H100 SXM5 vs GeForce 940M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 853 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.32 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Hopper (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GM108 | GH100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 13 March 2015 (11 years ago) | 22 March 2022 (4 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 | 384 | 8448 |
| Core clock speed | 1072 MHz | 1065 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1176 MHz | 1780 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 80,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 700 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 28.22 | 939.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.9032 TFLOPS | 30.07 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 24 |
| TMUs | 24 | 528 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 528 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 24.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 50 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 8-pin EPS |
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 | DDR3 | HBM3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 80 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 5120 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 1,920 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| 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 | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GPU Boost | 2.0 | no data |
| Optimus | + | - |
| GameWorks | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | N/A |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | N/A |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 9.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 March 2015 | 22 March 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 80 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 700 Watt |
GeForce 940M has 833% lower power consumption.
H100 SXM5, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 3900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 940M and H100 SXM5. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 940M is a notebook graphics card while H100 SXM5 is a workstation one.
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