Tesla V100 SXM2 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 165 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 90 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 28.34 | no data |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2024) | Volta (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | GA106 | GV100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) | 21 June 2017 (7 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 cores | 3840 | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 1370 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1425 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 13,250 million | 21,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 171.0 | 438.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 10.94 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 48 | 128 |
| TMUs | 120 | 320 |
| Tensor Cores | 120 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 30 | no data |
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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 type | GDDR6 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 4096 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1758 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 336.0 GB/s | 900.1 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 Connectors | No outputs | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12.0 |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | - |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 7.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 21 June 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 250 Watt |
RTX 3060 Mobile has an age advantage of 3 years, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 212.5% lower power consumption.
Tesla V100 SXM2, on the other hand, has a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile and Tesla V100 SXM2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is a notebook card while Tesla V100 SXM2 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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