NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs NVIDIA RTX A4000
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GA102 | GA104 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GA102-220-A1 | GA104-875-A1 |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Foundry | Samsung | Samsung |
| Manufacturing process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| Number of transistors | 28,300 million | 17,400 million |
| Die size | 628 mm² | 392 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jan 11th, 2022 | Apr 12th, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| gpu.details.availability | Jan, 2022 | — |
| Generation | GeForce 30 | Quadro |
| Predecessor | GeForce 20 | — |
| Production | Active | Active |
| Launch price | 799 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1260 MHz | 735 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1710 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1188 MHz 19 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz 14 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width | 384 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 912.4 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 8960 | 6144 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 280 | 192 |
| ROPs | 112 | 96 |
| SM count | 70 | 48 |
| Tensor cores | 280 | 192 |
| RT cores | 70 | 48 |
| Cache L1 | 128 KB (per SM) | 128 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 5 MB | 4 MB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 191.5 GPixel/s | 149.8 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 478.8 GTexel/s | 299.5 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 30.64 TFLOPS (1:1) | 19.17 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 30.64 TFLOPS | 19.17 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 478.8 GFLOPS (1:64) | 599.0 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 285 mm 11.2 inches | 241 mm 9.5 inches |
| Width | 112 mm 4.4 inches | 112 mm 4.4 inches |
| Height | 40 mm 1.6 inches | — |
| TDP | 350 W | 140 W |
| Suggested PSU | 750 W | 300 W |
| Outputs | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | 4x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 6-pin |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Shader model | 6.6 | 6.6 |
