GRID A100A vs FirePro W8100
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 364 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.70 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Hawaii | GA100 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 23 June 2014 (11 years ago) | 14 May 2020 (5 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 | 2560 | 6912 |
| Core clock speed | 824 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1005 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,200 million | 54,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 220 Watt | 400 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 131.8 | 434.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.219 TFLOPS | 13.89 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 192 |
| TMUs | 160 | 432 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 432 |
| L1 Cache | 640 KB | 20.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 48 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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 279 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 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 | 8 GB | 48 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit | 6144 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1215 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 1,866 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 | 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI | No outputs |
| StereoOutput3D | + | - |
| DisplayPort count | 4 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
| HD сomponent video output | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 8.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 June 2014 | 14 May 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 48 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 220 Watt | 400 Watt |
FirePro W8100 has 82% lower power consumption.
GRID A100A, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FirePro W8100 and GRID A100A. We've got no test results to judge.
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