A100X vs HD Graphics (Broadwell)
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1190 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Gen. 8 Broadwell (2015) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Broadwell GT1 | GA100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 5 January 2015 (11 years ago) | 28 June 2021 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 12 | 6912 |
| Core clock speed | 100 MHz | 795 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 850 MHz | 1440 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 54,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 622.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 19.91 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 160 |
| TMUs | no data | 432 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 432 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 20.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 80 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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 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 type | no data | HBM2e |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 80 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 5120 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1593 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 2,039 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 | no data | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 11_1) | N/A |
| Shader Model | no data | N/A |
| OpenGL | no data | N/A |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 8.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 January 2015 | 28 June 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
A100X has an age advantage of 6 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics (Broadwell) and A100X. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that HD Graphics (Broadwell) is a notebook graphics card while A100X is a workstation one.
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