A100 SXM4 40 GB
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
A100 SXM4 40 GB
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between A100 SXM4 40 GB  vs  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090.

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Place in performance rating
2
Ampere
Architecture
Ampere
14 May 2020 (1 year ago)
Release date
24 September 2020 (1 year ago)
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Launch price (MSRP)
$1,499
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Price now
$3495 (2.3x MSRP)
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Value for money
3.86
GA100
GPU code name
Ampere GA102
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between A100 SXM4 40 GB  vs  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

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Core clock speed
1400 MHz
7 nm
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
609.1
Texture fill rate
556.0
6912
Pipelines / CUDA cores
10496
1410 MHz
Boost clock speed
1700 MHz
54,200 million
Number of transistors
28,300 million
400 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
350 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards A100 SXM4 40 GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 4.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
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Length
313 mm
None
Supplementary power connectors
1x 12-pin

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between A100 SXM4 40 GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090.

HBM2e
Memory type
GDDR6X
40 GB
Maximum RAM amount
24 GB
5120 Bit
Memory bus width
384 Bit
2.4 GB/s
Memory clock speed
19500 MHz
1,555 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
936.2 GB/s
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Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between A100 SXM4 40 GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090.

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Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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HDMI
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Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

8.0
CUDA
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API support

The confrontation between the two contenders A100 SXM4 40 GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

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DirectX
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OpenGL
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N/A
Vulkan
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N/A
Shader Model
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2.0
OpenCL
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Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for A100 SXM4 40 GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the A100 SXM4 40 GB or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) A100 SXM4 40 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Death Stranding (2020) A100 SXM4 40 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
F1 2020 (2020) A100 SXM4 40 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Gears Tactics (2020) A100 SXM4 40 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Doom Eternal (2020) A100 SXM4 40 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
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Advantages of A100 SXM4 40 GB

Finer manufacturing process technology (7 nm vs 8 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (40 GB vs 24 GB)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

98.72% faster in synthetic tests

More memory bandwidth (936.2 GB/s vs 1,555 GB/s)

So, A100 SXM4 40 GB or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 .

A100 SXM4 40 GB versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 performance benchmarks comparison

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