GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile vs 820A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 820A and GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce 820A
2014
1 GB DDR3, 15 Watt
1.44

RTX 3080 Mobile outperforms 820A by a whopping 2869% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking99592
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.5825.49
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF117GA104
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date17 March 2014 (10 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years 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 cores966144
Core clock speed775 MHz1110 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1545 MHz
Number of transistors585 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate12.40296.6
Floating-point processing power0.2976 TFLOPS18.98 TFLOPS
ROPs896
TMUs16192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA2.18.6

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.

GeForce 820A 1.44
RTX 3080 Mobile 42.76
+2869%

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.

GeForce 820A 555
RTX 3080 Mobile 16478
+2869%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD4−5
−2900%
120
+2900%
1440p2−3
−3650%
75
+3650%
4K1−2
−4300%
44
+4300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 134
+0%
134
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 122
+0%
122
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 98
+0%
98
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 117
+0%
117
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hitman 3 130
+0%
130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 188
+0%
188
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
+0%
79
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 99
+0%
99
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hitman 3 117
+0%
117
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 96
+0%
96
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 213
+0%
213
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 227
+0%
227
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75
+0%
75
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 69
+0%
69
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90
+0%
90
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 157
+0%
157
+0%
Hitman 3 108
+0%
108
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 155
+0%
155
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 185
+0%
185
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 106
+0%
106
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 74
+0%
74
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95
+0%
95
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+0%
62
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+0%
60
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hitman 3 76
+0%
76
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 121
+0%
121
+0%
Metro Exodus 90
+0%
90
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 141
+0%
141
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 79
+0%
79
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 177
+0%
177
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 83
+0%
83
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hitman 3 47
+0%
47
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 33
+0%
33
+0%
Metro Exodus 74
+0%
74
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70
+0%
70
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 43
+0%
43
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+0%
38
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 87
+0%
87
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 79
+0%
79
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 33
+0%
33
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 46
+0%
46
+0%

This is how GeForce 820A and RTX 3080 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 Mobile is 2900% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 Mobile is 3650% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 Mobile is 4300% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.44 42.76
Recency 17 March 2014 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 115 Watt

GeForce 820A has 666.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 2869.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 820A in performance tests.


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