GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs RTX A3000 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	152	20
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	18.98
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GA104	Ampere GA102
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)	11 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$799
Current price	no data	$1053 (1.3x MSRP)

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	4096	8960
Core clock speed	1080 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	1260 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP)	350 Watt
Texture fill rate	237.6	478.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on RTX A3000 Mobile and GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB 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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	285 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 12-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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	1710 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.0 GB/s	912.4 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	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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	6.6	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	8.6	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 A3000 Mobile 33.10

RTX 3080 12 GB 69.02
+109%

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB outperforms RTX A3000 Mobile by 109% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RTX A3000 Mobile 71308
+60.1%

RTX 3080 12 GB 44533

RTX A3000 Mobile outperforms GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB by 60% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 A3000 Mobile 25990

RTX 3080 12 GB 217116
+735%

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB outperforms RTX A3000 Mobile by 735% 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 A3000 Mobile 19710

RTX 3080 12 GB 35922
+82.3%

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB outperforms RTX A3000 Mobile by 82% 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 A3000 Mobile 29996

RTX 3080 12 GB 549644
+1732%

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB outperforms RTX A3000 Mobile by 1732% 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	99 −85.9%	184 +85.9%
1440p	46 −167%	123 +167%
4K	42 −97.6%	83 +97.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−75.3%

130−140
+75.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −72.1%	100−110 +72.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	79 −53.2%	120−130 +53.2%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −56.4%	150−160 +56.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −93.3%	170−180 +93.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	66 −105%	130−140 +105%
Far Cry 5	111 −54.1%	171 +54.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	103 −32%	136 +32%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −83.8%	190−200 +83.8%
Hitman 3	146 −41.1%	200−210 +41.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	104 −92.3%	200 +92.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −117%	110−120 +117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 −171%	209 +171%
Watch Dogs: Legion	93 −26.9%	118 +26.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −72.1%	100−110 +72.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	68 −77.9%	120−130 +77.9%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −56.4%	150−160 +56.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 −93.3%	170−180 +93.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	53 −155%	130−140 +155%
Far Cry 5	103 −57.3%	162 +57.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	98 −33.7%	131 +33.7%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −83.8%	190−200 +83.8%
Hitman 3	124 −66.1%	200−210 +66.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	89 −85.4%	165 +85.4%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −153%	147 +153%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −117%	110−120 +117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 −162%	202 +162%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	151 −113%	321 +113%
Watch Dogs: Legion	86 −25.6%	108 +25.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 −72.1%	100−110 +72.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	51 −137%	120−130 +137%
Battlefield 5	100−110 −56.4%	150−160 +56.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	43 −214%	130−140 +214%
Far Cry 5	93 −62.4%	151 +62.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	87 −35.6%	118 +35.6%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −83.8%	190−200 +83.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	61 −170%	165 +170%
Watch Dogs: Legion	39 −144%	95 +144%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −136%	120−130 +136%
Hitman 3	55−60 −159%	150−160 +159%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −193%	132 +193%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −180%	98 +180%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −154%	65−70 +154%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −213%	147 +213%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −114%	75−80 +114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −146%	85−90 +146%
Battlefield 5	70−75 −80.6%	130−140 +80.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	27 −170%	70−75 +170%
Far Cry 5	69 −113%	147 +113%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −84.1%	116 +84.1%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −133%	160−170 +133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −189%	120−130 +189%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −200%	84 +200%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −175%	75−80 +175%
Hitman 3	30−35 −172%	85−90 +172%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −66.7%	40 +66.7%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −195%	65 +195%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −139%	40−45 +139%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −232%	83 +232%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45 −193%	132 +193%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −150%	55−60 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	20−22 −170%	50−55 +170%
Battlefield 5	40−45 −125%	90−95 +125%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −240%	30−35 +240%
Far Cry 5	36 −183%	102 +183%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −188%	98 +188%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −152%	110−120 +152%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −244%	55 +244%