GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB GA104 vs GRID A100A
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GA100 | GA104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 May 2020 (5 years ago) | October 2022 (3 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 | 6912 | 3584 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 1320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1005 MHz | 1777 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 54,200 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 400 Watt | 195 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 434.2 | 199.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 13.89 TFLOPS | 12.74 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 192 | 64 |
| TMUs | 432 | 112 |
| Tensor Cores | 432 | 112 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 28 |
| L1 Cache | 20.3 MB | 3.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 48 MB | 3 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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 242 mm |
| Width | IGP | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 12-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 type | HBM2e | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 48 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 6144 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1215 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 1,866 GB/s | 240.0 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 | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 8.0 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | + | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 48 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 400 Watt | 195 Watt |
GRID A100A has a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.
RTX 3060 8 GB GA104, on the other hand, has 105.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GRID A100A and GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB GA104. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GRID A100A is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB GA104 is a desktop one.
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