Tesla A100 vs GeForce GT 430

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking966not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.05no data
Power efficiency2.19no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF108GA100
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date11 October 2010 (14 years ago)14 May 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores967936
CUDA cores per GPU96no data
Core clock speed700 MHz1110 MHz
Number of transistors585 million38,000 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt260 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate11.20550.6
Floating-point processing power0.2688 TFLOPS17.62 TFLOPS
ROPs4128
TMUs16496

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-E 2.0 x 16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length145 mm267 mm
Height2.713" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slot2-slot
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 typeGDDR3HBM2e
Maximum RAM amount1 GB40 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit4096 Bit
Memory clock speed800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 - 28.8 GB/s1,229 GB/s

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 ConnectorsHDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVINo outputs
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 October 2010 14 May 2020
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 40 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 260 Watt

GT 430 has 430.6% lower power consumption.

Tesla A100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 3900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 430 and Tesla A100. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 430 is a desktop card while Tesla A100 is a workstation one.


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