Nvidia RTX A3000 Laptop vs Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell)
Review
Key differences
Key distinctions and advantages between Nvidia RTX A3000 Laptop and Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell)
Reasons to consider the Nvidia RTX A3000 Laptop
- + Ampere architecture
- + GA104 codename
- + 6GB GDDR6 memory
- + PCIe 4.0 x16 interface
Reasons to consider the Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell)
- + Blackwell 2.0 architecture
- + GB205-300-A1 codename
- + 12GB GDDR7 memory
- + PCIe 5.0 x16 interface
Pros & Cons
- Hardware ray tracing support
- DLSS upscaling support
- Dedicated AI tensor cores
- Limited gaming performance at higher resolutions
- Older generation architecture
"A entry-level Nvidia RTX A3000 Laptop graphics card with modest workstation performance (40/100). Suited for casual gaming and basic graphics tasks."
- Generous 12GB VRAM
- Hardware ray tracing support
- DLSS upscaling support
- Dedicated AI tensor cores
- Limited gaming performance at higher resolutions
"A mid-range Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) graphics card with modest workstation performance (59/100). Suited for 1080p gaming and everyday tasks."
Gaming Performance
Forza Horizon 5
The Witcher 3
Counter-Strike 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Call of Duty
Ghost of Tsushima
Cyberpunk 2077
Tomb Raider
| Nvidia RTX A3000 Laptop | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1080p High | 1080p Ultra | 1440p Ultra | 4K Ultra | 1080p High | 1080p Ultra | 1440p Ultra | 4K Ultra | |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 61 | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | — |
| The Witcher 3 | 90 | — | — | — | 111 | — | — | — |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 120 | — | — | — | 149 | — | — | — |
| Far Cry 6 | 76 | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 48 | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | — |
| Call of Duty | 63 | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — |
| Ghost of Tsushima | 44 | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 55 | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — |
| Tomb Raider | 91 | — | — | — | 112 | — | — | — |
| Average FPS | 72 | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | — |
| Nvidia RTX A3000 Laptop | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p High | 90 | 112 |
| 1080p Ultra | 72 | 91 |
| 1440p Ultra | 52 | 66 |
| 4K Ultra | 28 | 37 |
| Margin of Error | High | High |
Benchmarks
| Nvidia RTX A3000 Laptop | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) | |
|---|---|---|
| Time Spy | 7594 | 12327 |
| Solar Bay | 33550 | 69295 |
| Port Royal | 4542 | — |
| Fire Strike | 19850 | 28339 |
| Wild Life Extreme | 3521 | — |
| Night Raid | 75780 | — |
| Nvidia RTX A3000 Laptop | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) | |
|---|---|---|
| G2D Mark | 559 | 833 |
| DirectX 11 | 103 FPS | 224 FPS |
| DirectX 12 | 57 FPS | 100 FPS |
| GPU Compute | 5500 Ops/s | 7578 Ops/s |
Specifications
| Specification | Nvidia RTX A3000 Laptop ↗ | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| GB6 Compute Score | 89769 | 167869 |
| Background Blur | 140.7 img/sec | 238.8 img/sec |
| Face Detection | 73 img/sec | 147.6 img/sec |
| Horizon Detection | 4.08 Gpixels/sec | 6.73 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge Detection | 5.52 Gpixels/sec | 9.27 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 4.3 Gpixels/sec | 10.7 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.9 Gpixels/sec | 1.68 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 414.8 Gpixels/sec | 778.4 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle Physics | 12769.8 FPS | 23023.5 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Specification | Nvidia RTX A3000 Laptop ↗ | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| GB6 ML Single Precision | 12265 | 24473 |
| GB6 ML Half Precision | 20980 | 44496 |
| GB6 ML Quantized | 8142 | 18924 |
| Image Classification (SP) | 4552 | 9790 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | 11804 | 28672 |
| Image Super Resolution (Q) | 11986 | 26553 |
| Face Detection (HP) | 21457 | 53161 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | 52678 | 120306 |
| Text Classification (SP) | 2248 | 3406 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | 2727 | 5910 |
| Object Detection (SP) | 6308 | 12573 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | 20307 | 47957 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | 111653 | 199379 |
| Framework | ONNX | ONNX |
| Backend | DirectML | DirectML |
| Specification | Nvidia RTX A3000 Laptop ↗ | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Released | 12-Apr-21 | 18-Mar-25 |
| Case | Laptop | Laptop |
| Purpose | Professional | Professional |
| Segment | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Ampere | Blackwell 2.0 |
| GPU Codename | GA104 | GB205-300-A1 |
| Recommended CPU | -Intel Core i7 12800HXor above | -Intel Core Ultra 7 265HXor above |
| Specification | Nvidia RTX A3000 Laptop ↗ | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 600-1080 MHz (configurable) | 848-1605 MHz (configurable) |
| Boost Clock | 1180-1560 MHz (configurable) | 1605-2430 MHz (configurable) |
| Shading Units | 4096 | 5888 |
| Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) | 128 | 184 |
| Render Output Units (ROPs) | 64 | 80 |
| Compute Units (Pipelines) | 32 | 46 |
| Tensor Cores | 128 | 184 |
| Ray-tracing Cores | 32 | 46 |
| L1 Cache | 128KB per cluster | 128KB per cluster |
| L2 Cache | 4MB shared | 48MB shared |
| Instructions Per Cycle | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
| Specification | Nvidia RTX A3000 Laptop ↗ | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel Fill Rate | 76-100 GPixel/s | 128-194 GPixel/s |
| Texture Fill Rate | 151-200 GTexel/s | 295-447 GTexel/s |
| FLOPS (FP32) | 9.7-12.8 TFLOPS | 18.9-28.6 TFLOPS |
| Specification | Nvidia RTX A3000 Laptop ↗ | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| TGP | 60-130 W (configurable) | 60-140 W (configurable) |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Fabrication Process | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| Die Size | 392 mm² | 263 mm² |
| Transistor Count | 17.4 billion | 31.1 billion |
| Transistor Density | 44.39 MTr/mm² | 118.25 MTr/mm² |
| Max. Temperature |
| Specification | Nvidia RTX A3000 Laptop ↗ | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Specification | Nvidia RTX A3000 Laptop ↗ | Nvidia RTX Pro 3000 Laptop (Blackwell) ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| DirectX | 12 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3 | 3 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 12 |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | DLSS 2 | DLSS 4 |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 2.1b |
