RTX 5880 Ada Generation vs A10G

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared A10G and RTX 5880 Ada Generation, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

A10G
2021
12 GB GDDR6, 150 Watt
48.59

RTX 5880 Ada Generation outperforms A10G by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking684
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency22.2121.58
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGA102AD102
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date12 April 2021 (3 years ago)5 January 2024 (less than a year ago)

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 cores921614080
Core clock speed1320 MHz975 MHz
Boost clock speed1710 MHz2460 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt285 Watt
Texture fill rate492.51,082
Floating-point processing power31.52 TFLOPS69.27 TFLOPS
ROPs96176
TMUs288440
Tensor Cores288440
Ray Tracing Cores72110

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
Length267 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors8-pin EPS1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB48 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1563 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth600.2 GB/s864.0 GB/s

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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA8.68.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

A10G 48.59
RTX 5880 Ada Generation 89.71
+84.6%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

A10G 18723
RTX 5880 Ada Generation 34568
+84.6%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 48.59 89.71
Recency 12 April 2021 5 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 285 Watt

A10G has 90% lower power consumption.

RTX 5880 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 84.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 5880 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the A10G in performance tests.


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