A100 SXM4 vs Radeon RX 5600 OEM
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 175 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 14.62 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Navi 10 | GA100 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 21 January 2020 (4 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 cores | 2048 | 6912 |
| Core clock speed | 1130 MHz | 1410 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1560 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 10,300 million | 54,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 400 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 199.7 | 609.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | 6.39 TFLOPS | 19.49 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 160 |
| TMUs | 128 | 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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 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 | HBM2E |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 40 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 5120 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1215 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 1,555 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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.140 |
| CUDA | - | 8.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 21 January 2020 | 14 May 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 40 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 400 Watt |
RX 5600 OEM has 166.7% lower power consumption.
A100 SXM4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, and a 566.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 5600 OEM and A100 SXM4. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 5600 OEM is a desktop card while A100 SXM4 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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