NVIDIA A100 SXM4 40 GB: specs and benchmarks
- Interface PCIe 4.0 x16
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory 40 GB
- Memory type HBM2e
- Memory clock speed 2.4 Gbps
- Maximum resolution
Summary
NVIDIA started A100 SXM4 40 GB sales 14 May 2020. This is Ampere architecture desktop card based on 7 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at gamers. 40 GB of HBM2e memory clocked at 2.4 GB/s are supplied, and together with 5120 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 1,555 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is an integrated video card. No additional power connector is required, and power consumption is at 400 Watt.
We have no data on A100 SXM4 40 GB benchmark results.
General info
Of A100 SXM4 40 GB's architecture, market segment and release date.
| Place in performance rating | not rated | |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2022) | |
| GPU code name | GA100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop | |
| Release date | 14 May 2020 (2 years ago) | |
| Current price | $49999 |
Technical specs
A100 SXM4 40 GB's general performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of A100 SXM4 40 GB's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 6912 | of 18432 (AD102) |
| Boost clock speed | 1410 MHz | of 2903 (Radeon Pro W6600) |
| Number of transistors | 54,200 million | of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | of 4 (H100 PCIe) |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 400 Watt | of 900 (Tesla S2050) |
| Texture fill rate | 609.1 | of 939.8 (H100 SXM5) |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Information on A100 SXM4 40 GB's compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | |
| Width | IGP | |
| Supplementary power connectors | None |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed on A100 SXM4 40 GB: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors don't have dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | HBM2e | |
| Maximum RAM amount | 40 GB | of 128 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory bus width | 5120 Bit | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory clock speed | 2.4 GB/s | of 21000 (GeForce RTX 3090 Ti) |
| Memory bandwidth | 1,555 GB/s | of 14400 (Radeon R7 M260) |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on A100 SXM4 40 GB. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference video cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model.
| Display Connectors | No outputs |
API support
APIs supported by A100 SXM4 40 GB, sometimes including their particular versions.
| DirectX | N/A | |
| Shader Model | N/A | |
| OpenGL | N/A | of 4.6 (GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile) |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | |
| Vulkan | N/A | |
| CUDA | 8.0 |
AMD equivalent
We believe that the nearest equivalent to A100 SXM4 40 GB from AMD is Radeon RX 6800 XT.
Similar GPUs
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