NVIDIA A100 SXM4 40 GB vs NVIDIA Tesla T4
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GA100 | TU104 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Turing |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| Number of transistors | 54,200 million | 13,600 million |
| Die size | 826 mm² | 545 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | TU104-895-A1 |
Graphics Card
| Release date | May 14th, 2020 | Sep 13th, 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Tesla | Tesla |
| Production | Active | Active |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 1410 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 1215 MHz 2.4 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz 10 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | 1095 MHz | 585 MHz |
| Boost clock | 1410 MHz | 1590 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 40 GB | 16 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | HBM2E | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width | 5120 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 1,555 GB/s | 320.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 6912 | 2560 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 432 | 160 |
| ROPs | 160 | 64 |
| SM count | 108 | 40 |
| Tensor cores | 432 | 320 |
| Cache L1 | 192 KB (per SM) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 40 MB | 4 MB |
| RT cores | — | 40 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 225.6 GPixel/s | 101.8 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 609.1 GTexel/s | 254.4 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 77.97 TFLOPS (4:1) | 65.13 TFLOPS (8:1) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 19.49 TFLOPS | 8.141 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 9.746 TFLOPS (1:2) | 254.4 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 400 W | 70 W |
| Suggested PSU | 800 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Length | — | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
| Board number | — | PG183 SKU 200 |
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 |
