Quadro RTX 8000 vs GeForce 820A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 820A with Quadro RTX 8000, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 820A
2014
1 GB DDR3, 15 Watt
1.44

RTX 8000 outperforms 820A by a whopping 3375% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking99561
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.90
Power efficiency6.5813.19
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGF117TU102
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date17 March 2014 (10 years ago)13 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$9,999

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 cores964608
Core clock speed775 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistors585 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt260 Watt
Texture fill rate12.40509.8
Floating-point processing power0.2976 TFLOPS16.31 TFLOPS
ROPs896
TMUs16288
Tensor Coresno data576
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB48 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s672.0 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, 1x USB Type-C

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA2.17.5

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 8000 50.04
+3375%

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 8000 19278
+3374%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GeForce 820A 3032
RTX 8000 147346
+4760%

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 1.44 50.04
Recency 17 March 2014 13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 260 Watt

GeForce 820A has 1633.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 8000, on the other hand, has a 3375% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 8000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 820A in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 820A is a notebook card while Quadro RTX 8000 is a workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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NVIDIA GeForce 820A
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