GPU Comparison

NVIDIA
GEFORCE

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

CORE STATE GA102
VRAM 10 GB
CLOCK SPEED 1710 MHz
TDP 320 W
BUS WIDTH 320 bit
ARCHITECTURE Ampere
nm
PROCESS 8 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2020
VS
NVIDIA
GEFORCE

RTX A500 Mobile

CORE STATE GA107S
VRAM 4 GB
CLOCK SPEED 1537 MHz
TDP 30 W
BUS WIDTH 64 bit
ARCHITECTURE Ampere
nm
PROCESS 8 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2022

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12
4,407
N/A
geekbench_opencl
153,889
41,263
geekbench_vulkan
33,620
37,873
passmark_directx_10
170
N/A
passmark_directx_11
207
N/A
passmark_directx_12
100
N/A
passmark_directx_9
258
N/A
passmark_g2d
1,054
N/A
passmark_g3d
25,086
N/A
passmark_gpu_compute
14,397
N/A

Analysis: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 vs NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile

Analyzing the test figures for NVIDIA RTX 3080 GPU and NVIDIA's NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile, an obvious pattern emerges. NVIDIA RTX 3080 GPU consistently achieves better FPS in our benchmarking. The performance edge spans from significant to impressive relative to the individual game. Such steadiness speaks to underlying technical advantages. Consumers prioritizing gaming performance should factor this in.

Playing games performance across different resolutions reliably favor NVIDIA RTX 3080 GPU. Whether it's esports titles to demanding titles, NVIDIA RTX 3080 GPU holds its lead. This gaming reliability throughout different workloads proves core design benefits. Enthusiasts can count on excellent results independent of game type. This flexibility is remarkable.

This video memory benefit of NVIDIA RTX 3080 GPU becomes increasingly relevant at elevated quality levels. 4K workloads needs significant graphics memory, and NVIDIA RTX 3080 GPU offers more headroom. This converts into enhanced performance in heavy titles. Upcoming releases will continually consume additional VRAM. This advantage expands over time.

To summarize, NVIDIA RTX 3080 GPU represents the stronger pick in this evaluation. The gaming leads validate attention for buyers putting together a capable gaming rig. Even though NVIDIA's NVIDIA RTX A500 Mobile has its strengths, this performance numbers clearly advantages NVIDIA RTX 3080 GPU. Base your choice considering this. The benchmark gap is significant enough to affect.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION
RTX 3080
RTX A500 Mobile
Core Specs
Shading Units
8,704
2,048 -76.5%
Shaders
8,704
2,048 -76.5%
TMUs
272
64 -76.5%
ROPs
96
32 -66.7%
SM Count
68
16 -76.5%
Clocks
Base Clock
1440 MHz
832 MHz
Boost Clock
1710 MHz
1537 MHz
Memory Clock
1188 MHz 19 Gbps effective
1500 MHz 12 Gbps effective
Memory
Memory Size
10 GB
4 GB
VRAM (MB)
10,240
4,096 -60.0%
Memory Type
GDDR6X
GDDR6
Memory Bus
320 bit
64 bit
Bandwidth
760.3 GB/s
96.00 GB/s
Cache
L1 Cache
128 KB (per SM)
128 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache
5 MB
2 MB
Performance
Pixel Rate
164.2 GPixel/s
49.18 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
465.1 GTexel/s
98.37 GTexel/s
FP32 (TFLOPS)
29.77 TFLOPS
6.296 TFLOPS
FP64 (TFLOPS)
465.1 GFLOPS (1:64)
98.37 GFLOPS (1:64)
FP16 (TFLOPS)
29.77 TFLOPS (1:1)
6.296 TFLOPS (1:1)
AI/RT
RT Cores
68
16 -76.5%
Tensor Cores
272
64 -76.5%
Power
TDP
320 W
30 W
TDP (W)
320
30 -90.6%
Suggested PSU
700 W
Power Connectors
1x 12-pin
None
Architecture
Architecture
Ampere
Ampere
GPU Name
GA102
GA107S
Generation
GeForce 30
Ampere-MW (Ax000)
Process Size
8 nm
8 nm
Transistors
28,300 million
8,700 million
Die Size
628 mm²
200 mm²
Foundry
Samsung
Samsung
Density
45.1M / mm²
43.5M / mm²
API Support
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
Vulkan
1.4
1.4
OpenCL
3.0
3.0
CUDA
8.6
8.6
Shader Model
6.8
6.8
Physical
Slot Width
Dual-slot
IGP
Length
285 mm 11.2 inches
Height
112 mm 4.4 inches
Outputs
1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a
Portable Device Dependent
Bus Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x8
Other
Launch Price
699 USD
Production
End-of-life
End-of-life
Predecessor
GeForce 20
Quadro Turing-M
Successor
GeForce 40
Ada-MW
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