RTX A2000 12 GB vs GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	155	129
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	10.92
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GN20-E3 GA106	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 January 2021 (3 years ago)	23 November 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$449
Current price	no data	$967 (2.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

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 cores	3840	3328
Core clock speed	817 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1702 MHz	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	13,250 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP)	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	171.0	124.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile and RTX A2000 12 GB 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 size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	167 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	12 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	12 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	336.0 GB/s	288.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 mini-DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	8.6	8.6

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 3060 Mobile 32.49

RTX A2000 12 GB 35.53
+9.4%

RTX A2000 12 GB outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile by 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RTX 3060 Mobile 12550

RTX A2000 12 GB 13723
+9.3%

RTX A2000 12 GB outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile by 9% in Passmark.

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	101 −8.9%	110−120 +8.9%
1440p	71 −5.6%	75−80 +5.6%
4K	42 −7.1%	45−50 +7.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

90−95
−14.4%

103

+14.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −18%	55−60 +18%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 −16.9%	76 +16.9%
Battlefield 5	95−100 −11.6%	100−110 +11.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 −10%	65−70 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 −14.7%	86 +14.7%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −12.3%	70−75 +12.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	70−75 −17.1%	80−85 +17.1%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −19.1%	130−140 +19.1%
Hitman 3	95−100 −11.6%	106 +11.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 −10.7%	166 +10.7%
Metro Exodus	140−150 −17.1%	164 +17.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 −17.1%	80−85 +17.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	170−180 −14.7%	195 +14.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −15.7%	81 +15.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −18%	55−60 +18%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 −16.4%	64 +16.4%
Battlefield 5	95−100 −11.6%	100−110 +11.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 −10%	65−70 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 −15%	69 +15%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −12.3%	70−75 +12.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	70−75 −17.1%	80−85 +17.1%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −19.1%	130−140 +19.1%
Hitman 3	85−90 −9.4%	93 +9.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 −11.2%	189 +11.2%
Metro Exodus	95−100 −11.6%	106 +11.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 −10%	99 +10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150 −12.9%	158 +12.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 −18.3%	142 +18.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 −12.9%	158 +12.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −18%	55−60 +18%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 −12%	56 +12%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 −10%	65−70 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 −12.7%	62 +12.7%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −12.3%	70−75 +12.3%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −19.1%	130−140 +19.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 −20%	120 +20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 −16.7%	140 +16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 −11.4%	78 +11.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −15%	46 +15%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

85−90

−12.9%

96
+12.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 −12.7%	60−65 +12.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 −10%	99 +10%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 −16.7%	35−40 +16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −20%	48 +20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −20%	48 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −11.4%	39 +11.4%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −12%	84 +12%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −10%	65−70 +10%
Hitman 3	55−60 −16.4%	64 +16.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −13.3%	85 +13.3%
Metro Exodus	75−80 −13.3%	85 +13.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 −12.2%	101 +12.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −10%	40−45 +10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −13.3%	34 +13.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

70−75

−14.3%

80
+14.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −18.5%	30−35 +18.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −23.8%	24−27 +23.8%
Hitman 3	35−40 −17.1%	41 +17.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −11.4%	35−40 +11.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −20%	42 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −10%	55 +10%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −10%	11 +10%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −11.1%	20−22 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −25%	15 +25%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −12.5%	45−50 +12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −14%	57 +14%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −11.1%	50 +11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −18.8%	19 +18.8%