GeForce RTX 3070 vs RTX A4000

General info

Comparison of graphics card architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters.

Place in performance rating	12	30
Value for money	59.05	8.08
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Ampere GA104	GA104
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	16 September 2020 (1 year ago)	12 April 2021 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data
Price now	$658 (1.3x MSRP)	$2380

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	no data
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1725 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	17,400 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)	220 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	317.4	299.5

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Information on 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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	242 mm	241 mm
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	no data

Memory

Parameters of memory installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	no data
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	no data
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	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	no data
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2	1.2
CUDA	8.5	8.6

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.

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Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	146	no data
1440p	106	no data
4K	71	no data

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

75−80

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	125	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100	no data
Battlefield 5	149	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	133	no data
Far Cry 5	139	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	112	no data
Forza Horizon 4	75−80	no data
Hitman 3	171	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	153	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	156	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	161	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	118	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	107	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	87	no data
Battlefield 5	132	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	116	no data
Far Cry 5	133	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	112	no data
Forza Horizon 4	75−80	no data
Hitman 3	166	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	130	no data
Metro Exodus	117	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	98	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	154	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	224	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	112	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	81	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	78	no data
Battlefield 5	119	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	114	no data
Far Cry 5	127	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	97	no data
Forza Horizon 4	75−80	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	121	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	85	no data

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80	no data
Hitman 3	140	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	107	no data
Metro Exodus	75	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	63	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	114	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	68	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65	no data
Battlefield 5	103	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	63	no data
Far Cry 5	113	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	94	no data
Forza Horizon 4	75−80	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	66	no data

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80	no data
Hitman 3	78	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	69	no data
Metro Exodus	49	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	43	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	62	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	89	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	48	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	43	no data
Battlefield 5	70	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	30	no data
Far Cry 5	70	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	70	no data
Forza Horizon 4	75−80	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	39	no data

Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance rating	74.57	63.71
Novelty	16 September 2020	12 April 2021

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