A10G vs Tesla P100 SXM2
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 66 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 23.10 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GP100 | GA102 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 5 April 2016 (8 years ago) | 12 April 2021 (3 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 | 3584 | 9216 |
| Core clock speed | 1328 MHz | 1320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1480 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 15,300 million | 28,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 331.5 | 492.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | 10.61 TFLOPS | 31.52 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 96 | 96 |
| TMUs | 224 | 288 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 288 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 72 |
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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-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 | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 4096 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 704 MHz | 1563 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 720.9 GB/s | 600.2 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 | No outputs | No outputs |
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 | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 6.0 | 8.6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 April 2016 | 12 April 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 150 Watt |
Tesla P100 SXM2 has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.
A10G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Tesla P100 SXM2 and A10G. 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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