RTX A3000 Mobile vs Quadro RTX 8000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 8000 with RTX A3000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX 8000
2018
48 GB GDDR6, 260 Watt
50.04
+54.7%

RTX 8000 outperforms RTX A3000 Mobile by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RTX 8000 RTX 8000
RTX A3000 Mobile RTX A3000 Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking61170
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.90no data
Power efficiency13.1831.64
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU102GA104
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date13 August 2018 (6 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$9,999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores46084096
Core clock speed1395 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed1770 MHz1230 MHz
Number of transistors18,600 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)260 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate509.8157.4
Floating-point processing power16.31 TFLOPS10.08 TFLOPS
ROPs9664
TMUs288128
Tensor Cores576128
Ray Tracing Cores7232

Form factor & 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).

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

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount48 GB6 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth672.0 GB/s264.0 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-CPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 8000 50.04
+54.7%
RTX A3000 Mobile 32.34

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

RTX 8000 19278
+54.7%
RTX A3000 Mobile 12459

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 HD160−170
+53.8%
104
−53.8%
1440p80−85
+53.8%
52
−53.8%
4K65−70
+47.7%
44
−47.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p62.49no data
1440p124.99no data
4K153.83no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 77
+0%
77
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
+0%
79
+0%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
+0%
66
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hitman 3 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 68
+0%
68
+0%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 53
+0%
53
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hitman 3 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 134
+0%
134
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 51
+0%
51
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 43
+0%
43
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hitman 3 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 114
+0%
114
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 114
+0%
114
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 61
+0%
61
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 39
+0%
39
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27
+0%
27
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 86
+0%
86
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hitman 3 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+0%
45
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 51
+0%
51
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

This is how RTX 8000 and RTX A3000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 8000 is 54% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 8000 is 54% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 8000 is 48% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 50.04 32.34
Recency 13 August 2018 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 48 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 260 Watt 70 Watt

RTX 8000 has a 54.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX A3000 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 271.4% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX 8000 is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A3000 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 8000 is a workstation card while RTX A3000 Mobile is a mobile workstation 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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