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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 vs NVIDIA RTX A5000: Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 and NVIDIA RTX A5000 separate most on slot width: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 at 3, NVIDIA RTX A5000 at 2, 50% in favour of NVIDIA RTX A5000. TDP splits them by another 39%, again favouring NVIDIA RTX A5000. They match on gpu brand, tier and ray tracing support. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 scores 8,388 against 4,391 for the NVIDIA RTX A5000, a lead of 48%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Series | GeForce RTX 40 | RTX Ampere Generation |
| Board Partner | Reference / Founders Edition | NVIDIA Reference (workstation, no AIB partners) |
| VRAM | 16 GB-33% | 24 GB |
| Tier | High-End | High-End |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock | 2505 MHz | 1695 MHz-32% |
| Ray Tracing Support | true | true |
| TDP | 320 W-39% | 230 W |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace (AD103) | Ampere |
| Card Length | 304 mm-14% | 267 mm |
| Slot Width | 3-50% | 2 |
| MSRP | 1199 | 2250 |
| CUDA Cores | 9728 | 8192 |
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 4080
8 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid high-end pick if its price and 16GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.
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.