H800 SXM5 vs RTX A4000
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 58 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 24.73 | no data |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2024) | Hopper (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | GA104 | GH100 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 12 April 2021 (3 years ago) | 21 March 2023 (1 year 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 | 6144 | 16896 |
| Core clock speed | 735 MHz | 1095 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1560 MHz | 1755 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 17,400 million | 80,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 700 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 299.5 | 926.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 19.17 TFLOPS | 59.3 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 96 | 24 |
| TMUs | 192 | 528 |
| Tensor Cores | 192 | 528 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 48 | 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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | SXM Module |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR6 | HBM3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 80 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 5120 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1313 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 448.0 GB/s | 1,681 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 Connectors | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | N/A |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | N/A |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 9.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 April 2021 | 21 March 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 80 GB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 700 Watt |
RTX A4000 has 400% lower power consumption.
H800 SXM5, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 400% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between RTX A4000 and H800 SXM5. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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