Tegra X2 GPU vs A100 PCIe
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | GA100 | GP10B |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 June 2020 (6 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $249 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 6912 | 256 |
| Core clock speed | 1410 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1465 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 54,200 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 609.1 | 23.44 |
| Floating-point processing power | 19.49 TFLOPS | 0.7501 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 160 | 16 |
| TMUs | 432 | 16 |
| Tensor Cores | 432 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 20.3 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 40 MB | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | IGP |
| Length | 267 mm | 87 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | HBM2e | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 40 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 5120 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1215 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 1,555 GB/s | no data |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | - |
| CUDA | 8.0 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 15 Watt |
A100 PCIe has a 129% more advanced lithography process.
Tegra X2 GPU, on the other hand, has 1567% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A100 PCIe and Tegra X2 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A100 PCIe is a workstation graphics card while Tegra X2 GPU is a desktop one.
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