AMD FireStream 9170 vs NVIDIA GRID A100B
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV670 | GA100 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | TeraScale | Ampere |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 55 nm | 7 nm |
| Number of transistors | 666 million | 54,200 million |
| Die size | 192 mm² | 826 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Nov 8th, 2007 | May 14th, 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FireStream | GRID |
| Production | End-of-life | Active |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 1215 MHz 2.4 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1005 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 48 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | HBM2E |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 6144 bit |
| Bandwidth | 51.20 GB/s | 1,866 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 320 | 6912 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 432 |
| ROPs | 16 | 192 |
| Compute units | 4 | — |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 48 MB |
| SM count | — | 108 |
| Tensor cores | — | 432 |
| Cache L1 | — | 192 KB (per SM) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 12.80 GPixel/s | 193.0 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 12.80 GTexel/s | 434.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 512.0 GFLOPS | 13.89 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 102.4 GFLOPS (1:5) | 6.947 TFLOPS (1:2) |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 55.57 TFLOPS (4:1) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | IGP |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 241 mm 9.5 inches | — |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | — |
| TDP | 105 W | 400 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 800 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | — |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 (full) 4.0 (partial) | — |
| OpenCL | — | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.1 | — |
| CUDA | — | 8.0 |
