A100 SXM4
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
A100 SXM4
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards A100 SXM4 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
2
Ampere
Architecture
Ampere
14 May 2020 (1 year ago)
Release date
24 September 2020 (1 year ago)
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Launch price (MSRP)
$1,499
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Price now
$3495 (2.3x MSRP)
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Value for money
3.86
GA100
GPU code name
Ampere GA102
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between A100 SXM4 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

1410 MHz
Core clock speed
1400 MHz
7 nm
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
609.1
Texture fill rate
556.0
6912
Pipelines / CUDA cores
10496
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Boost clock speed
1700 MHz
54,200 million
Number of transistors
28,300 million
400 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
350 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the A100 SXM4 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090.

PCIe 4.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
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Length
313 mm
None
Supplementary power connectors
1x 12-pin

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 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 can be seen in this section.

HBM2E
Memory type
GDDR6X
40 GB
Maximum RAM amount
24 GB
5120 Bit
Memory bus width
384 Bit
2430 MHz
Memory clock speed
19500 MHz
1,555 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
936.2 GB/s
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Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards A100 SXM4 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, the size and number of monitors.

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Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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HDMI
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Technologies

The difference between A100 SXM4 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is the additional functionality.

8.0
CUDA
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API support

The difference in supported APIs is A100 SXM4 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 Ultimate (12_2)
DirectX
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4.6
OpenGL
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1.2.140
Vulkan
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6.5
Shader Model
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2.0
OpenCL
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Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for A100 SXM4 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 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 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) A100 SXM4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Death Stranding (2020) A100 SXM4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
F1 2020 (2020) A100 SXM4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Gears Tactics (2020) A100 SXM4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Doom Eternal (2020) A100 SXM4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
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

Finer manufacturing process technology (7 nm vs 8 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (40 GB vs 24 GB)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

98.72% faster in synthetic tests

More memory bandwidth (936.2 GB/s vs 1,555 GB/s)

So, A100 SXM4 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 .

A100 SXM4 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score A100 SXM4
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