A100 SXM4 vs ATI Radeon HD 4770
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 924 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.33 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.11 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | RV740 | GA100 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 28 April 2009 (17 years ago) | 14 May 2020 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $109 | no data |
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 | 640 | 6912 |
| Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 1410 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 826 million | 54,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 400 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 24.00 | 609.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.96 TFLOPS | 19.49 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 160 |
| TMUs | 32 | 432 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 432 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 20.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 40 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 203 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | HBM2E |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 40 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 5120 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1215 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 1,555 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.140 |
| CUDA | - | 8.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 28 April 2009 | 14 May 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 40 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 400 Watt |
ATI HD 4770 has 400% lower power consumption.
A100 SXM4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, a 7900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 4770 and A100 SXM4. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 4770 is a desktop graphics card while A100 SXM4 is a workstation one.
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