RTX A2000 12 GB vs GeForce RTX 2080

Place in the ranking	64	141
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.55	88.43
Power efficiency	15.81	35.41
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU104	GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	20 September 2018 (6 years ago)	23 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX A2000 12 GB has 221% better value for money than RTX 2080.

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 cores	2944	3328
Core clock speed	1515 MHz	562 MHz
Boost clock speed	1710 MHz	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	314.6	124.8
Floating-point processing power	10.07 TFLOPS	7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	48
TMUs	184	104
Tensor Cores	368	104
Ray Tracing Cores	46	26

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	167 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None

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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	288.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	4x mini-DisplayPort
HDMI	+	-
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.6

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.

RTX 2080 48.74
+37.1%

RTX A2000 12 GB 35.54

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.

RTX 2080 18801
+37.2%

RTX A2000 12 GB 13708

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 HD	143 +43%	100−110 −43%
1440p	99 +41.4%	70−75 −41.4%
4K	70 +40%	50−55 −40%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.89	4.49
1440p	7.06	6.41
4K	9.99	8.98

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

85−90
+48.3%

60−65

−48.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	105 +40%	75−80 −40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	98 +40%	70−75 −40%
Battlefield 5	194 +38.6%	140−150 −38.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	132 +38.9%	95−100 −38.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +48.3%	60−65 −48.3%
Far Cry 5	127 +41.1%	90−95 −41.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	165 +37.5%	120−130 −37.5%
Forza Horizon 4	262 +37.9%	190−200 −37.9%
Hitman 3	135 +42.1%	95−100 −42.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	263 +38.4%	190−200 −38.4%
Metro Exodus	144 +44%	100−105 −44%
Red Dead Redemption 2	109 +45.3%	75−80 −45.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	215 +43.3%	150−160 −43.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	253 +40.6%	180−190 −40.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	153 +39.1%	110−120 −39.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	83 +38.3%	60−65 −38.3%
Battlefield 5	182 +40%	130−140 −40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	117 +37.6%	85−90 −37.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +48.3%	60−65 −48.3%
Far Cry 5	102 +45.7%	70−75 −45.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	126 +40%	90−95 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	243 +42.9%	170−180 −42.9%
Hitman 3	131 +37.9%	95−100 −37.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	254 +41.1%	180−190 −41.1%
Metro Exodus	144 +44%	100−105 −44%
Red Dead Redemption 2	117 +37.6%	85−90 −37.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	180−190 +43.8%	130−140 −43.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−110 +44.3%	70−75 −44.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	243 +42.9%	170−180 −42.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	68 +51.1%	45−50 −51.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	73 +46%	50−55 −46%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90 +38.5%	65−70 −38.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	85−90 +48.3%	60−65 −48.3%
Far Cry 5	81 +47.3%	55−60 −47.3%
Forza Horizon 4	132 +38.9%	95−100 −38.9%
Hitman 3	115 +43.8%	80−85 −43.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	169 +40.8%	120−130 −40.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	180−190 +43.8%	130−140 −43.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	106 +41.3%	75−80 −41.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	79 +43.6%	55−60 −43.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

99
+41.4%

70−75

−41.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	123 +44.7%	85−90 −44.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	88 +46.7%	60−65 −46.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 +45%	40−45 −45%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60 +50%	40−45 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	69 +38%	50−55 −38%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +43.3%	30−33 −43.3%
Far Cry 5	70 +40%	50−55 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	212 +41.3%	150−160 −41.3%
Hitman 3	80 +45.5%	55−60 −45.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	129 +43.3%	90−95 −43.3%
Metro Exodus	89 +48.3%	60−65 −48.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +37.8%	90−95 −37.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +40%	55−60 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	239 +40.6%	170−180 −40.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95
+46.2%

65−70

−46.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	66 +46.7%	45−50 −46.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	50 +42.9%	35−40 −42.9%
Hitman 3	48 +37.1%	35−40 −37.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	117 +37.6%	85−90 −37.6%
Metro Exodus	82 +49.1%	55−60 −49.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	76 +38.2%	55−60 −38.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	41 +51.9%	27−30 −51.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	38 +40.7%	27−30 −40.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	38 +40.7%	27−30 −40.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Far Cry 5	39 +44.4%	27−30 −44.4%
Forza Horizon 4	81 +47.3%	55−60 −47.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 +40%	50−55 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35 +45.8%	24−27 −45.8%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

59
+47.5%

40−45

−47.5%

This is how RTX 2080 and RTX A2000 12 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 2080 is 43% faster in 1080p
RTX 2080 is 41% faster in 1440p
RTX 2080 is 40% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	48.74	35.54
Recency	20 September 2018	23 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	70 Watt

RTX 2080 has a 37.1% higher aggregate performance score.

RTX A2000 12 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 207.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2080 is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A2000 12 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 is a desktop card while RTX A2000 12 GB is a workstation one.

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