GeForce RTX 4090 D vs RTX A2000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A2000 with GeForce RTX 4090 D, including specs and performance data.

RTX A2000
2021
6 GB GDDR6, 70 Watt
35.54

RTX 4090 D outperforms RTX A2000 by a whopping 158% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1392
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation85.9917.27
Power efficiency34.8114.79
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGA106AD102
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date10 August 2021 (3 years ago)28 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 $1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX A2000 has 398% better value for money than RTX 4090 D.

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 cores332814592
Core clock speed562 MHz2280 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors12,000 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)70 Watt425 Watt
Texture fill rate124.81,149
Floating-point processing power7.987 TFLOPS73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs48176
TMUs104456
Tensor Cores104456
Ray Tracing Cores26114

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 x16
Length167 mm304 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount6 GB24 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s1,008 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
CUDA8.68.9

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 A2000 35.54
RTX 4090 D 91.70
+158%

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
RTX 4090 D 35333
+158%

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
−155%
240−250
+155%
1440p44
−150%
110−120
+150%
4K28
−150%
70−75
+150%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.786.66
1440p10.2014.54
4K16.0422.84

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.54 91.70
Recency 10 August 2021 28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 70 Watt 425 Watt

RTX A2000 has 507.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 158% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A2000 in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A2000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4090 D is a desktop one.


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

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Community ratings

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