NVS 300 vs A100 SXM4
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1418 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.01 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.20 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | GA100 | GT218 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 14 May 2020 (6 years ago) | 8 January 2011 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $109 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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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 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 1410 MHz | 520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 54,200 million | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 400 Watt | 18 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 609.1 | 4.160 |
| Floating-point processing power | 19.49 TFLOPS | 0.03936 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 160 | 4 |
| TMUs | 432 | 8 |
| Tensor Cores | 432 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 20.3 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 40 MB | 32 KB |
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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 145 mm |
| Width | IGP | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 40 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 5120 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1215 MHz | 790 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 1,555 GB/s | 12.64 GB/s |
| 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 | 1x DMS-59 |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.140 | N/A |
| CUDA | 8.0 | 1.2 |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 May 2020 | 8 January 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 40 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 400 Watt | 18 Watt |
A100 SXM4 has an age advantage of 9 years, a 7900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471% more advanced lithography process.
NVS 300, on the other hand, has 2122% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A100 SXM4 and NVS 300. We've got no test results to judge.
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