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Huawei Ascend 310 vs NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB

The Ascend 310 and the RTX A2000 deliver near-identical FP16 throughput (8 vs 8 TFLOPS dense).

Ascend 310: Da Vinci, 2018 RTX A2000: Ampere, 2022
TDP
8 W vs 70 W
Ascend 310 draws 62 W less
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Huawei Ascend 310 vs NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB

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Huawei Ascend 310

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What is the Huawei Ascend 310?

The Ascend 310 is an NPU from Huawei on the Da Vinci architecture, an accelerator built for AI inference. It is a system-on-chip, so it is built into edge and embedded devices rather than sold as a card. Ascend 310 full specifications →

Can I rent the Ascend 310 in the cloud?

Flopper is not tracking any live rental listings for the Ascend 310 yet. The provider directory lists the clouds that rent comparable accelerators on demand. GPU cloud providers →

How does the Ascend 310 compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the Ascend 310 against the RTX A2000. The Ascend 310 is the older generation of the two. This is a cross-vendor matchup, Huawei against NVIDIA; the Ascend 310 is a system-on-chip while the RTX A2000 is a PCIe card. The compare tool builds the same comparison for any two parts in the catalogue. All GPU comparisons →

Where do the Ascend 310 figures come from?

Every Ascend 310 figure on this page traces to Huawei's own datasheet or specification table. How Flopper verifies specifications →

NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB

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What is the NVIDIA RTX A2000?

The RTX A2000 is a GPU from NVIDIA on the Ampere architecture, an accelerator for AI training, inference and high-performance computing. It is a PCIe add-in card, so it fits standard servers and workstations. RTX A2000 full specifications →

Can I rent the RTX A2000 in the cloud?

Yes. Cloud providers tracked by Flopper rent the RTX A2000 by the hour, and the pricing page compares their current rates and the price history side by side. RTX A2000 rental prices →

How does the RTX A2000 compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the RTX A2000 against the Ascend 310. The RTX A2000 is the newer generation of the two. This is a cross-vendor matchup, NVIDIA against Huawei; the RTX A2000 is a PCIe card while the Ascend 310 is a system-on-chip. The compare tool builds the same comparison for any two parts in the catalogue. All GPU comparisons →

Where do the RTX A2000 figures come from?

Every RTX A2000 figure on this page traces to NVIDIA's own datasheet or specification table. How Flopper verifies specifications →

Specifications

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Ascend 310
RTX A2000
Architecture
Da VinciAmpere
Launch Year
20182022
Form Factor
SoCPCIe
Memory
—12 GB
Memory Bandwidth
—288 GB/s
TDP
8 W70 W
Process Node
12nm8nm

Performance (TFLOPS)

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Ascend 310
RTX A2000
No verified data available0.1 TFLOPS
No verified data available8 TFLOPS
No verified data available8 TFLOPS
sparse not published
No verified data available8 TFLOPS
sparse not published
8 TFLOPS 8 TFLOPS
sparse not published
No verified data available No verified data available
FP6
No verified data available No verified data available
No verified data available No verified data available
16 TOPS 16 TOPS
sparse not published

Figures are dense. Where a vendor publishes a figure it sits under the dense one and never decides a winner. Hover any precision for its definition, or read the GPU glossary.

FLOPS by Precision

What actually differs

The RTX A2000 is the newer part: Ampere (2022) against the Ascend 310's Da Vinci (2018).

Power is 8 W against 70 W, and at FP32 the RTX A2000 does more work per watt. Weight the FP8 and FP16 rows for LLM work and the FP64 row for HPC.

New to the terms? The glossary explains FP64, FP32, TF32, BF16, FP16, INT8, Sparsity and TFLOPS. For how the generations relate, see NVIDIA architectures explained.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Ascend 310 faster than the RTX A2000?

They are close on paper: both deliver about 8 TFLOPS of dense FP16 throughput. Memory, bandwidth, and power are the deciding differences.

Which should you choose, the Ascend 310 or the RTX A2000?

On raw FP16 throughput the Ascend 310 and the RTX A2000 are level, so the decision rests on memory, power and price. The Ascend 310 draws 62 W less power, which matters in an air-cooled or power-capped rack. Packaging differs too: the Ascend 310 is a system-on-chip while the RTX A2000 is a PCIe card, so check what your servers accept.

How much power do the Ascend 310 and the RTX A2000 draw?

The Ascend 310 is rated at 8 W TDP and the RTX A2000 at 70 W. On FP32 throughput per watt, the RTX A2000 is the more efficient part.

How much do the Ascend 310 and the RTX A2000 cost to rent?

Live cloud listings tracked by Flopper price no live listings yet for the Ascend 310, and the RTX A2000 from $0.12 per GPU-hour across 2 providers. The rental section on this page links to every provider, rate and the price history for each GPU.

Where to Rent

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