A100 PCIe 40 GB vs Quadro M2200
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 424 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 13.76 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GM206 | GA100 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 11 January 2017 (7 years ago) | 22 June 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 cores | 1024 | 6912 |
| Core clock speed | 695 MHz | 765 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1036 MHz | 1410 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,940 million | 54,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 66.30 | 609.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.122 TFLOPS | 19.49 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 160 |
| TMUs | 64 | 432 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 432 |
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 | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 8-pin EPS |
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 | GDDR5 | HBM2e |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 40 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 5120 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1377 MHz | 1215 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 88 GB/s | 1,555 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 outputs |
| Display Port | 1.2 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
| 3D Stereo | + | no data |
| Mosaic | + | no data |
| nView Display Management | + | no data |
| Optimus | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | N/A |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | N/A |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | N/A |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 5.2 | 8.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 11 January 2017 | 22 June 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 40 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 250 Watt |
Quadro M2200 has 354.5% lower power consumption.
A100 PCIe 40 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro M2200 and A100 PCIe 40 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro M2200 is a mobile workstation card while A100 PCIe 40 GB 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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