A30X vs H100 SXM5

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Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureHopper (2022)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGH100GA100
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 March 2022 (2 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current priceno data$20

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 cores84483584
Boost clock speed1780 MHz1440 MHz
Number of transistors80,000 million54,200 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)700 Watt230 Watt
Texture fill rate939.8322.6

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 5.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectors8-pin EPS1x 16-pin

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 typeHBM3HBM2e
Maximum RAM amount80 GB24 GB
Memory bus width5120 Bit3072 Bit
Memory clock speed3 GB/s3.2 GB/s
Memory bandwidth1,920 GB/s1,223 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectXN/AN/A
Shader ModelN/AN/A
OpenGLN/AN/A
OpenCL3.03.0
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA9.08.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 March 2022 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 80 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 4 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 700 Watt 230 Watt

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