GeForce RTX 3050 OEM vs RTX A2000 12 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A2000 12 GB with GeForce RTX 3050 OEM, including specs and performance data.

RTX A2000 12 GB
2021
12 GB GDDR6, 70 Watt
35.53
+14.7%

RTX A2000 12 GB outperforms RTX 3050 OEM by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking142178
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation88.71no data
Power efficiency34.8016.34
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGA106GA106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date23 November 2021 (3 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 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 cores33282560
Core clock speed562 MHz1515 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz1755 MHz
Number of transistors12,000 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)70 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate124.8140.4
Floating-point processing power7.987 TFLOPS8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs10480
Tensor Cores10480
Ray Tracing Cores2620

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length167 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

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 amount12 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s224.0 GB/s

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 mini-DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.68.6

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 A2000 12 GB 35.53
+14.7%
RTX 3050 OEM 30.98

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 A2000 12 GB 13689
+14.7%
RTX 3050 OEM 11936

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.53 30.98
Recency 23 November 2021 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 70 Watt 130 Watt

RTX A2000 12 GB has a 14.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 OEM, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month.

The RTX A2000 12 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 OEM in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A2000 12 GB is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3050 OEM is a desktop one.


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