Tesla A100 vs RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 31 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 19.10 | no data |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | DG2-512 | GA100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 12 October 2022 (2 years ago) | 14 May 2020 (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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 4096 | 7936 |
| Core clock speed | 930 MHz | 1110 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1680 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 38,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 260 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 550.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 17.62 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 128 |
| TMUs | no data | 496 |
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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | GDDR6 | HBM2e |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 40 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 4096 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 20000 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 1,229 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 Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 (12_1) |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 October 2022 | 14 May 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 40 GB |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 260 Watt |
RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile has an age advantage of 2 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 15.6% lower power consumption.
Tesla A100, on the other hand, has a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile and Tesla A100. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile is a notebook card while Tesla A100 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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