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NVIDIA Tesla V100 SXM2 graphics card review. Benchmark and Specs

NVIDIA Tesla V100 SXM2 graphics card (also called GPU) comes in in the performance rating. It is a good result. The graphics card NVIDIA Tesla V100 SXM2 runs with the minimal clock speed 1370 MHz. It is featured by the acceleration option and able to run up to . The manufacturer has equipped NVIDIA with GB of 16 GB memory, clock speed 1758 MHz and bandwidth 900.1 GB/s.

The power consumption of the graphics card is 250 Watt, and the fabrication process is only 12 nm. Below you will find the main data on the compatibility, sizes, technologies and gaming performance test results. Also you can read and leave the comments.

Let's take a closer look at the most important specifications of the graphics card. To have a good idea what a graphics card is the best, we recommend to use comparison service.

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General info

The basic set of information will help you find out the graphics card NVIDIA Tesla V100 SXM2 release date and its purpose (laptops or PCs), as well as the price at the time of the release and the average current price. This data also includes the architecture employed by the producer, and the chip’s codename.

Place in performance rating:		not rated
Value for money (0-100):
Architecture:		Volta
Code name:		GV100
Type:		Desktop
Release date:		21 June 2017 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP):
Price now:		$5950
Design:
GCN generation:
Value for money:
GPU code name:		GV100
Market segment:		Workstation

Technical specs

This is the important information that defines the graphics card’s capacity. The simpler the device production process, the better. The core’s power frequency is responsible for its speed (direct correlation) while the elaboration of signals is performed by the transistors (the more transistors, the faster the computations are carried out).

Pipelines:		5120
Core clock speed:		1370 MHz
Boost Clock:
Transistor count:		21,100 million
Manufacturing process technology:		12 nm
Power consumption (TDP):		250 Watt
Texture fill rate:		438.4
Floating-point performance:		14,029 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature:
CUDA cores:
Compute units:
Compute performance:
CUDA cores per GPU:
Gigaflops:
Video decoders:
Pipelines / CUDA cores:		5120
Boost clock speed:
Number of transistors:		21,100 million
Thermal design power (TDP):		250 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Today there are numerous form factors for PC cases, so it is extremely important to know the length of the graphics card and the types of its connection. This will help facilitate the upgrade process.

Interface:		PCIe 3.0 x16
Length:
Supplementary power connectors:		None
Laptop size:
SLI options:
Recommended system power (PSU):
Bus support:
Width:
Height:
Bridgeless CrossFire:
Minimum recommended system power:
Form factor:
SLI:
MXM Type:
SLI-ready:

Memory

The internal main memory is used for storing data while conducting computations. Contemporary games and professional graphic apps have high requirements for the memory’s volume and capacity. The higher this parameter, the more powerful and fast the graphics card is. Type of memory, the capacity and bandwidth for NVIDIA Tesla V100 SXM2.

Memory type:		HBM2
Maximum RAM amount:		16 GB
Memory bus width:		4096 Bit
Memory clock speed:		1758 MHz
Memory bandwidth:		900.1 GB/s
Shared memory:
High bandwidth memory (HBM):
Standard memory configuration:
Standard memory config per GPU:
Memory interface width per GPU:

Video outputs and ports

As a rule, all contemporary graphics cards feature several connection types and additional ports. Knowing these peculiarities is crucial for avoiding problems with connecting the graphics card to the monitor or other peripheral devices.

Display Connectors:
G-SYNC support:
Display Port:
Multi monitor support:
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HDCP:
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Eyefinity:
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HDMI:
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VGA аnalog display support:
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support:
StereoOutput3D:
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eDP 1.2 signal support:
LVDS signal support:
HDCP content protection:
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI:
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming:
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Technologies

Each graphic card manufacturer complements its products with branded technologies that are used both in games and in the working process. Below is the list of peculiar features that you may find rather useful.

VR Ready:
Multi Monitor:
3D Vision:
GPU Boost:
CUDA:		7.0
GeForce Experience:
Surround:
Multi-Projection:
Adaptive Vertical Sync:
Optimus:
3D Vision Pro:
3D Stereo:
Mosaic:
nView Display Management:
nView:
Ansel:
Virtual Reality:
ShadowWorks:
ECC (Error Correcting Code):
High-Performance Video I/O6:
nView Desktop Management:
GameStream:
GeForce ShadowPlay:
GameWorks:
AppAcceleration:
CrossFire:
FRTC:
FreeSync:
HD3D:
LiquidVR:
PowerTune:
TressFX:
TrueAudio:
ZeroCore:
VCE:
DDMA audio:
BatteryBoost:
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder:
G-SYNC:
Enduro:
UVD:
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready:
Blu Ray 3D:
3D Gaming:
3D Vision Live:
FXAA:
TXAA:
Adaptive VSync:
Verde Drivers:
DSR:
PhysX:
3D Blu-Ray:
DirectX 11:
Quick Sync:
DualGraphics:
Switchable graphics:
3D Vision / 3DTV Play:
Blu-Ray 3D Support:
Direct Compute:
DirectCompute 5.0:
HybridPower:
PureVideo HD:
DirectCompute:
PowerPlay:
1x Dual-Link/Single-Link DVI:
PCI-E 2.0 x16:
1x Single-Link DVI Support (all display ports:
DisplayPort support up to 2560x1600:
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR):
Zero Core:
PCI-E 16x:
Gigathread technology:
HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting):
PowerPlay 7.0:
Power management:
PowerMizer 8.0:
PureVideo:
MXM 3.0 Type-B:
PowerMizer 7.0:
PCI-E 2.0:
UltraShadow II:
Intellisample 4.0:
PowerMizer 6.0:
CineFX 4.0:
PowerPlay:
NVENC:

API support

All API-supported NVIDIA Tesla V100 SXM2 are listed below.

DirectX:		12.0
OpenGL:		4.6
Vulkan:
Shader Model:
OpenCL:
Mantle:
DirectX 11.2:

Overall gaming performance

All tests have been based on FPS counter. Let’s have a look on what place NVIDIA Tesla V100 SXM2 has been taken in the gaming performance test (calculation has been made in accordance with the game developer recommendations about system requirements; it can differ from the real world situations).

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Legend
5	Stutter – The performance of this graphics cards with this game is not well explored yet. According to interpolated information obtained from graphics cards of similar efficiency levels, the game is likely to stutter and show low frame rates.
	May Stutter – The performance of this graphics cards with this game is not well explored yet. According to interpolated information obtained from graphics cards of similar efficiency levels, the game is likely to stutter and show low frame rates.
30	Fluent – According to all known benchmarks with the specified graphical settings, this game is expected to run at 25fps or more
40	Fluent – According to all known benchmarks with the specified graphical settings, this game is expected to run at 35fps or more
60	Fluent – According to all known benchmarks with the specified graphical settings, this game is expected to run at 58fps or more
	May Run Fluently – The performance of this graphics cards with this game is not well explored yet. According to interpolated information obtained from graphics cards of similar efficiency levels, the game is likely to show fluent frame rates.
?	Uncertain – The testing of this graphics cards on this game showed unexpected results. A slower card might be able to produce higher and more consistent frame rates when running the same benchmark scene.
	Uncertain – The performance of this graphics cards with this game is not well explored yet. No reliable data interpolation can be made based on the performance of similar cards of the same category.
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Benchmark

Benchmarks help determine the performance in standard tests for NVIDIA Tesla V100 SXM2. We have listed the world’s most famous benchmarks so that you could obtain accurate results in each (see the description). Graphics card preliminary testing is especially important in the presence of high loads so that the user could see to what extent the graphic processing unit copes with computations and data elaboration.