GeForce RTX 4070 vs RTX A2000 12 GB

Aggregate performance score

RTX A2000 12 GB
2021
12 GB GDDR6, 70 Watt
35.48

GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms RTX A2000 12 GB by an impressive 97% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking13017
Place by popularitynot in top-10031
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.8826.74
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2022)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGA106AD104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date23 November 2021 (2 years ago)13 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 $599
Current price$967 (2.2x MSRP)$791 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 has 146% better value for money than RTX A2000 12 GB.

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 cores33285888
Core clock speedno data1920 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz2475 MHz
Number of transistors12,000 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)70 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate124.8455.4

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 x16
Length167 mm240 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount12 GB12 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed12 GB/s21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s504.2 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.68.9

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 A2000 12 GB 35.48
RTX 4070 69.87
+96.9%

GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms RTX A2000 12 GB by 97% based on our aggregate 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 A2000 12 GB 13717
RTX 4070 27011
+96.9%

GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms RTX A2000 12 GB by 97% in Passmark.

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 HD100−110
−112%
212
+112%
1440p55−60
−113%
117
+113%
4K35−40
−114%
75
+114%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.48 69.87
Recency 23 November 2021 13 April 2023
Cost $449 $599
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 70 Watt 200 Watt

The GeForce RTX 4070 is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A2000 12 GB in performance tests.


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