NVIDIA A100
The NVIDIA A100 is a data center graphics card based on the Ampere architecture. Released on 2020-05-14 with a launch price of $10,000.00, it features 6912 CUDA cores and 40 GB of HBM2e memory.
General info about A100
| Architecture |
Ampere (GA100) |
| Market Segment |
Data Center |
| Release Date |
2020-05-14 |
| Launch Price |
$10,000.00 |
| Manufacturing Process |
7nm |
Technical specs of A100
| CUDA Cores |
6912 |
| Base Clock Speed |
1410 MHz |
| Boost Clock Speed |
1410 MHz |
| Transistor Count |
54.2B |
| VRAM Capacity |
40 GB HBM2e |
| Memory Bus Width |
5120 bits |
| Memory Bandwidth |
1555.0 GB/s |
| TDP |
250 W |
Key technical parameters of the NVIDIA A100 include its 6912 CUDA cores, 1410 MHz base clock, and 1410 MHz boost clock, delivering high performance for data center applications.
Benchmark performance of A100
| FP32 (float) |
19.5 TFLOPS |
| FP16 (half) |
312 TFLOPS |
The NVIDIA A100 achieves 19.5 TFLOPS in FP32 performance, making it a top contender in data center workloads.
Gaming performance of A100
The NVIDIA A100 is not designed for gaming.
Features and connectivity of A100
| Tensor_cores |
Gen 3 |
| Multi_instance_gpu |
True |
| Ports |
NVLink 3, PCIe Gen4 |
Physical dimensions of A100
| Length |
10.5in |
| Width |
4.4in |
| Height |
2-slot |
Rankings and efficiency of A100
| Ranking Position |
#3 |
| Popularity Ranking |
#3 |
| Cost Effectiveness |
1.0/5 |
| Power Efficiency |
1.3/5 |