A40 PCIe
VS
A100 PCIe 80 GB
A40 PCIe
VS
A100 PCIe 80 GB

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards A40 PCIe 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
not rated
Ampere
Architecture
Ampere
5 October 2020 (1 year ago)
Release date
28 June 2021 (less than a year ago)
GA102
GPU code name
GA100
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between A40 PCIe and A100 PCIe 80 GB based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

8 nm
Manufacturing process technology
7 nm
589.7
Texture fill rate
609.1
10752
Pipelines / CUDA cores
6912
1755 MHz
Boost clock speed
1410 MHz
28,300 million
Number of transistors
54,200 million
300 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
250 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the A40 PCIe and A100 PCIe 80 GB.

PCIe 4.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
267 mm
Length
267 mm
8-pin EPS
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 A40 PCIe and A100 PCIe 80 GB can be seen in this section.

GDDR6
Memory type
HBM2e
48 GB
Maximum RAM amount
80 GB
384 Bit
Memory bus width
5120 Bit
14.5 GB/s
Memory clock speed
3.2 GB/s
695.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
2,039 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards A40 PCIe and A100 PCIe 80 GB, the size and number of monitors.

3x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
No outputs

Technologies

The difference between A40 PCIe and A100 PCIe 80 GB is the additional functionality.

8.6
CUDA
8.0

API support

The difference in supported APIs is A40 PCIe and A100 PCIe 80 GB. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 Ultimate (12_2)
DirectX
N/A
4.6
OpenGL
N/A
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
6.5
Shader Model
N/A
2.0
OpenCL
3.0

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for A40 PCIe 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 A40 PCIe or A100 PCIe 80 GB good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) A40 PCIe
A100 PCIe 80 GB
Death Stranding (2020) A40 PCIe
A100 PCIe 80 GB
F1 2020 (2020) A40 PCIe
A100 PCIe 80 GB
Gears Tactics (2020) A40 PCIe
A100 PCIe 80 GB
Doom Eternal (2020) A40 PCIe
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 A40 PCIe

More memory bandwidth (695.8 GB/s vs 2,039 GB/s)

Advantages of A100 PCIe 80 GB

Finer manufacturing process technology (7 nm vs 8 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (80 GB vs 48 GB)

So, A40 PCIe or A100 PCIe 80 GB?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend A40 PCIe .

A40 PCIe versus A100 PCIe 80 GB performance benchmarks comparison

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