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NVIDIA A40 48GB vs SOPHGO SC11 FP300

Side-by-side specifications, performance, and rental pricing for datacenter AI workloads.

A40: Ampere, 2021
Memory
48 vs 256 GB
208 GB more for the SC11 FP300
Bandwidth
696 GB/s vs 1.1 TB/s
SC11 FP300 moves data faster
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NVIDIA A40 48GB vs SOPHGO SC11 FP300

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NVIDIA A40 48GB

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What is the NVIDIA A40?

The A40 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. A40 full specifications →

Can I rent the A40 in the cloud?

Yes. Cloud providers tracked by Flopper rent the A40 by the hour, and the pricing page compares their current rates and the price history side by side. A40 rental prices →

How does the A40 compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the A40 against the SC11 FP300. The A40 is the older generation of the two. This is a cross-vendor matchup, NVIDIA against SOPHGO, and both ship as a PCIe card, so they fit the same class of system. The compare tool builds the same comparison for any two parts in the catalogue. All GPU comparisons →

Where do the A40 figures come from?

Every A40 figure on this page traces to NVIDIA's own datasheet or specification table. How Flopper verifies specifications →

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SOPHGO SC11 FP300

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What is the SOPHGO SC11 FP300?

The SC11 FP300 is an ASIC from SOPHGO, an accelerator built for AI workloads. It is a PCIe add-in card, so it fits standard servers and workstations. SC11 FP300 full specifications →

Can I rent the SC11 FP300 in the cloud?

Flopper is not tracking any live rental listings for the SC11 FP300 yet. The provider directory lists the clouds that rent comparable accelerators on demand. GPU cloud providers →

How does the SC11 FP300 compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the SC11 FP300 against the A40. The SC11 FP300 is the newer generation of the two. This is a cross-vendor matchup, SOPHGO against NVIDIA, and both ship as a PCIe card, so they fit the same class of system. Flopper also compares it head to head with the RTX A6000 48GB, across every published precision, memory and power. SC11 FP300 vs RTX A6000 48GB →

Where do the SC11 FP300 figures come from?

Every SC11 FP300 figure on this page traces to SOPHGO's own datasheet or specification table. How Flopper verifies specifications →

Specifications

A40
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SC11 FP300
Architecture
Ampere—
Launch Year
20212024
Form Factor
PCIePCIe
Memory
48 GB256 GB
Memory Bandwidth
696 GB/s1.1 TB/s
TDP
300 W—
Process Node
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Performance (TFLOPS)

A40
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SC11 FP300
No verified data available No verified data available
37 TFLOPS No verified data available
75 TFLOPS
150 TFLOPS sparse
 No verified data available
150 TFLOPS
299 TFLOPS sparse
 No verified data available
150 TFLOPS
299 TFLOPS sparse
 No verified data available
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
299 TOPS
599 TOPS sparse
 No verified data available

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 SC11 FP300 carries 208 GB more memory (256 GB against 48 GB), so larger models fit on one GPU before you shard. Bandwidth is 696 GB/s against 1.1 TB/s, which sets the ceiling on decode speed.

Weight the FP8 and FP16 rows for LLM work and the FP64 row for HPC.

New to the terms? The glossary explains FP32, TF32, BF16, FP16, FP8, INT8, Sparsity and TFLOPS. For how the generations relate, see NVIDIA architectures explained.

Frequently asked questions

Which should you choose, the A40 or the SC11 FP300?

Choose the SC11 FP300 when the model has to fit on one GPU: it carries 208 GB more memory.

Which has more memory, the A40 or the SC11 FP300?

The SC11 FP300 carries 256 GB of memory versus 48 GB for the A40. Memory bandwidth is 696 GB/s for the A40 and 1.1 TB/s for the SC11 FP300.

How much do the A40 and the SC11 FP300 cost to rent?

Live cloud listings tracked by Flopper price the A40 from $0.35 per GPU-hour across 3 providers, and no live listings yet for the SC11 FP300. The rental section on this page links to every provider, rate and the price history for each GPU.

Where to Rent

NVIDIA A40 48GB

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$0.35 / GPU-hr

Lowest of 5 live listings across 3 providers

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Price history and every provider on the pricing page. Some links are affiliate links.

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SOPHGO SC11 FP300

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