RTX A5000 vs GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	135	36
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	30.97	17.70
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU104B	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	2944	8192
Core clock speed	735 MHz	1170 MHz
Boost clock speed	1095 MHz	1695 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	201.5	433.9
Floating-point processing power	6.447 TFLOPS	27.77 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	96
TMUs	184	256
Tensor Cores	368	256
Ray Tracing Cores	46	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	no data	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 2080 Max-Q 36.07

RTX A5000 59.28
+64.3%

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 2080 Max-Q 13894

RTX A5000 22830
+64.3%

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	115 −56.5%	180−190 +56.5%
1440p	85 −52.9%	130−140 +52.9%
4K	46 −63%	75−80 +63%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65
−61.3%

100−105

+61.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	81 −60.5%	130−140 +60.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −61.3%	100−105 +61.3%
Battlefield 5	142 −62%	230−240 +62%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95 −57.9%	150−160 +57.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −61.3%	100−105 +61.3%
Far Cry 5	117 −62.4%	190−200 +62.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	139 −58.3%	220−230 +58.3%
Forza Horizon 4	271 −47.6%	400−450 +47.6%
Hitman 3	75−80 −57.9%	120−130 +57.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 −63.4%	250−260 +63.4%
Metro Exodus	137 −60.6%	220−230 +60.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95 −57.9%	150−160 +57.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	174 −60.9%	280−290 +60.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −61.3%	200−210 +61.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 −55.8%	120−130 +55.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −61.3%	100−105 +61.3%
Battlefield 5	130 −61.5%	210−220 +61.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	92 −63%	150−160 +63%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −61.3%	100−105 +61.3%
Far Cry 5	90 −55.6%	140−150 +55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	102 −56.9%	160−170 +56.9%
Forza Horizon 4	223 −57%	350−400 +57%
Hitman 3	75−80 −57.9%	120−130 +57.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 −63.4%	250−260 +63.4%
Metro Exodus	120 −58.3%	190−200 +58.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	64 −56.3%	100−105 +56.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 −62.8%	210−220 +62.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 −60%	120−130 +60%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −61.3%	200−210 +61.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	56 −60.7%	90−95 +60.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 −61.3%	100−105 +61.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	71 −54.9%	110−120 +54.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −61.3%	100−105 +61.3%
Far Cry 5	67 −64.2%	110−120 +64.2%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 −63.9%	300−310 +63.9%
Hitman 3	75−80 −57.9%	120−130 +57.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 −63.4%	250−260 +63.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 −62.8%	210−220 +62.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	78 −53.8%	120−130 +53.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −61.3%	200−210 +61.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

82
−58.5%

130−140

+58.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	88 −59.1%	140−150 +59.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	69 −59.4%	110−120 +59.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	47 −59.6%	75−80 +59.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −53.8%	60−65 +53.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −54.8%	65−70 +54.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −48.1%	40−45 +48.1%
Far Cry 5	51 −56.9%	80−85 +56.9%
Forza Horizon 4	224 −56.3%	350−400 +56.3%
Hitman 3	45−50 −63%	75−80 +63%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −55.8%	120−130 +55.8%
Metro Exodus	65−70 −61.8%	110−120 +61.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 −62.8%	140−150 +62.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −56.9%	80−85 +56.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 −59.3%	290−300 +59.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65
−61.3%

100−105

+61.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	41 −58.5%	65−70 +58.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	40 −62.5%	65−70 +62.5%
Hitman 3	27−30 −55.2%	45−50 +55.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 −62.8%	280−290 +62.8%
Metro Exodus	36 −52.8%	55−60 +52.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	53 −60.4%	85−90 +60.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	31 −61.3%	50−55 +61.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −63.6%	18−20 +63.6%
Far Cry 5	27 −48.1%	40−45 +48.1%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −60%	80−85 +60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −56.3%	75−80 +56.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −50%	27−30 +50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

−56.3%

50−55
+56.3%

This is how RTX 2080 Max-Q and RTX A5000 compete in popular games:

RTX A5000 is 57% faster in 1080p
RTX A5000 is 53% faster in 1440p
RTX A5000 is 63% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	36.07	59.28
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 2080 Max-Q has 187.5% lower power consumption.

RTX A5000, on the other hand, has a 64.3% 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 2080 Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 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.