GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 vs RTX A40
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GA102 | GA104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 October 2020 (5 years ago) | 1 September 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $329 |
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 cores | 10752 | 3584 |
| Core clock speed | 1305 MHz | 1320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1755 MHz | 1777 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 28,300 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 170 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 589.7 | 199.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 37.74 TFLOPS | 12.74 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 112 | 48 |
| TMUs | 336 | 112 |
| Tensor Cores | 336 | 112 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 84 | 28 |
| L1 Cache | 10.5 MB | 3.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 6 MB | 3 MB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 242 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 8-pin EPS | 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 48 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1812 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 695.8 GB/s | 360.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 3x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D 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 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | + | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 October 2020 | 1 September 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 48 GB | 12 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 170 Watt |
RTX A40 has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX 3060 GA104, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 76.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between RTX A40 and GeForce RTX 3060 GA104. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that RTX A40 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3060 GA104 is a desktop one.
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