RTX A2000 12 GB vs P106-100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared P106-100 and RTX A2000 12 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

P106-100
2017
6 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
16.72

RTX A2000 12 GB outperforms P106-100 by a whopping 113% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking326142
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data88.71
Power efficiency9.5534.80
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGP106GA106
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date19 June 2017 (7 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 cores12803328
Core clock speed1506 MHz562 MHz
Boost clock speed1709 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate136.7124.8
Floating-point processing power4.375 TFLOPS7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs4848
TMUs80104
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
Length250 mm167 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-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 amount6 GB12 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 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 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA6.18.6

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.

P106-100 16.72
RTX A2000 12 GB 35.53
+113%

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.

P106-100 6442
RTX A2000 12 GB 13689
+112%

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 16.72 35.53
Recency 19 June 2017 23 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 70 Watt

RTX A2000 12 GB has a 112.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 71.4% lower power consumption.

The RTX A2000 12 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the P106-100 in performance tests.


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