A100 SXM4 40 GB vs GeForce GTX 480

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking433not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.65no data
Power efficiency2.92no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF100GA100
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date26 March 2010 (14 years ago)14 May 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores4806912
Core clock speed700 MHz1095 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1410 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million54,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt400 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate42.06609.1
Floating-point processing power1.345 TFLOPS19.49 TFLOPS
ROPs48160
TMUs60432
Tensor Coresno data432

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 support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5HBM2e
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB40 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit5120 Bit
Memory clock speed1848 MHz (3696 data rate)1215 MHz
Memory bandwidth177.4 GB/s1,555 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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)N/A
Shader Model5.1N/A
OpenGL4.2N/A
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+8.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 26 March 2010 14 May 2020
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 40 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 400 Watt

GTX 480 has 60% lower power consumption.

A100 SXM4 40 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, a 2566.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 480 and A100 SXM4 40 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 480 is a desktop card while A100 SXM4 40 GB is a workstation one.


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