A100 SXM4 40 GB
VS
A100 PCIe 80 GB
A100 SXM4 40 GB
VS
A100 PCIe 80 GB

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards A100 SXM4 40 GB and A100 PCIe 80 GB. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
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Ampere
Architecture
Ampere
14 May 2020 (1 year ago)
Release date
28 June 2021 (less than a year ago)
GA100
GPU code name
GA100
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between A100 SXM4 40 GB and A100 PCIe 80 GB based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

7 nm
Manufacturing process technology
7 nm
609.1
Texture fill rate
609.1
6912
Pipelines / CUDA cores
6912
1410 MHz
Boost clock speed
1410 MHz
54,200 million
Number of transistors
54,200 million
400 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
250 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the A100 SXM4 40 GB and A100 PCIe 80 GB.

PCIe 4.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
no data
Length
267 mm
None
Supplementary power connectors
8-pin EPS

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics A100 SXM4 40 GB and A100 PCIe 80 GB can be seen in this section.

HBM2e
Memory type
HBM2e
40 GB
Maximum RAM amount
80 GB
5120 Bit
Memory bus width
5120 Bit
2.4 GB/s
Memory clock speed
3.2 GB/s
1,555 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
2,039 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards A100 SXM4 40 GB and A100 PCIe 80 GB, the size and number of monitors.

No outputs
Display Connectors
No outputs

Technologies

The difference between A100 SXM4 40 GB and A100 PCIe 80 GB is the additional functionality.

8.0
CUDA
8.0

API support

The difference in supported APIs is A100 SXM4 40 GB and A100 PCIe 80 GB. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

N/A
DirectX
N/A
N/A
OpenGL
N/A
N/A
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
Shader Model
N/A
2.0
OpenCL
3.0

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for A100 SXM4 40 GB and A100 PCIe 80 GB graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the A100 SXM4 40 GB or A100 PCIe 80 GB good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) A100 SXM4 40 GB
A100 PCIe 80 GB
Death Stranding (2020) A100 SXM4 40 GB
A100 PCIe 80 GB
F1 2020 (2020) A100 SXM4 40 GB
A100 PCIe 80 GB
Gears Tactics (2020) A100 SXM4 40 GB
A100 PCIe 80 GB
Doom Eternal (2020) A100 SXM4 40 GB
A100 PCIe 80 GB
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of A100 SXM4 40 GB

There is no accountable advantage

Advantages of A100 PCIe 80 GB

More maximum RAM amount (80 GB vs 40 GB)

More memory bandwidth (2,039 GB/s vs 1,555 GB/s)

So, A100 SXM4 40 GB or A100 PCIe 80 GB?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend A100 SXM4 40 GB .

A100 SXM4 40 GB versus A100 PCIe 80 GB performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

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