GeForce RTX 5090 vs RTX A2000

Place in the ranking	143	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	59
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	89.71	11.28
Power efficiency	34.86	12.54
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	GA106	GB202
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	10 August 2021 (3 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX A2000 has 695% better value for money than RTX 5090.

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	3328	21760
Core clock speed	562 MHz	2017 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	2407 MHz
Number of transistors	12,000 million	92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	70 Watt	575 Watt
Texture fill rate	124.8	1,637
Floating-point processing power	7.987 TFLOPS	104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	176
TMUs	104	680
Tensor Cores	104	680
Ray Tracing Cores	26	170

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 x16	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	167 mm	304 mm
Width	2-slot	2-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	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	1.79 TB/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 Connectors	4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
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	6.8	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.4
CUDA	8.6	10.1

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 33.84

RTX 5090 100.00
+196%

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 13630

RTX 5090 40367
+196%

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	94 −120%	207 +120%
1440p	45 −309%	184 +309%
4K	29 −386%	141 +386%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.78 +102%	9.66 −102%
1440p	9.98 +8.9%	10.86 −8.9%
4K	15.48 −9.2%	14.18 +9.2%

RTX A2000 has 102% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX A2000 has 9% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 5090 has 9% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2

−130%

190−200
+130%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 −19.4%	110−120 +19.4%
Counter-Strike 2	62 −211%	190−200 +211%
Forza Horizon 4	166 −171%	450−500 +171%
Forza Horizon 5	90−95 −149%	220−230 +149%
Metro Exodus	106 −52.8%	160−170 +52.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 −120%	150−160 +120%
Valorant	140−150 −257%	500−550 +257%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 −19.4%	110−120 +19.4%
Counter-Strike 2	52 −271%	190−200 +271%
Dota 2	129 −34.9%	170−180 +34.9%
Far Cry 5	136 −16.9%	159 +16.9%
Fortnite	160−170 −92.5%	300−350 +92.5%
Forza Horizon 4	130 −169%	350−400 +169%
Forza Horizon 5	90−95 −149%	220−230 +149%
Grand Theft Auto V	129 −171%	350−400 +171%
Metro Exodus	71 −128%	160−170 +128%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 −12%	210−220 +12%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 −120%	150−160 +120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 −41.5%	170−180 +41.5%
Valorant	140−150 −257%	500−550 +257%
World of Tanks	270−280 −0.4%	270−280 +0.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 −19.4%	110−120 +19.4%
Counter-Strike 2	45 −349%	202 +349%
Far Cry 5	90−95 −66.7%	150−160 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	109 −175%	300−310 +175%
Forza Horizon 5	90−95 −149%	220−230 +149%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 −12%	210−220 +12%
Valorant	140−150 −257%	500−550 +257%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	58 −171%	150−160 +171%
Grand Theft Auto V	58 −193%	170−180 +193%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −174%	90−95 +174%
World of Tanks	220−230 −128%	500−550 +128%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 −29.9%	85−90 +29.9%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −41.6%	160−170 +41.6%
Forza Horizon 4	79 −191%	230−240 +191%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 −200%	170−180 +200%
Metro Exodus	62 −131%	140−150 +131%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	47 −177%	130−140 +177%
Valorant	100−110 −287%	400−450 +287%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −1143%	174 +1143%
Dota 2	56 −225%	180−190 +225%
Grand Theft Auto V	56 −186%	160−170 +186%
Metro Exodus	20 −735%	167 +735%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 −85%	200−210 +85%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −178%	60−65 +178%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	56 −186%	160−170 +186%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −128%	90−95 +128%
Counter-Strike 2	6 −817%	55 +817%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −106%	100−110 +106%
Fortnite	45−50 −100%	95−100 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	45 −189%	130−140 +189%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 −250%	110−120 +250%
Valorant	55−60 −342%	240−250 +342%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

183

+0%

183

+0%

This is how RTX A2000 and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

RTX 5090 is 120% faster in 1080p
RTX 5090 is 309% faster in 1440p
RTX 5090 is 386% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5090 is 1143% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 5090 is ahead in 44 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	33.84	100.00
Recency	10 August 2021	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	70 Watt	575 Watt

RTX A2000 has 721.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 195.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 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 5090 is a desktop one.

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