GRID A100A vs GeForce 930MX

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking738not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.65no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM108GA100
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date1 March 2016 (8 years ago)14 May 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3846912
Core clock speed952 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1020 MHz1005 MHz
Number of transistorsno data54,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt400 Watt
Texture fill rate24.48434.2
Floating-point processing power0.7834 TFLOPS13.89 TFLOPS
ROPs8192
TMUs24432
Tensor Coresno data432

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Widthno dataIGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDR3, GDDR5HBM2e
Maximum RAM amount2 GB48 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit6144 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1215 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s1,866 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost2.0no data
Optimus+-
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
CUDA+8.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 March 2016 14 May 2020
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 400 Watt

GeForce 930MX has 2252.9% lower power consumption.

GRID A100A, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 930MX and GRID A100A. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 930MX is a notebook card while GRID A100A is a workstation one.


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