RTX A2000 12 GB vs GeForce RTX 2080

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2080 with RTX A2000 12 GB, including specs and performance data.

RTX 2080
2018
8 GB GDDR6, 215 Watt
48.70
+37.3%

RTX 2080 outperforms RTX A2000 12 GB by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking64139
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.8087.76
Power efficiency16.1836.20
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU104GA106
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date20 September 2018 (6 years ago)23 November 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX A2000 12 GB has 216% 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 cores29443328
Core clock speed1515 MHz562 MHz
Boost clock speed1710 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)215 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate314.6124.8
Floating-point processing power10.07 TFLOPS7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs184104
Tensor Cores368104
Ray Tracing Cores4626

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 6-pin + 1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s288.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C4x 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+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.6

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 48.70
+37.3%
RTX A2000 12 GB 35.48

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 18794
+37.3%
RTX A2000 12 GB 13691

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 HD142
+42%
100−110
−42%
1440p98
+40%
70−75
−40%
4K74
+48%
50−55
−48%

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
+60%
30−33
−60%
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 42% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 is 40% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 is 48% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 48.70 35.48
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 37.3% 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.


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