GeForce RTX 4080 vs RTX A1000 Embedded

Place in the ranking	192	3
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	29.01
Power efficiency	57.78	19.25
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GA107S	AD103
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2048	9728
Core clock speed	630 MHz	2205 MHz
Boost clock speed	1140 MHz	2505 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	320 Watt
Texture fill rate	72.96	761.5
Floating-point processing power	4.669 TFLOPS	48.74 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	112
TMUs	64	304
Tensor Cores	64	304
Ray Tracing Cores	16	76

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 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	310 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	716.8 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	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	8.9

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 A1000 Embedded 29.50

RTX 4080 89.84
+205%

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 A1000 Embedded 11368

RTX 4080 34617
+205%

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	75−80 −219%	239 +219%
1440p	50−55 −232%	166 +232%
4K	35−40 −209%	108 +209%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	5.02
1440p	no data	7.22
4K	no data	11.10

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

231

+0%

231

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	262 +0%	262 +0%
Battlefield 5	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	231 +0%	231 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	260−270 +0%	260−270 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	400−450 +0%	400−450 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	217 +0%	217 +0%
Battlefield 5	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	210 +0%	210 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	260−270 +0%	260−270 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	512 +0%	512 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	189 +0%	189 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	190 +0%	190 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	260−270 +0%	260−270 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	396 +0%	396 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	480 +0%	480 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	259 +0%	259 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	164 +0%	164 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

+0%

120−130

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	153 +0%	153 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	129 +0%	129 +0%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Hitman 3	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	332 +0%	332 +0%
Metro Exodus	149 +0%	149 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	390 +0%	390 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	191 +0%	191 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

+0%

120−130

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Hitman 3	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	187 +0%	187 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100 +0%	100 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	63 +0%	63 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	195 +0%	195 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	87 +0%	87 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+0%

110−120

+0%

This is how RTX A1000 Embedded and RTX 4080 compete in popular games:

RTX 4080 is 219% faster in 1080p
RTX 4080 is 232% faster in 1440p
RTX 4080 is 209% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	29.50	89.84
Recency	30 March 2022	20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	320 Watt

RTX A1000 Embedded has 814.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4080, on the other hand, has a 204.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A1000 Embedded in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A1000 Embedded is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 4080 is a desktop one.

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