RTX A2000 vs RTX A4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX A4000 and RTX A2000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX A4000
2021
16 GB GDDR6, 140 Watt
50.51
+42.1%

RTX A4000 outperforms RTX A2000 by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking58139
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data85.99
Power efficiency24.7334.81
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGA104GA106
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date12 April 2021 (3 years ago)10 August 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores61443328
Core clock speed735 MHz562 MHz
Boost clock speed1560 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate299.5124.8
Floating-point processing power19.17 TFLOPS7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs9648
TMUs192104
Tensor Cores192104
Ray Tracing Cores4826

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
Length241 mm167 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 amount16 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s288.0 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 DisplayPort 1.4a4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

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
CUDA8.68.6

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 A4000 50.51
+42.1%
RTX A2000 35.54

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 A4000 19462
+42.1%
RTX A2000 13695

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

RTX A4000 121218
+65.4%
RTX A2000 73276

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

RTX A4000 111279
+62.3%
RTX A2000 68574

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

RTX A4000 124547
+48.3%
RTX A2000 84002

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 HD130−140
+38.3%
94
−38.3%
1440p60−65
+36.4%
44
−36.4%
4K35−40
+25%
28
−25%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.78
1440pno data10.20
4Kno data16.04

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 50.51 35.54
Recency 12 April 2021 10 August 2021
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 6 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 70 Watt

RTX A4000 has a 42.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX A2000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, and 100% lower power consumption.

The RTX A4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A2000 in performance tests.


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