A100 SXM4 40 GB vs Radeon RX 6700 XT

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking	48	not rated
Place by popularity	82	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	22.65	no data
Architecture	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 22	GA100
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	3 March 2021 (3 years ago)	14 May 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$479	no data
Current price	$685 (1.4x MSRP)	$4795

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores	2560	6912
Core clock speed	2321 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2581 MHz	1410 MHz
Number of transistors	17,200 million	54,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	230 Watt	400 Watt
Texture fill rate	413.0	609.1

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	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None

Memory type	GDDR6	HBM2e
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	40 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	5120 Bit
Memory clock speed	16000 MHz	2.4 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	1,555 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	N/A
Shader Model	6.5	N/A
OpenGL	4.6	N/A
OpenCL	2.1	2.0
Vulkan	1.2	N/A
CUDA	no data	8.0

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	3 March 2021	14 May 2020
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	40 GB
Power consumption (TDP)	230 Watt	400 Watt

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