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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs NVIDIA RTX A5000: Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB and NVIDIA RTX A5000 separate most on tdp: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB at 350 W, NVIDIA RTX A5000 at 230 W, 52% in favour of NVIDIA RTX A5000. VRAM splits them by another 50%, again favouring NVIDIA RTX A5000. They match on 7 other specifications, including gpu brand, tier and ray tracing support. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB scores 4,529 against 4,391 for the NVIDIA RTX A5000, a lead of 3%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Series | GeForce RTX 30 | RTX Ampere Generation |
| Board Partner | NVIDIA Founders Edition, ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, Zotac, EVGA (legacy) | NVIDIA Reference (workstation, no AIB partners) |
| VRAM | 12 GB-50% | 24 GB |
| Tier | High-End | High-End |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock | 1710 MHz | 1695 MHz-1% |
| Ray Tracing Support | true | true |
| TDP | 350 W-52% | 230 W |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Process Node | Samsung 8nm | Samsung 8nm |
| Card Length | 313 mm-17% | 267 mm |
| Slot Width | 2.7-35% | 2 |
| Memory Bus Width | 384 bit | 384 bit |
| Memory Bandwidth | 912 GB/s | 768 GB/s-16% |
| Recommended PSU | 600 W-25% | 480 W |
| Power Connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| MSRP | 999 | 2250 |
| Launch Date | 2022-01 | 2021-04 |
| Base / Game Clock | 1260 MHz | 1170 MHz |
| PCIe Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| CUDA Cores | 8960 | 8192 |
| Display Outputs | 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x HDMI 2.1 | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Media Engine | 1x NVENC (7th gen), 1x NVDEC | 2x NVENC (7th gen), 2x NVDEC |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (GPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every shader unit on the card at once. The score measures sustained render throughput, so it tells you what a card does in Cycles and similar renderers rather than what it does in a game. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that card on the same Blender version.
Verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
8.2 / 10 Expert Rating
A genuinely better RTX 3080 - the extra VRAM and bandwidth make it the version to look for on the secondhand market over the original 10GB card.
NVIDIA RTX A5000
7.2 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid, aging workstation card best considered on the secondhand market now that two newer generations of RTX PRO cards have replaced it.
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