GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER vs A100 PCIe 40 GB

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

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ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2025)Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code nameGA100GB203
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date22 June 2020 (5 years ago)2026
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores691210752
Core clock speed765 MHz2295 MHz
Boost clock speed1410 MHz2617 MHz
Number of transistors54,200 million45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt415 Watt
Texture fill rate609.1879.3
Floating-point processing power19.49 TFLOPS56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs160112
TMUs432336
Tensor Cores432336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84
L1 Cache20.3 MB10.5 MB
L2 Cache40 MB64 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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length267 mm304 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors8-pin EPS1x 16-pin

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 typeHBM2eGDDR7
Maximum RAM amount40 GB24 GB
Memory bus width5120 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1215 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth1,555 GB/s1.02 TB/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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXN/A12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader ModelN/A6.8
OpenGLN/A4.6
OpenCL3.03.0
VulkanN/A1.4
CUDA8.012.0
DLSS++

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 40 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 415 Watt

A100 PCIe 40 GB has a 66.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 66% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080 SUPER, on the other hand, has a 40% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between A100 PCIe 40 GB and GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A100 PCIe 40 GB is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER is a desktop one.

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