A100 SXM4 40 GB vs GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

Primary Details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking	62	not rated
Place by popularity	49	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	27.44	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GP102	GA100
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	28 February 2017 (7 years ago)	14 May 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	no data
Current price	$321 (0.5x MSRP)	$4795

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed Specifications

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	3584	6912
Core clock speed	1481 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1600 MHz	1410 MHz
Number of transistors	11,800 million	54,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	400 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	91 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	354.4	609.1
Floating-point performance	11,340 gflops	no data

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Recommended system power (PSU)	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None
SLI options	+	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	GDDR5X	HBM2e
Maximum RAM amount	11 GB	40 GB
Memory bus width	352 Bit	5120 Bit
Memory clock speed	11000 MHz	2.4 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	484.4 GB/s	1,555 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported GPU Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost	3.0	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API Compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	N/A
Shader Model	6.4	N/A
OpenGL	4.5	N/A
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	+	8.0

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	28 February 2017	14 May 2020
Maximum RAM amount	11 GB	40 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	400 Watt

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