Intel Data Center GPU Flex 170 vs NVIDIA A100 SXM4
- Interface PCIe 4.0 x16
- Core clock speed 1410 MHz
- Max video memory 40 GB
- Memory type HBM2E
- Memory clock speed 2430 MHz
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 4.0 x16
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory 16 GB
- Memory type GDDR6
- Memory clock speed 16 Gbps
- Maximum resolution
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance rating | not rated | not rated |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2022) | Generation 12.7 (2022) |
| GPU code name | GA100 | DG2-512 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 May 2020 (2 years old) | 24 August 2022 (less than a year old) |
| Current price | $49999 | no data |
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 6912 | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 1410 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2050 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 54,200 million | 21,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 6 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 400 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 609.1 | 524.8 |
Dimensions and compatibility
Information on 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 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | IGP | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | HBM2E | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 40 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 5120 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2430 MHz | 16 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 1,555 GB/s | 512.0 GB/s |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0 |
| HDMI | no data | + |
API support
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.140 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 8.0 | no data |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 14 May 2020 | 24 August 2022 |
| Memory bus width | 5120 | 256 |
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 6912 | 4096 |
| Memory bandwidth | 1 | 512 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 6 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 400 Watt | 150 Watt |
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