RTX A40 vs GeForce RTX 2060 TU104

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Primary details

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

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ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU104GA102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date10 January 2020 (4 years ago)5 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 no data

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 cores192010752
Core clock speed1365 MHz1305 MHz
Boost clock speed1680 MHz1755 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate201.6589.7
Floating-point processing power6.451 TFLOPS37.74 TFLOPS
ROPs48112
TMUs120336
Tensor Cores240336
Ray Tracing Cores3084

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length229 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin8-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB48 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1812 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s695.8 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C3x DisplayPort
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA7.58.6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 January 2020 5 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 300 Watt

RTX 2060 TU104 has 87.5% lower power consumption.

RTX A40, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 2060 TU104 and RTX A40. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2060 TU104 is a desktop card while RTX A40 is a workstation one.


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