A100 PCIe 40 GB vs Radeon RX 6850 XT
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Navi 21 | GA100 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 2022 (3 years ago) | 22 June 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | no data |
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 | 4608 | 6912 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 765 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2250 MHz | 1410 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 26,800 million | 54,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 325 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 648.0 | 609.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | 20.74 TFLOPS | 19.49 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 128 | 160 |
| TMUs | 288 | 432 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 432 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 20.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 40 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 | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 8-pin EPS |
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 | 5120 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 18 GB/s | 1215 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 576.0 GB/s | 1,555 GB/s |
| 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 | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D 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 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 8.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 40 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 325 Watt | 250 Watt |
A100 PCIe 40 GB has a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 30% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 6850 XT and A100 PCIe 40 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 6850 XT is a desktop graphics card while A100 PCIe 40 GB is a workstation one.
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