GPU Comparison

NVIDIA
GEFORCE

NVIDIA A100 PCIe 80 GB

CORE STATE GA100
VRAM 80 GB
CLOCK SPEED 1410 MHz
TDP 300 W
BUS WIDTH 5120 bit
ARCHITECTURE Ampere
nm
PROCESS 7 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2021
VS
NVIDIA
GEFORCE

A2

CORE STATE GA107
VRAM 16 GB
CLOCK SPEED 1770 MHz
TDP 60 W
BUS WIDTH 128 bit
ARCHITECTURE Ampere
nm
PROCESS 8 nm
LAUNCH DATE 2021

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

geekbench_opencl
207,124
35,357
geekbench_vulkan
N/A
34,023

Analysis: NVIDIA A100 PCIe 80 GB vs NVIDIA A2

When gaming capability is so evenly comparable, this matchup between NVIDIA NVIDIA A2 GPU and the NVIDIA A100 PCIe 80 GB card from NVIDIA gets particularly nuanced. Both GPUs trade wins across different scenarios. This overall outcome is one of surprising balance. Neither emerges as a clear victor. This determination depends on individual needs.

As opposed to focusing on marginal benchmark improvements, prospective consumers can evaluate additional considerations. Power efficiency, acoustics, materials, and service quality often count larger than minor benchmark differences. The factors can influence the scales. Consider more than only performance. This entire package plays a role.

Finally, builders could choose based on ecosystem preference rather than raw scores exclusively. The two NVIDIA NVIDIA A2 GPU and the NVIDIA A100 PCIe 80 GB card from NVIDIA achieve strong rendering results for the given categories. The decision rests on personal needs. Either pick is reasonable. Consumers couldn't go badly with either.

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION
A100 PCIe 80 GB
A2
Core Specs
Shading Units
6,912
1,280 -81.5%
Shaders
6,912
1,280 -81.5%
TMUs
432
40 -90.7%
ROPs
160
32 -80.0%
SM Count
108
10 -90.7%
Clocks
Base Clock
1065 MHz
1440 MHz
Boost Clock
1410 MHz
1770 MHz
Memory Clock
1512 MHz 3 Gbps effective
1563 MHz 12.5 Gbps effective
Memory
Memory Size
80 GB
16 GB
VRAM (MB)
81,920
16,384 -80.0%
Memory Type
HBM2e
GDDR6
Memory Bus
5120 bit
128 bit
Bandwidth
1.94 TB/s
200.1 GB/s
Cache
L1 Cache
192 KB (per SM)
128 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache
80 MB
2 MB
Performance
Pixel Rate
225.6 GPixel/s
56.64 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
609.1 GTexel/s
70.80 GTexel/s
FP32 (TFLOPS)
19.49 TFLOPS
4.531 TFLOPS
FP64 (TFLOPS)
9.746 TFLOPS (1:2)
70.80 GFLOPS (1:64)
FP16 (TFLOPS)
77.97 TFLOPS (4:1)
4.531 TFLOPS (1:1)
AI/RT
RT Cores
10
Tensor Cores
432
40 -90.7%
BF16
311.84 TFLOPS (16:1)
TF32
155.92 TFLOPs (8:1)
Power
TDP
300 W
60 W
TDP (W)
300
60 -80.0%
Suggested PSU
700 W
250 W
Power Connectors
8-pin EPS
None
Architecture
Architecture
Ampere
Ampere
GPU Name
GA100
GA107
Generation
Server Ampere (Axx)
Workstation Ampere (Ax000)
Process Size
7 nm
8 nm
Transistors
54,200 million
8,700 million
Die Size
826 mm²
200 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
Samsung
Density
65.6M / mm²
43.5M / mm²
API Support
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenGL
4.6
Vulkan
1.4
OpenCL
3.0
3.0
CUDA
8.0
8.6
Shader Model
6.8
Physical
Slot Width
Dual-slot
Single-slot
Length
267 mm 10.5 inches
Height
111 mm 4.4 inches
Outputs
No outputs
No outputs
Bus Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x8
Other
Production
End-of-life
End-of-life
Predecessor
Tesla Turing
Quadro Turing
Successor
Server Ada
Workstation Ada
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