GeForce RTX 6080 vs RTX A500 Embedded
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 392 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 57.06 | no data |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | Rubin (2027) |
| GPU code name | GA107S | GR203 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 30 March 2022 (4 years ago) | 2027 |
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 | 2048 | 10752 |
| Core clock speed | 435 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1335 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 8,700 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 350 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 85.44 | 940.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.468 TFLOPS | 60.21 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 112 |
| TMUs | 64 | 336 |
| Tensor Cores | 64 | 336 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 16 | 84 |
| L1 Cache | 2 MB | 10.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 64 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 x8 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 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 type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 20 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 320 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 1.2 TB/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 | Portable Device Dependent | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| 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 | 6.7 | 6.9 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 12.0 |
| DLSS | + | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 20 GB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 350 Watt |
RTX A500 Embedded has 1650% lower power consumption.
RTX 6080, on the other hand, has a 400% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 167% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between RTX A500 Embedded and GeForce RTX 6080. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that RTX A500 Embedded is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 6080 is a desktop one.
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