GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs RTX A2000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A2000 with GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB, including specs and performance data.

RTX A2000
2021
6 GB GDDR6, 70 Watt
35.54
+28.1%

RTX A2000 outperforms RTX 3050 6 GB by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking139201
Place by popularitynot in top-10024
Cost-effectiveness evaluation85.9976.17
Power efficiency34.8127.17
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGA106GA107
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date10 August 2021 (3 years ago)2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 $179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX A2000 has 13% better value for money than RTX 3050 6 GB.

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 cores33282304
Core clock speed562 MHz1042 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz1470 MHz
Number of transistors12,000 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)70 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate124.8105.8
Floating-point processing power7.987 TFLOPS6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs10472
Tensor Cores10472
Ray Tracing Cores2618

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 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length167 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount6 GB6 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s168.0 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 Connectors4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.86.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.68.6

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 A2000 35.54
+28.1%
RTX 3050 6 GB 27.74

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 A2000 13695
+28.1%
RTX 3050 6 GB 10689

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 HD94
+34.3%
70−75
−34.3%
1440p44
+46.7%
30−35
−46.7%
4K28
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.782.56
1440p10.205.97
4K16.048.52

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.54 27.74
Recency 10 August 2021 2 February 2024

RTX A2000 has a 28.1% higher aggregate performance score.

RTX 3050 6 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.

The RTX A2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A2000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is a desktop one.


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