
HP Z2 Mini G9 review: Miniature workstation sports Intel Core i7-14700K and RTX A2000 with 12 GB VRAM
Intel Core i7-14700K | Nvidia RTX A2000 | 3 kg
The Nvidia RTX A2000 Desktop GPU is a professional graphics card for small workstation PCs. It is based on the GA106 graphics chip, which is used in the GeForce RTX 3050 or GeForce RTX 3060 consumer graphics cards, among others. However, the GA106 only works with 3,328 active shader units, as well as 26 RT cores and 104 tensor units. The VRAM comprises 12 GB GDDR6 and communicates via a 192-bit memory interface. This results in a memory bandwidth of 288 GB/s.
The professional graphics cards from Nvidia offer certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications (CAD, DCC, medical, prospecting, visualization applications). This results in many advantages over consumer graphics cards.
Compact design and flexibility:
The RTX A2000 is designed in a low-profile form factor, making it ideal for smaller workstations or systems where space is a limited resource. Despite its compact size, the Nvidia RTX A2000 offers considerable computing power.
The graphics card is ideal for 3D modeling, CAD applications, video editing and visual effects where high precision and speed are paramount. Thanks to the combination of CUDA, Tensor and Raytracing cores, the Nvidia RTX A2000 offers significant performance improvements in the areas of real-time rendering and AI-supported image processing.
Energy efficiency and power consumption:
With a TDP of just 70 watts, the Nvidia RTX A2000 is one of the most energy efficient workstation GPUs on the market. This efficiency makes it possible to be more productive in workflows that require intensive graphics processing without compromising system performance or consuming excessive power.
In summary, the NVIDIA RTX A2000 is a compact, powerful and energy-efficient solution for professional users.
RTX A Series
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Codename | GA106 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architecture | Quadro Ampere | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipelines | 3328 - unified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TMUs | 104 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ROPs | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Raytracing Cores | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tensor / AI Cores | 104 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Speed | 562 - 1200 (Boost) MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Theoretical Performance | 7987 TFLOPS FP16, 7987 TFLOPS FP32, 0.1248 TFLOPS FP64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Speed | 12000 effective = 1500 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bus Width | 192 Bit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Type | GDDR6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Max. Amount of Memory | 12 GB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shared Memory | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bandwidth | 288 GB/s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
API | DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Shader 6.8, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power Consumption | 70 Watt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transistor Count | 12 Billion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Die Size | 276 mm² | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
technology | 8 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PCIe | 4.0 x16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Displays | 4 Displays (max.), DisplayPort 1.4a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a, PCIe 4.0 x16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of Announcement | 23.11.2021 |
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
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Black Myth: Wukong | 45 | 34 | 26 | 13 | 10 | |
Once Human | 117.7 | 78.2 | 64 | 57.6 | 36.6 | 18.3 |
The First Descendant | 102.6 | 64.6 | 49.6 | 41.1 | 25.6 | 13.3 |
F1 24 | 173.3 | 144.7 | 104.6 | 32.5 | 20.2 | 9.7 |
Skull & Bones | 90 | 84 | 58 | 39 | 32 | 22 |
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora | 44 | 39 | 34 | 25 | 16 | 7 |
EA Sports WRC | 85.4 | 60.2 | 54.2 | 49.7 | 34.4 | 18.6 |
Total War Pharaoh | 244.4 | 155.3 | 87.3 | 69 | 46.2 | 23.3 |
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty | 83.9 | 61.9 | 51.8 | 44.7 | 25.5 | 11 |
Baldur's Gate 3 | 74.9 | 58.8 | 50.8 | 49.9 | 34.4 | 18.2 |
Starfield | 77.3 | 61.1 | 40.5 | 33 | 26.6 | 17.1 |
F1 23 | 185.1 | 165.1 | 111.2 | 32.2 | 20 | 9.4 |
Company of Heroes 3 | 110 | 92 | 69 | 68 | 50 | 28 |
Returnal | 65 | 60 | 53 | 45 | 32 | 18 |
F1 22 | 197.4 | 181.5 | 125.3 | 37.5 | 23 | 10.9 |
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands | 124 | 99.4 | 66 | 51.2 | 34.3 | 17.7 |
GRID Legends | 198 | 142.1 | 115.4 | 81.7 | 62 | 36.6 |
God of War | 86.1 | 72.9 | 57.4 | 38.9 | 30.9 | 19.9 |
Farming Simulator 22 | 351 | 181.9 | 131.5 | 108.5 | 78.7 | 45.2 |
Forza Horizon 5 | 231 | 121 | 106 | 59 | 43 | 29 |
Guardians of the Galaxy | 199 | 142 | 143 | 131 | 98 | 55 |
Far Cry 6 | 180.4 | 97.6 | 83.2 | 68.3 | 48.8 | 25.7 |
F1 2021 | 448 | 204 | 157.3 | 75.1 | 53.4 | 28.4 |
Horizon Zero Dawn | 184 | 104 | 83 | 68 | 52 | 26 |
F1 2020 | 405 | 197.2 | 149.4 | 101.2 | 72 | 38.8 |
Borderlands 3 | 224 | 108.1 | 68.6 | 52 | 35.2 | 18.7 |
Total War: Three Kingdoms | 370.4 | 116.2 | 70.5 | 48.4 | 28.9 | 13.8 |
Far Cry New Dawn | 181 | 106 | 97 | 87 | 62 | 33 |
Metro Exodus | 169.6 | 79 | 56.9 | 44.8 | 34 | 20.2 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 229 | 96.8 | 86.5 | 77.4 | 51.5 | 26.7 |
Strange Brigade | 407 | 166.4 | 130.1 | 109.3 | 79 | 45.2 |
Far Cry 5 | 203 | 108 | 98 | 91 | 61 | 30 |
X-Plane 11.11 | 203 | 176.4 | 136.4 | 99.8 | ||
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 163.1 | 82.3 | 61.3 | 43.9 | 24.7 | |
Dota 2 Reborn | 265.4 | 234.2 | 212 | 190.2 | 86.6 | |
The Witcher 3 | 345 | 217 | 117 | 63.9 | 47.2 | 40.1 |
GTA V | 187.7 | 187.5 | 174.1 | 82.9 | 57.8 | 55.6 |
low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 2 10 25 | 3 19 15 | 1 10 17 9 | 2 17 14 2 | 9 19 7 | 25 9 2 |
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