RTX A1000 Mobile vs A30 PCIe
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 222 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 28.28 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2024) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GA100 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 12 April 2021 (3 years ago) | 30 March 2022 (2 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 3584 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 930 MHz | 630 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1440 MHz | 1140 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 54,200 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 322.6 | 72.96 |
| Floating-point processing power | 10.32 TFLOPS | 4.669 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 96 | 32 |
| TMUs | 224 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | 224 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 8-pin EPS | no data |
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 | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 3072 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1215 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 933.1 GB/s | 176.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
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 | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | N/A | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | N/A | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | N/A | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 8.0 | 8.6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 April 2021 | 30 March 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 60 Watt |
A30 PCIe has a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.
RTX A1000 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 175% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A30 PCIe and RTX A1000 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A30 PCIe is a workstation card while RTX A1000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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