NVIDIA A100 PCIe vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GA100 | TU106 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Turing |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| Number of transistors | 54,200 million | 10,800 million |
| Die size | 826 mm² | 445 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | TU106-200A-KA-A1 |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jun 22nd, 2020 | Jan 7th, 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Tesla | GeForce 20 |
| Production | Active | Active |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 10 |
| Launch price | — | 349 USD |
| Reviews | — | 85 in our database |
| Successor | — | GeForce 30 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 1410 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 1215 MHz 2.4 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz 14 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | 765 MHz | 1365 MHz |
| Boost clock | 1410 MHz | 1680 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 40 GB | 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | HBM2E | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width | 5120 bit | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 1,555 GB/s | 336.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 6912 | 1920 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 432 | 120 |
| ROPs | 160 | 48 |
| SM count | 108 | 30 |
| Tensor cores | 432 | 240 |
| Cache L1 | 192 KB (per SM) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 40 MB | 3 MB |
| RT cores | — | 30 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 225.6 GPixel/s | 80.64 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 609.1 GTexel/s | 201.6 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 77.97 TFLOPS (4:1) | 12.90 TFLOPS (2:1) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 19.49 TFLOPS | 6.451 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 9.746 TFLOPS (1:2) | 201.6 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | 229 mm 9 inches |
| TDP | 250 W | 160 W |
| Suggested PSU | 600 W | 450 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI2x DisplayPort1x USB Type-C |
| Power connectors | 8-pin EPS | 1x 8-pin |
| Board number | P1001 SKU 200 | PG160 SKU 42 |
| Width | — | 113 mm 4.4 inches |
| Height | — | 35 mm 1.4 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | — | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | — | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 8.0 | 7.5 |
| Shader model | — | 6.6 |
