A100 PCIe vs GeForce GTX 950
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 429 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 7.70 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 10.94 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GM206 | GA100 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 20 August 2015 (10 years ago) | 22 June 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $159 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 768 | 6912 |
| Core clock speed | 1024 MHz | 1410 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1188 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,940 million | 54,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 57.02 | 609.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.825 TFLOPS | 19.49 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 160 |
| TMUs | 48 | 432 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 432 |
| L1 Cache | 288 KB | 20.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 40 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 | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 202 mm | 267 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 350 Watt | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| 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 type | GDDR5 | HBM2e |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 40 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 5120 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6.6 GB/s | 1215 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 105.6 GB/s | 1,555 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 | Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2 | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GameStream | + | - |
| GeForce ShadowPlay | + | - |
| GPU Boost | 2.0 | no data |
| GameWorks | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | + | 8.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 August 2015 | 22 June 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 40 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 250 Watt |
GTX 950 has 177.8% lower power consumption.
A100 PCIe, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 1900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 950 and A100 PCIe. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 950 is a desktop graphics card while A100 PCIe is a workstation one.
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