NVIDIA A10G vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

Description

This is a comprehensive analysis comparing the NVIDIA A10G on one side and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 on the other side.

The first video card was released on Apr 12th, 2021. This GPU is equipped with 12 GB of GDDR6 memory, with a bandwidth of 600.2 GB/s. The architecture of this card: base clock of 1320 MHz and a boost clock of 1710 MHz, TDP of this video card is 150 W.

The second video card was released on Sep 1st, 2020 and comes with 24 GB of GDDR6X memory, with a bandwidth of 936.2 GB/s. This GPU also has a base clock of 1395 MHz and a boost clock of 1695 MHz, and it has a TDP of 350 W.

This table also comprises board specifications, pixel and texture filtration, launch price, and benchmarks such as G3DMark, PassMark G2D, 3DMark Firestrike, FPS, and Hashrate.

Key Differences

Advantages of NVIDIA A10G:

  • NVIDIA A10G is newer: launch date is Apr 12th, 2021.
  • Up to 0.88% higher boost clock speed: 1710 MHz vs 1695 MHz.
  • Consumes less energy: 350 W vs 150 W.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090:

  • Up to 5.68% higher base clock speed: 1395 MHz vs 1320 MHz.
  • Up to 55.98% higher bandwidth: 936.2 GB/s vs 600.2 GB/s.
  • More memory size (RAM): 24 GB vs 12 GB.
  • Passmark G3DMark is 43.88%: higher: 26965 vs 18741.
  • Passmark PassMark G2D is 97.74%: higher: 1048 vs 530.
  • Up to 12.88% higher in FLOPS: 35580 GFLOPS vs 31520 GFLOPS.

Technical specifications

NVIDIA A10G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Graphics Processor
GPU Name: NVIDIA A10G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
GPU Variant: GA102-890-A1 GA102-300-A1
Processor: Ampere Ampere
Foundry: Samsung Samsung
Technology: 8 nm 8 nm
Transistors: 28300 million 28300 million
Die Size: 628 mm² 628 mm²
General information
Release Date: Apr 12th, 2021 Sep 1st, 2020
Availability: 2021 Sep 24th, 2020
Generation: Tesla (Axx) GeForce 30
Predecessor: - GeForce 20
Successor: - GeForce 40
Production: Active Active
Launch Price: - 1,499 USD
Current Price: - Amazon / Newegg
Bus Interface: PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
Reviews: - 58 in our database
Clock Speeds
Base Clock Speed: 1320 MHz 1395 MHz
Boost Clock Speed: 1710 MHz 1695 MHz
SOC clock: - -
UVD clock: - -
Memory Clock: 1563 MHz 12.5 Gbps effective 1219 MHz 19.5 Gbps effective
Memory specs
RAM: 12 GB 24 GB
Type of memory: GDDR6 GDDR6X
Memory Bus: 384 bit 384 bit
Memory Bandwidth: 600.2 GB/s 936.2 GB/s
Render Config
Shading Units: 9216 10496
TMUs: 288 328
ROPs: 96 112
Compute units: - -
Tensor Cores: - -
RT Cores: 72 82
L0 Cache: - -
L1 Cache: 128 KB (per SM) 128 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache: 6 MB 6 MB
L3 Cache: - -
Board specs
Slot Width: Single-slot Triple-slot
Length: 267 mm 10.5 inches 336 mm 13.2 inches
Width: 112 mm 4.4 inches 140 mm 5.5 inches
Height: - 61 mm 2.4 inches
TDP: 150 W 350 W
Suggested PSU: 450 W 750 W
Outputs: No outputs 1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a
Power Connectors: 8-pin EPS 1x 12-pin
Part Number: - -
Board Number: PG133 SKU 215 PG132 SKU 10
Technology Support
DirectX: 12 Ultimate (12_2) 12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenGL: 4.6 4.6
OpenCL: 126737 -
Vulkan: - -
CUDA: 187763 -
Shader Model: - -

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Fillrate:
NVIDIA A10G
164.2 GPixel/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
189.8 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate:
NVIDIA A10G
492.5 GTexel/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
556 GTexel/s
FP16 (half):
NVIDIA A10G
31520 GFLOPS (1:1)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
35580 GFLOPS (1:1)
FP32 (float):
NVIDIA A10G
31520 GFLOPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
35580 GFLOPS
FP64 (double):
NVIDIA A10G
985 GFLOPS (1:32)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
556 GFLOPS (1:64)
Unified Shaders:
NVIDIA A10G
9216
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
No data
Texture Mapping Units:
NVIDIA A10G
288
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
No data
Render Output Units:
NVIDIA A10G
96
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
No data

Benchmarks Performance Tests

Passmark (G3D):
NVIDIA A10G
18741
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
26965
PassMark (G2D):
NVIDIA A10G
530
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
1048
3DMark (Fire Strike):
NVIDIA A10G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
19811
3DMark (Ice Storm):
NVIDIA A10G
No data
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
490181
OpenCL:
NVIDIA A10G
126737
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
No data
CUDA:
NVIDIA A10G
187763
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
No data

Gaming performance benchmarks comparison

Game
Frames per second (avg)
Cyberpunk 2077
NVIDIA A10G
No data
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
115.7
CoD: Modern Warfare 2
NVIDIA A10G
No data
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
141.17
The Witcher
NVIDIA A10G
No data
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
391.62

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