RTX A4000 vs GeForce RTX 3070

Place in performance ranking	30	52
Place by popularity	42	not in top-100
Value for money	25.84	12.91
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Ampere GA104	GA104
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	16 September 2020 (3 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data
Current price	$662 (1.3x MSRP)	$1112

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3070 has 100% better value for money than RTX A4000.

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 cores	5888	6144
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1725 MHz	1560 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	140 Watt
Texture fill rate	317.4	299.5

Size and 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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	242 mm	241 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	1x 6-pin

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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	no data

API support

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	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	8.5	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 3070 57.87
+15.4%

RTX A4000 50.15

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms RTX A4000 by 15% based on our aggregated 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 3070 22409
+15.4%

RTX A4000 19418

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms RTX A4000 by 15% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

RTX 3070 124865
+2.1%

RTX A4000 122342

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms RTX A4000 by 2% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 5%

RTX 3070 122245
+12.2%

RTX A4000 108935

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms RTX A4000 by 12% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Benchmark coverage: 4%

RTX 3070 149734
+20.2%

RTX A4000 124547

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms RTX A4000 by 20% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

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	148 +23.3%	120−130 −23.3%
1440p	100 +17.6%	85−90 −17.6%
4K	64 +16.4%	55−60 −16.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

147
+22.5%

120−130

−22.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	125 +25%	100−105 −25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100 +17.6%	85−90 −17.6%
Battlefield 5	149 +24.2%	120−130 −24.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	150−160 +18.5%	130−140 −18.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	139 +15.8%	120−130 −15.8%
Far Cry 5	149 +24.2%	120−130 −24.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	124 +24%	100−105 −24%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +17.1%	140−150 −17.1%
Hitman 3	171 +22.1%	140−150 −22.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	153 +17.7%	130−140 −17.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	156 +20%	130−140 −20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	167 +19.3%	140−150 −19.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	121 +21%	100−105 −21%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	107 +18.9%	90−95 −18.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	87 +16%	75−80 −16%
Battlefield 5	132 +20%	110−120 −20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	150−160 +18.5%	130−140 −18.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	126 +26%	100−105 −26%
Far Cry 5	142 +18.3%	120−130 −18.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	121 +21%	100−105 −21%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +17.1%	140−150 −17.1%
Hitman 3	166 +18.6%	140−150 −18.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130 +18.2%	110−120 −18.2%
Metro Exodus	120 +20%	100−105 −20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	98 +22.5%	80−85 −22.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	158 +21.5%	130−140 −21.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	230 +21.1%	190−200 −21.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	111 +16.8%	95−100 −16.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	81 +15.7%	70−75 −15.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	78 +20%	65−70 −20%
Battlefield 5	119 +19%	100−105 −19%
Cyberpunk 2077	102 +20%	85−90 −20%
Far Cry 5	134 +21.8%	110−120 −21.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	107 +18.9%	90−95 −18.9%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +17.1%	140−150 −17.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	121 +21%	100−105 −21%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85 +21.4%	70−75 −21.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +21.2%	85−90 −21.2%
Hitman 3	140 +16.7%	120−130 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	107 +18.9%	90−95 −18.9%
Metro Exodus	75 +25%	60−65 −25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	63 +26%	50−55 −26%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	114 +20%	95−100 −20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	68 +23.6%	55−60 −23.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65 +18.2%	55−60 −18.2%
Battlefield 5	103 +21.2%	85−90 −21.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	62 +24%	50−55 −24%
Far Cry 5	119 +19%	100−105 −19%
Far Cry New Dawn	101 +18.8%	85−90 −18.8%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +17.3%	110−120 −17.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 +16.5%	85−90 −16.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	66 +20%	55−60 −20%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +22%	50−55 −22%
Hitman 3	78 +20%	65−70 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%
Metro Exodus	49 +22.5%	40−45 −22.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	43 +22.9%	35−40 −22.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	62 +24%	50−55 −24%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90 +20%	75−80 −20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	48 +20%	40−45 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	43 +22.9%	35−40 −22.9%
Battlefield 5	70 +16.7%	60−65 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 +25%	24−27 −25%
Far Cry 5	70 +16.7%	60−65 −16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	71 +18.3%	60−65 −18.3%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +17.3%	75−80 −17.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	38 +26.7%	30−33 −26.7%