GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs RTX A3000 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A3000 Mobile with GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB, including specs and performance data.

RTX A3000 Mobile
2021
6 GB GDDR6, 70 Watt
32.36

RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms RTX A3000 Mobile by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking170107
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency31.6916.10
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGA104GA106
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date12 April 2021 (3 years ago)12 October 2022 (2 years ago)

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 cores40963584
Core clock speed600 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed1230 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)70 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate157.4199.0
Floating-point processing power10.08 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs128112
Tensor Cores128112
Ray Tracing Cores3228

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth264.0 GB/s240.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x 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 Model6.76.7
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 A3000 Mobile 32.36
RTX 3060 8 GB 39.92
+23.4%

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 A3000 Mobile 12468
RTX 3060 8 GB 15383
+23.4%

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 HD104
−15.4%
120−130
+15.4%
1440p52
−15.4%
60−65
+15.4%
4K44
−13.6%
50−55
+13.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 77
−16.9%
90−95
+16.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
−21.4%
85−90
+21.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
−20.3%
95−100
+20.3%
Battlefield 5 100−110
−22.6%
130−140
+22.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−19.4%
80−85
+19.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
−21.2%
80−85
+21.2%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−23.3%
90−95
+23.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
−20.5%
100−105
+20.5%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−21.4%
210−220
+21.4%
Hitman 3 65−70
−17.6%
80−85
+17.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
−19.7%
170−180
+19.7%
Metro Exodus 100−110
−19.3%
130−140
+19.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
−18.8%
95−100
+18.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
−21.7%
140−150
+21.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−18.6%
140−150
+18.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
−21.4%
85−90
+21.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 68
−17.6%
80−85
+17.6%
Battlefield 5 100−110
−22.6%
130−140
+22.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−19.4%
80−85
+19.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 53
−22.6%
65−70
+22.6%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−23.3%
90−95
+23.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
−20.5%
100−105
+20.5%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−21.4%
210−220
+21.4%
Hitman 3 65−70
−17.6%
80−85
+17.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
−19.7%
170−180
+19.7%
Metro Exodus 100−110
−19.3%
130−140
+19.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
−18.8%
95−100
+18.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 134
−19.4%
160−170
+19.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−17.6%
80−85
+17.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−18.6%
140−150
+18.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
−21.4%
85−90
+21.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 51
−17.6%
60−65
+17.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−19.4%
80−85
+19.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 43
−16.3%
50−55
+16.3%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−23.3%
90−95
+23.3%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−21.4%
210−220
+21.4%
Hitman 3 65−70
−17.6%
80−85
+17.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 114
−22.8%
140−150
+22.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 114
−22.8%
140−150
+22.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 61
−23%
75−80
+23%
Watch Dogs: Legion 39
−15.4%
45−50
+15.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
−18.8%
95−100
+18.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−21%
75−80
+21%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−20%
60−65
+20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−14.3%
40−45
+14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−17.6%
40−45
+17.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 27
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−22.3%
230−240
+22.3%
Hitman 3 40−45
−22%
50−55
+22%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−23.2%
85−90
+23.2%
Metro Exodus 60−65
−21%
75−80
+21%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 86
−16.3%
100−105
+16.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−13.6%
50−55
+13.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 170−180
−22.8%
210−220
+22.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−16.1%
65−70
+16.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−9.4%
35−40
+9.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Hitman 3 24−27
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
−18.8%
190−200
+18.8%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−12.5%
45−50
+12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
−22.2%
55−60
+22.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−22.2%
55−60
+22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 51
−17.6%
60−65
+17.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%

This is how RTX A3000 Mobile and RTX 3060 8 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 8 GB is 15% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 8 GB is 15% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 8 GB is 14% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 32.36 39.92
Recency 12 April 2021 12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 70 Watt 170 Watt

RTX A3000 Mobile has 142.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 23.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A3000 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A3000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is a desktop one.


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