NVIDIA A40
The NVIDIA A40 is a data center graphics card based on the Ampere architecture. Released on 2020-10-05 with a launch price of $6,000.00, it features 10752 CUDA cores and 48 GB of GDDR6 memory.
General info about A40
| Architecture |
Ampere (GA102) |
| Market Segment |
Data Center |
| Release Date |
2020-10-05 |
| Launch Price |
$6,000.00 |
| Manufacturing Process |
8nm |
Technical specs of A40
| CUDA Cores |
10752 |
| Base Clock Speed |
1305 MHz |
| Boost Clock Speed |
1740 MHz |
| Transistor Count |
28.3B |
| VRAM Capacity |
48 GB GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus Width |
384 bits |
| Memory Bandwidth |
696.0 GB/s |
| TDP |
300 W |
Key technical parameters of the NVIDIA A40 include its 10752 CUDA cores, 1305 MHz base clock, and 1740 MHz boost clock, delivering high performance for data center applications.
Benchmark performance of A40
| FP32 (float) |
37.4 TFLOPS |
| FP16 (half) |
74.8 TFLOPS |
The NVIDIA A40 achieves 37.4 TFLOPS in FP32 performance, making it a top contender in data center workloads.
Gaming performance of A40
The NVIDIA A40 is not designed for gaming.
Features and connectivity of A40
| Tensor_cores |
Gen 3 |
| Ray_tracing |
True |
| Ports |
NVLink 3, PCIe Gen4 |
Physical dimensions of A40
| Length |
10.5in |
| Width |
4.4in |
| Height |
2-slot |
Rankings and efficiency of A40
| Ranking Position |
#8 |
| Popularity Ranking |
#12 |
| Cost Effectiveness |
1.3/5 |
| Power Efficiency |
1.4/5 |