GRID A100A vs GeForce 920MX
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 883 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 12.28 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GM108 | GA100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 25 March 2016 (10 years ago) | 14 May 2020 (6 years ago) |
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 | 256 | 6912 |
| Core clock speed | 965 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 993 MHz | 1005 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 54,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 16 Watt | 400 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 23.83 | 434.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.5084 TFLOPS | 13.89 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 192 |
| TMUs | 24 | 432 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 432 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 20.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 48 MB |
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).
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| 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 | DDR3, GDDR5 | HBM2e |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 48 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 6144 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1215 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 1,866 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| 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 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GPU Boost | 2.0 | no data |
| Optimus | + | - |
| GameWorks | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | + | 8.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 March 2016 | 14 May 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 48 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 16 Watt | 400 Watt |
GeForce 920MX has 2400% lower power consumption.
GRID A100A, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 920MX and GRID A100A. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 920MX is a notebook graphics card while GRID A100A is a workstation one.
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