1%

100−105

+96.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	71 −83.1%	130−140 +83.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	73 −91.8%	140−150 +91.8%
Battlefield 5	110 −90.9%	210−220 +90.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 −93.5%	120−130 +93.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −96.1%	100−105 +96.1%
Far Cry 5	85 −88.2%	160−170 +88.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	113 −94.7%	220−230 +94.7%
Forza Horizon 4	204 −96.1%	400−450 +96.1%
Hitman 3	81 −85.2%	150−160 +85.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 −94%	260−270 +94%
Metro Exodus	143 −95.8%	280−290 +95.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −84.2%	140−150 +84.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	148 −95.9%	290−300 +95.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −93%	220−230 +93%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	118 −94.9%	230−240 +94.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	61 −80.3%	110−120 +80.3%
Battlefield 5	100 −90%	190−200 +90%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	74 −89.2%	140−150 +89.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −96.1%	100−105 +96.1%
Far Cry 5	68 −91.2%	130−140 +91.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	77 −94.8%	150−160 +94.8%
Forza Horizon 4	191 −83.2%	350−400 +83.2%
Hitman 3	81 −85.2%	150−160 +85.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 −94%	260−270 +94%
Metro Exodus	120 −91.7%	230−240 +91.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85 −88.2%	160−170 +88.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−110 −88.7%	200−210 +88.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 −87.5%	120−130 +87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −93%	220−230 +93%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50 −90%	95−100 +90%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	54 −85.2%	100−105 +85.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	57 −93%	110−120 +93%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −96.1%	100−105 +96.1%
Far Cry 5	52 −92.3%	100−105 +92.3%
Forza Horizon 4	98 −93.9%	190−200 +93.9%
Hitman 3	72 −94.4%	140−150 +94.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	105 −90.5%	200−210 +90.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−110 −88.7%	200−210 +88.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	64 −87.5%	120−130 +87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	51 −96.1%	100−105 +96.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

84
−90.5%

160−170

+90.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	61 −80.3%	110−120 +80.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	50 −90%	95−100 +90%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	33 −81.8%	60−65 +81.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −93.5%	60−65 +93.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −85.7%	65−70 +85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −90.5%	40−45 +90.5%
Far Cry 5	36 −94.4%	70−75 +94.4%
Forza Horizon 4	176 −70.5%	300−310 +70.5%
Hitman 3	35−40 −89.2%	70−75 +89.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80 −87.5%	150−160 +87.5%
Metro Exodus	72 −94.4%	140−150 +94.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −88.4%	130−140 +88.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −87.5%	75−80 +87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	160−170 −84%	300−310 +84%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
−96.1%

100−105

+96.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30 −83.3%	55−60 +83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	28 −96.4%	55−60 +96.4%
Hitman 3	24−27 −87.5%	45−50 +87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 −92.1%	290−300 +92.1%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −94.4%	70−75 +94.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45 −88.9%	85−90 +88.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20 −75%	35−40 +75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −94.4%	35−40 +94.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −75%	14−16 +75%
Far Cry 5	20 −75%	35−40 +75%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −90.5%	80−85 +90.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −92.3%	75−80 +92.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −92.9%	27−30 +92.9%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

−92.3%

50−55
+92.3%

This is how RTX 2070 Max-Q and RTX A5000 compete in popular games:

RTX A5000 is 90% faster in 1080p
RTX A5000 is 86% faster in 1440p
RTX A5000 is 89% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	30.19	59.32
Recency	29 January 2019	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	230 Watt

RTX 2070 Max-Q has 187.5% lower power consumption.

RTX A5000, on the other hand, has a 96.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q is a notebook card while RTX A5000 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.