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NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB — Benchmarks & Specs

12 GB VRAM70W TDP$450 MSRP2021
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Bottom line: how fast is the NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB?

For local LLM inference it generates 35.7 tokens/sec running llama3.1:8b at q4_K_M under llama.cpp, per LocalScore. In Geekbench 5 CUDA it scores 83,470 points, per HardwareDB. Its 12 GB of VRAM is the binding constraint for local inference: the largest model on file at 4-bit quantization on this card is qwen2.5:14b (14.8B parameters, q4_K_M), generating 19.5 tokens/sec under llama.cpp, per LocalScore.

Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.

The NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB is a graphics card from the Ampere Pro family released in 2021 from NVIDIA. Key on-paper specs include 12 GB of GDDR6 VRAM, 70W TDP. It launched with a $450 MSRP, though street prices typically diverge meaningfully from launch pricing. Data on this page draws on 16 synthetic benchmark results (top 10 shown), 4 community AI inference reports, compiled from HardwareDB, LocalScore, Notebookcheck, knightli.com llama.cpp GPU Scoreboards, PassMark, topcpu.net 3DMark Rankings; each table row links to its source. Read this page when shopping the NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB, comparing it against other graphics cards in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (synthetic benchmark scores or local LLM inference).

AI Inference Performance

Tokens per second under each model + quantization. Higher = faster generation. Bars compare runs across the same model.

Local LLM inference throughput on the NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB, in generated tokens per second for a single request (one user's generation speed). Higher is better; each row links to the community report or benchmark database it came from.
Model Quantization Relative Tokens/sec VRAM used Source
llama3.2:1b q4_K_M llama.cpp 140.0 tok/s — LocalScore (Mozilla Builders Project) 2025-01-01
llama2:7b q4_0 llama.cpp 45.5 tok/s — knightli.com llama.cpp GPU Scoreboards 2026-04-23
llama3.1:8b q4_K_M llama.cpp 35.7 tok/s — LocalScore (Mozilla Builders Project) 2025-01-01
qwen2.5:14b q4_K_M llama.cpp 19.5 tok/s — LocalScore (Mozilla Builders Project) 2025-01-01

Synthetic Benchmarks

Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.

Synthetic benchmark scores for the NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB — higher is better. Each row links to the public database the number was taken from.
Benchmark Relative Score Source
Geekbench 5 CUDA 83,470 points HardwareDB 2022-01-01
Geekbench 5 OpenCL 79,123 points HardwareDB 2022-01-01
Geekbench 6 OpenCL 72,991 points HardwareDB 2022-01-01
Geekbench 6 Vulkan 70,140 points HardwareDB 2022-01-01
3DMark Solar Bay 26,502 points Notebookcheck 2023-12-01
3DMark Fire Strike 14,566 points Notebookcheck 2023-12-01
PassMark G3D Mark 13,672 points PassMark PerformanceTest 2022-04-17
PassMark G3D Mark 13,670 points PassMark 2026-06-09
3DMark Time Spy 6,282 points Notebookcheck 2023-12-01
3DMark Time Spy 5,834 points topcpu.net 3DMark Rankings 2022-01-01

Full Specifications

tdp w70
vram gb12
cuda cores3328
memory typeGDDR6

NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB best used for?
NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB is a 12 GB VRAM Ampere Pro-family graphics card. 1080p/1440p gaming and lightweight content creation are the headline use cases; the benchmark tables on this page place it within its generation.
When was the NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB released, and what was its launch MSRP?
NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB launched in 2021 at a $450 MSRP. Street prices drift from launch pricing over a product's life, so check the current listing before buying.
Where do the NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB benchmark numbers come from?
Each benchmark row on this page names its source (public benchmark databases such as TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench and Cinebench, and community reports such as r/LocalLLaMA threads) and links to it, so every number can be checked against the original.
Can the NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB run local LLMs?
Yes — AI inference results for the NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB are on file; the AI Inference Performance section on this page lists model, quantization and tokens-per-second for each run. 12 GB VRAM fits 8-13B-parameter models at Q4_K_M.
Where can I buy the NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB?
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