RTX A3000 Mobile vs GeForce RTX 2080 Super

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Combined performance score

RTX 2080 Super
50.58
+52.3%

GeForce RTX 2080 Super outperforms RTX A3000 Mobile by 52% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking49150
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money21.73no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameTuring TU104GA104
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date2 July 2019 (4 years old)12 April 2021 (2 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 no data
Current price$599 (0.9x MSRP)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 cores30724096
Core clock speed1650 MHz1080 MHz
Boost clock speed1815 MHz1560 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt130 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate348.5237.6

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2080 Super and RTX A3000 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno data

Memory

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed15500 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth495.9 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-CNo outputs
HDMI+no data
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 2080 Super 50.58
+52.3%
RTX A3000 Mobile 33.22

GeForce RTX 2080 Super outperforms RTX A3000 Mobile by 52% in our combined benchmark results.


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: 17%

RTX 2080 Super 40963
+57.6%
RTX A3000 Mobile 25990

GeForce RTX 2080 Super outperforms RTX A3000 Mobile by 58% in 3DMark 11 Performance 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 made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RTX 2080 Super 27398
+39%
RTX A3000 Mobile 19710

GeForce RTX 2080 Super outperforms RTX A3000 Mobile by 39% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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: 14%

RTX 2080 Super 140388
+368%
RTX A3000 Mobile 29996

GeForce RTX 2080 Super outperforms RTX A3000 Mobile by 368% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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 HD140
+41.4%
99
−41.4%
1440p95
+107%
46
−107%
4K69
+64.3%
42
−64.3%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+22.1%
77
−22.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 99
+62.3%
60−65
−62.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 94
+19%
79
−19%
Battlefield 5 122
+20.8%
100−110
−20.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 191
+112%
90−95
−112%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+42.4%
66
−42.4%
Far Cry 5 109
−1.8%
111
+1.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 98
−5.1%
103
+5.1%
Forza Horizon 4 143
+36.2%
100−110
−36.2%
Hitman 3 197
+34.9%
146
−34.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 125
+20.2%
104
−20.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 126
+133%
50−55
−133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 116
+48.7%
75−80
−48.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 114
+22.6%
93
−22.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 87
+42.6%
60−65
−42.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
+16.2%
68
−16.2%
Battlefield 5 110
+8.9%
100−110
−8.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 154
+71.1%
90−95
−71.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+77.4%
53
−77.4%
Far Cry 5 105
+1.9%
103
−1.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 95
−3.2%
98
+3.2%
Forza Horizon 4 142
+35.2%
100−110
−35.2%
Hitman 3 173
+39.5%
124
−39.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 104
+16.9%
89
−16.9%
Metro Exodus 93
+60.3%
55−60
−60.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 77
+42.6%
50−55
−42.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 115
+47.4%
75−80
−47.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 195
+29.1%
151
−29.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 99
+15.1%
86
−15.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 68
+11.5%
60−65
−11.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70
+37.3%
51
−37.3%
Battlefield 5 131
+29.7%
100−110
−29.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 89
+107%
43
−107%
Far Cry 5 106
+14%
93
−14%
Far Cry New Dawn 93
+6.9%
87
−6.9%
Forza Horizon 4 133
+26.7%
100−110
−26.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 109
+78.7%
61
−78.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75
+92.3%
39
−92.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110
+104%
50−55
−104%
Hitman 3 115
+94.9%
55−60
−94.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75
+66.7%
45−50
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 63
+80%
35−40
−80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 51
+96.2%
24−27
−96.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 92
+91.7%
45−50
−91.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
+61.1%
35−40
−61.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 57
+62.9%
35−40
−62.9%
Battlefield 5 108
+50%
70−75
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 57
+111%
27
−111%
Far Cry 5 100
+44.9%
69
−44.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 90
+40.6%
60−65
−40.6%
Forza Horizon 4 117
+69.6%
65−70
−69.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+82.2%
45−50
−82.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 57
+104%
27−30
−104%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65
+132%
27−30
−132%
Hitman 3 64
+100%
30−35
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 22
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Metro Exodus 40
+81.8%
21−24
−81.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 33
+83.3%
18−20
−83.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 49
+96%
24−27
−96%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 79
+75.6%
45
−75.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 41
+86.4%
21−24
−86.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 36
+80%
20−22
−80%
Battlefield 5 68
+70%
40−45
−70%
Cyberpunk 2077 31
+210%
10−11
−210%
Far Cry 5 61
+69.4%
36
−69.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 63
+85.3%
30−35
−85.3%
Forza Horizon 4 81
+76.1%
45−50
−76.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 34
+113%
16−18
−113%

This is how RTX 2080 Super and RTX A3000 Mobile compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 2080 Super is 41.4% faster than RTX A3000 Mobile

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 2080 Super is 107% faster than RTX A3000 Mobile

4K resolution:

  • RTX 2080 Super is 64.3% faster than RTX A3000 Mobile

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 2080 Super is 210% faster than the RTX A3000 Mobile.
  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A3000 Mobile is 9.1% faster than the RTX 2080 Super.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 Super is ahead in 64 tests (94%)
  • RTX A3000 Mobile is ahead in 4 tests (6%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 50.58 33.22
Recency 2 July 2019 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 130 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2080 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A3000 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 Super is a desktop card while RTX A3000 Mobile is a notebook one.


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

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