GPU Comparison

NVIDIA
GEFORCE

NVIDIA A100 PCIe 40 GB

CORE STATE GA100
VRAM 40 GB
CLOCK SPEED 1410 MHz
TDP 250 W
BUS WIDTH 5120 bit
ARCHITECTURE Ampere
nm
PROCESS 7 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2020
VS
NVIDIA
GEFORCE

L4

CORE STATE AD104
VRAM 24 GB
CLOCK SPEED 2040 MHz
TDP 72 W
BUS WIDTH 192 bit
ARCHITECTURE Ada Lovelace
nm
PROCESS 5 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2023

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

geekbench_opencl
178,627
140,838
geekbench_vulkan
146,380
121,306

Analysis: NVIDIA A100 PCIe 40 GB vs NVIDIA L4

NVIDIA's NVIDIA L4 and the NVIDIA NVIDIA A100 PCIe 40 GB offer almost identical graphics frame rates in the direct evaluation. The benchmark deltas between them often fall below testing variance, rendering any a good pick. The balance renders the determination interesting. Additional factors become particularly significant. Price usually affects the decision.

When gaming capability is this matched, cost and functionality get the main elements. Examine real-time ray tracing quality, upscaling technology, energy efficiency, and software support when selecting between NVIDIA's NVIDIA L4 and the NVIDIA NVIDIA A100 PCIe 40 GB. The considerations should sway the scales. Think completely. This broader perspective is important.

In conclusion, the comparison between NVIDIA's NVIDIA L4 and the NVIDIA NVIDIA A100 PCIe 40 GB concludes in a near draw. Frame rate variations are minor and questionable to change everyday experience. Center your determination on value, driver options, and individual functionality priorities. Either are excellent choices. This balance is real.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION
A100 PCIe 40 GB
L4
Core Specs
Shading Units
6,912
7,424 +7.4%
Shaders
6,912
7,424 +7.4%
TMUs
432
240 -44.4%
ROPs
160
80 -50.0%
SM Count
108
60 -44.4%
Clocks
Base Clock
765 MHz
795 MHz
Boost Clock
1410 MHz
2040 MHz
Memory Clock
1215 MHz 2.4 Gbps effective
1563 MHz 12.5 Gbps effective
Memory
Memory Size
40 GB
24 GB
VRAM (MB)
40,960
24,576 -40.0%
Memory Type
HBM2e
GDDR6
Memory Bus
5120 bit
192 bit
Bandwidth
1.56 TB/s
300.1 GB/s
Cache
L1 Cache
192 KB (per SM)
128 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache
40 MB
48 MB
Performance
Pixel Rate
225.6 GPixel/s
163.2 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
609.1 GTexel/s
489.6 GTexel/s
FP32 (TFLOPS)
19.49 TFLOPS
30.29 TFLOPS
FP64 (TFLOPS)
9.746 TFLOPS (1:2)
473.3 GFLOPS (1:64)
FP16 (TFLOPS)
77.97 TFLOPS (4:1)
30.29 TFLOPS (1:1)
AI/RT
RT Cores
60
Tensor Cores
432
240 -44.4%
BF16
311.84 TFLOPS (16:1)
TF32
155.92 TFLOPs (8:1)
Power
TDP
250 W
72 W
TDP (W)
250
72 -71.2%
Suggested PSU
600 W
250 W
Power Connectors
8-pin EPS
None
Architecture
Architecture
Ampere
Ada Lovelace
GPU Name
GA100
AD104
Generation
Server Ampere (Axx)
Server Ada (Lxx)
Process Size
7 nm
5 nm
Transistors
54,200 million
35,800 million
Die Size
826 mm²
294 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC
Density
65.6M / mm²
121.8M / mm²
API Support
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenGL
4.6
Vulkan
1.4
OpenCL
3.0
3.0
CUDA
8.0
8.9
Shader Model
6.8
Physical
Slot Width
Dual-slot
Single-slot
Length
267 mm 10.5 inches
169 mm 6.7 inches
Height
111 mm 4.4 inches
56 mm 2.2 inches
Outputs
No outputs
No outputs
Bus Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
Other
Production
End-of-life
Active
Predecessor
Tesla Turing
Server Ampere
Successor
Server Ada
Server Hopper
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