RTX A3000 12GB Laptop vs RTX A2000 8GB Laptop

RTX A3000 12GB Laptop
RTX A2000 8GB Laptop
4096 Shaders
12GB GDDR6
1440MHz
2560 Shaders
8GB GDDR6
1687MHz
FP32
11.8 TFLOPS
FP32
8.64 TFLOPS
FP16
11.8 TFLOPS
FP16
8.64 TFLOPS
Form Factor
Soldered
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Form Factor
Soldered
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TDP
115W
TDP
95W
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan - N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan - N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 - N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 - N/A
0%
OCT Metal - N/A
0%
OCT Metal - N/A
0%
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Ampere
Architecture
Ampere
Family
RTX A
Family
RTX A
Codename
NV174
GA104
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Codename
NV176
GA106
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Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
3/22/2022
Release Date
4/12/2021
Foundry
Samsung
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Foundry
Samsung
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Fabrication Node
8N
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Fabrication Node
8N
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Die Size
392 mm²
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Die Size
276 mm²
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Transistor Count
17.4 Billion
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Transistor Count
13.3 Billion
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Transistor Density
44.39M/mm²
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Transistor Density
48.01M/mm²
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Form
Soldered
Form
Soldered
Shading Units
4096 Shaders
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Shading Units
2560 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
128 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
80 TMUs
Render Output Units
64 ROPs
Render Output Units
48 ROPs
Tensor Cores
128 T-Cores
Tensor Cores
80 T-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
32 RT-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
20 RT-Cores
Streaming Multiprocessors
32 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
20 SMs
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855MHz Base
1440MHz
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1215MHz Base
1687MHz
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FP16
11.8 TFLOPS
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FP16
8.64 TFLOPS
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FP32
11.8 TFLOPS
FP32
8.64 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.18 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.14 TFLOPS
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Ray Tracing
13.7 TOPS Base Clock
23 TOPS
Ray Tracing
12.2 TOPS Base Clock
16.9 TOPS
Pixel Fillrate
92.16 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
80.976 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
184.32 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
134.96 GTexel/s
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L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
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L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
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L2
4MB Shared
L2
3MB Shared
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12GB
GDDR6
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8GB
GDDR6
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Bus Width
192Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
1750MHz
Transfer Rate
14GT/s
Bandwidth
336GB/s
Clock
1500MHz
Transfer Rate
12GT/s
Bandwidth
192GB/s
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TDP
115W
TDP
95W
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No Ports
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No Ports
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Multi Monitor Support
3
Multi Monitor Support
3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Model
NVENC 7
Model
NVENC 7
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Model
NVDEC 5
Model
NVDEC 5
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
8.6
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PureVideo HD
VP11
VDPAU
Feature Set K
Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
8.6
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PureVideo HD
VP11
VDPAU
Feature Set K
Not a Card
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Not a Card
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PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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