RTX A5000 Mobile vs GeForce RTX 3080

Place in performance ranking	23	99
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.57	no data
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Ampere GA102	GA104
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	16 September 2020 (3 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	no data
Current price	$823 (1.2x MSRP)	no data

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	8704	6144
Core clock speed	1450 MHz	1215 MHz
Boost clock speed	1710 MHz	1770 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	165 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	465.1	302.4

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX A5000 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 size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	285 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	no data

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	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	10 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	320 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	19000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	760.3 GB/s	448.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

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	1.2
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 3080 65.47
+65%

RTX A5000 Mobile 39.69

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms RTX A5000 Mobile by 65% based on our aggregate 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 3080 53713
+48.5%

RTX A5000 Mobile 36164

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms RTX A5000 Mobile by 49% 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 3080 39257
+44%

RTX A5000 Mobile 27271

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms RTX A5000 Mobile by 44% 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 3080 188064
+275%

RTX A5000 Mobile 50154

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms RTX A5000 Mobile by 275% 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 HD	163 +50.9%	108 −50.9%
1440p	124 +87.9%	66 −87.9%
4K	84 +75%	48 −75%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

110−120

+57.1%

70−75
−57.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +57.1%	70−75 −57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +57.9%	76 −57.9%
Battlefield 5	210−220 +64.1%	120−130 −64.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	130−140 +62.5%	80−85 −62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	110−120 +57.1%	70−75 −57.1%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +62.8%	85−90 −62.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	160−170 +63.3%	95−100 −63.3%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +60%	150−160 −60%
Hitman 3	130−140 +58.5%	80−85 −58.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	290−300 +60.2%	181 −60.2%
Metro Exodus	180−190 +59.3%	110−120 −59.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +57.9%	95−100 −57.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	350−400 +51.5%	231 −51.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−105 +56.3%	64 −56.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +57.1%	70−75 −57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−105 +56.3%	64 −56.3%
Battlefield 5	210−220 +64.1%	120−130 −64.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	130−140 +62.5%	80−85 −62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	110−120 +57.1%	70−75 −57.1%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +62.8%	85−90 −62.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	160−170 +63.3%	95−100 −63.3%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +60%	150−160 −60%
Hitman 3	65−70 +62.5%	40 −62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	260−270 +61.5%	160−170 −61.5%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +53.8%	39 −53.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +57.9%	95−100 −57.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300−310 +56.3%	192 −56.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	240−250 +60%	150 −60%
Watch Dogs: Legion	160−170 +64.9%	95−100 −64.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +57.1%	70−75 −57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90−95 +63.6%	55 −63.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	130−140 +62.5%	80−85 −62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	110−120 +57.1%	70−75 −57.1%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +62.8%	85−90 −62.8%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +60%	150−160 −60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +57.9%	133 −57.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	260−270 +62.5%	160 −62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +55.6%	90 −55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +55.6%	45 −55.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

150−160

+57.9%

95−100
−57.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	120−130 +55.8%	75−80 −55.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160 +61.3%	90−95 −61.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +62.8%	40−45 −62.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 +59.1%	44 −59.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 +63.9%	60−65 −63.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +56.3%	30−35 −56.3%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +64.6%	79 −64.6%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +56.6%	80−85 −56.6%
Hitman 3	85−90 +63.5%	50−55 −63.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +60.9%	85−90 −60.9%
Metro Exodus	100−105 +61.3%	62 −61.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	210−220 +62.8%	129 −62.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 +63.8%	55−60 −63.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +62.8%	43 −62.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+61.8%

65−70
−61.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +62.5%	40−45 −62.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +61.8%	30−35 −61.8%
Hitman 3	60−65 +57.9%	38 −57.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +60%	50−55 −60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +57.9%	38 −57.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 +63.8%	58 −63.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +48.1%	27−30 −48.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +55.2%	29 −55.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +60%	24−27 −60%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +52.2%	21−24 −52.2%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +63.6%	55−60 −63.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 +58.7%	63 −58.7%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +62.8%	43 −62.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +53.8%	26 −53.8%