NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB vs NVIDIA A10G 24GB

The A10G delivers 2.7x the FP16 throughput of the GeForce RTX 3060 (70 vs 25 TFLOPS dense). The A10G also carries 16 GB more memory (24 GB vs 8 GB).

GeForce RTX 3060: Ampere, 2022 A10G: Ampere, 2022
FP16 dense lead
2.7x
A10G: 70 vs 25 TFLOPS
VRAM
8 vs 24 GB
16 GB more for the A10G
TDP
170 W vs 300 W
GeForce RTX 3060 draws 130 W less

Specifications

GeForce RTX 3060
A10G
Architecture
AmpereAmpere
Launch Year
20222022
Form Factor
PCIePCIe
VRAM
8 GB24 GB
Memory Bandwidth
600 GB/s
TDP
170 W300 W
Process Node
8nm8nm

Performance (TFLOPS)

GeForce RTX 3060
A10G
FP64
0.2 TFlops No verified data available
FP32
12.7 TFlops 35.0 TFlops
TF32
12.7 TFlops
25.5 TFLOPS sparse
35.0 TFlops
sparse not published
BF16
25.5 TFlops
51.0 TFLOPS sparse
70.0 TFlops
sparse not published
FP16
25.5 TFlops
51.0 TFLOPS sparse
70.0 TFlops
sparse not published
FP8
No verified data available No verified data available
FP6
No verified data available No verified data available
FP4
No verified data available No verified data available
INT8
101.9 TFlops
203.8 TOPS sparse
140.0 TFlops
sparse not published

FLOPS by Precision

What actually differs

Both GPUs launched in 2022: the GeForce RTX 3060 on Ampere and the A10G on Ampere.

Dense throughput for the GeForce RTX 3060 against the A10G: FP32 13 vs 35 TFLOPS, FP16 25 vs 70 TFLOPS. Sparse figures, where the vendor publishes them, appear under each dense number in the performance table.

Memory is 8 GB against 24 GB. More memory per GPU means larger models fit before you have to shard across cards, which often matters more than raw TFLOPS for inference.

Power budgets are 170 W for the GeForce RTX 3060 and 300 W for the A10G. At FP32 that works out to 0.07 against 0.12 TFLOPS per watt.

For LLM training and inference, weight the FP8 and FP16 rows and memory capacity most heavily. For scientific and HPC workloads, the FP64 row is the one to read.

Frequently asked questions

Is the GeForce RTX 3060 faster than the A10G?

At FP16 precision the A10G reaches 70 TFLOPS dense against 25 TFLOPS for the GeForce RTX 3060. The performance table on this page lists every published precision for both GPUs.

Which has more memory, the GeForce RTX 3060 or the A10G?

The A10G carries 24 GB of VRAM versus 8 GB for the GeForce RTX 3060.

How much power do the GeForce RTX 3060 and the A10G draw?

The GeForce RTX 3060 is rated at 170 W TDP and the A10G at 300 W. On FP32 throughput per watt, the A10G is the more efficient part.

Can I rent the GeForce RTX 3060 or the A10G in the cloud?

Yes. Live cloud listings tracked by Flopper start at $0.06 per GPU hour. The rental pricing section on this page lists current providers and rates for both GPUs.

Where to Rent

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB

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