GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER vs RTX A3000 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A3000 Mobile with GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, including specs and performance data.

RTX A3000 Mobile
2021
6 GB GDDR6, 70 Watt
32.36

RTX 4080 SUPER outperforms RTX A3000 Mobile by a whopping 175% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1705
Place by popularitynot in top-10061
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data38.29
Power efficiency31.6919.05
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGA104AD103
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date12 April 2021 (3 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

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 cores409610240
Core clock speed600 MHz2295 MHz
Boost clock speed1230 MHz2550 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)70 Watt320 Watt
Texture fill rate157.4816.0
Floating-point processing power10.08 TFLOPS52.22 TFLOPS
ROPs64112
TMUs128320
Tensor Cores128320
Ray Tracing Cores3280

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 data310 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 GB16 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz1438 MHz
Memory bandwidth264.0 GB/s736.3 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 Model6.76.8
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 A3000 Mobile 32.36
RTX 4080 SUPER 88.93
+175%

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 4080 SUPER 34269
+175%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX A3000 Mobile 25990
RTX 4080 SUPER 87055
+235%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX A3000 Mobile 71308
RTX 4080 SUPER 141652
+98.6%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX A3000 Mobile 19710
RTX 4080 SUPER 59075
+200%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX A3000 Mobile 29996
RTX 4080 SUPER 187847
+526%

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
−151%
261
+151%
1440p52
−248%
181
+248%
4K44
−166%
117
+166%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.83
1440pno data5.52
4Kno data8.54

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 77
−173%
210−220
+173%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
−236%
235
+236%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
−256%
281
+256%
Battlefield 5 100−110
−130%
240−250
+130%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−79.1%
120−130
+79.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
−173%
180−190
+173%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−61.6%
110−120
+61.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
−142%
200−210
+142%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−52.6%
260−270
+52.6%
Hitman 3 65−70
−89.7%
120−130
+89.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
−120%
300−350
+120%
Metro Exodus 100−110
−42.2%
150−160
+42.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
−55%
120−130
+55%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
−245%
350−400
+245%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−30.5%
150−160
+30.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
−389%
342
+389%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 68
−249%
237
+249%
Battlefield 5 100−110
−130%
240−250
+130%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−79.1%
120−130
+79.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 53
−164%
140−150
+164%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−61.6%
110−120
+61.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
−142%
200−210
+142%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−52.6%
260−270
+52.6%
Hitman 3 65−70
−89.7%
120−130
+89.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
−120%
300−350
+120%
Metro Exodus 100−110
−42.2%
150−160
+42.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
−55%
120−130
+55%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 134
−324%
568
+324%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−199%
200−210
+199%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−30.5%
150−160
+30.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
−126%
158
+126%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 51
−310%
209
+310%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−79.1%
120−130
+79.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 43
−156%
110−120
+156%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−61.6%
110−120
+61.6%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−86.1%
322
+86.1%
Hitman 3 65−70
−89.7%
120−130
+89.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 114
−273%
425
+273%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 114
−362%
527
+362%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 61
−331%
263
+331%
Watch Dogs: Legion 39
−272%
145
+272%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
−55%
120−130
+55%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−168%
160−170
+168%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−124%
110−120
+124%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−286%
135
+286%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
−385%
165
+385%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−116%
80−85
+116%
Cyberpunk 2077 27
−159%
70−75
+159%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−121%
80−85
+121%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−44.1%
270−280
+44.1%
Hitman 3 40−45
−215%
120−130
+215%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−400%
345
+400%
Metro Exodus 60−65
−176%
171
+176%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 86
−362%
397
+362%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−402%
221
+402%
Watch Dogs: Legion 170−180
−40.4%
240−250
+40.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−130%
120−130
+130%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−175%
85−90
+175%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−156%
65−70
+156%
Hitman 3 24−27
−219%
80−85
+219%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+88.2%
85
−88.2%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−255%
140−150
+255%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
−353%
204
+353%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−357%
96
+357%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−421%
99
+421%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−160%
50−55
+160%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−163%
50−55
+163%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−578%
305
+578%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 51
−294%
201
+294%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−406%
81
+406%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−296%
110−120
+296%

This is how RTX A3000 Mobile and RTX 4080 SUPER compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4080 SUPER is 151% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4080 SUPER is 248% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4080 SUPER is 166% faster in 4K

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A3000 Mobile is 88% faster.
  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4080 SUPER is 578% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX A3000 Mobile is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • RTX 4080 SUPER is ahead in 65 tests (98%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 32.36 88.93
Recency 12 April 2021 8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 70 Watt 320 Watt

RTX A3000 Mobile has 357.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 4080 SUPER, on the other hand, has a 174.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 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 4080 SUPER 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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