GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs RTX A40

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General info

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated8
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data14.17
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2022)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGA102Ampere GA102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date5 October 2020 (3 years old)27 January 2022 (2 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,999
Current price$900 $1251 (0.6x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores1075210752
Core clock speedno data1560 MHz
Boost clock speed1755 MHz1860 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt450 Watt
Texture fill rate589.7625.0

Size and 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 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm336 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors8-pin EPS1x 16-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount48 GB24 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed14.5 GB/s21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth695.8 GB/s1,008 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMIno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA8.68.6

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 5 October 2020 27 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 48 GB 24 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 450 Watt

We couldn't decide between RTX A40 and GeForce RTX 3090 Ti. We've got no test results to judge.


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