RTX A2000 12 GB vs GRID M3-3020

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GRID M3-3020 and RTX A2000 12 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GRID M3-3020
2016
4 GB GDDR5
7.67

RTX A2000 12 GB outperforms GRID M3-3020 by a whopping 363% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking524142
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data88.68
Power efficiencyno data34.80
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM107GA106
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date18 May 2016 (8 years ago)23 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores6403328
Core clock speed1033 MHz562 MHz
Boost clock speed1306 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data70 Watt
Texture fill rate52.24124.8
Floating-point processing power1.672 TFLOPS7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs40104
Tensor Coresno data104
Ray Tracing Coresno data26

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 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm167 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1300 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth83.2 GB/s288.0 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 mini-DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA5.08.6

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 7.67 35.53
Recency 18 May 2016 23 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm

RTX A2000 12 GB has a 363.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A2000 12 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M3-3020 in performance tests.


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