NVIDIA A100 PCIe 40GB

Architecture: AmpereReleased: 2020Process: 7nmSpec confidence: Official
FP32
20
TFLOPS
Memory
40 GB
Bandwidth
1.6 TB/s
memory
TDP
250 W
78.0 FP32 dense TFLOPS/kW of TDP

Performance

Peak theoretical throughput by precision type

PrecisionDense2:4 Sparse
FP64
64-bit floating point
9.7TFLOPS Structured sparsity is a tensor-core feature; this vector precision has no sparse form
FP32
32-bit floating point
20TFLOPS Structured sparsity is a tensor-core feature; this vector precision has no sparse form
TF32
TensorFloat-32
156TFLOPS 312TFLOPS
BF16
Brain Float 16
312TFLOPS 624TFLOPS
FP16
16-bit floating point
312TFLOPS 624TFLOPS
FP8
No verified data available The part supports 2:4 sparsity, but the vendor publishes no sparse figure for this precision
FP6
No verified data available The part supports 2:4 sparsity, but the vendor publishes no sparse figure for this precision
FP4
No verified data available The part supports 2:4 sparsity, but the vendor publishes no sparse figure for this precision
INT8
8-bit integer
624TOPS 1,248TOPS
INT4
4-bit integer
1,248TOPS 2,496TOPS

The A100 PCIe 40GB in the GPU landscape

Peak FP16 TFLOPS (dense) against TDP, single-GPU parts tracked by Flopper

06001,2001,8002,4003,0000 W250 W500 W750 W1000 W1250 W1500 WInstinct MI355XA100 PCIe 40GB

Higher and further left is better: more half-precision throughput for less power.

Specifications

Architecture

Ampere

Form Factor

PCIe

Launch Year

2020

Process Node

7nm

Memory

40 GB

Bandwidth

1,555 GB/s

TDP

250 W

Max power (Flopper estimate)

~288 W est. Flopper estimate: 250 W TDP x 1.15. The vendor publishes no maximum board power for this part.

Spec Confidence

Official

Full Specifications

Memory
Memory 40 GB
Memory Type No verified data available
Bandwidth 1.6 TB/s
Interface Width No verified data available
Power & Thermal
TDP 250 W
Max power (Flopper estimate) ~288 W est.
Enterprise Features
Sparsity Yes
General
Form Factor PCIe
Architecture Ampere
Process Node 7nm
Launch Year 2020

Datasheet & Resources

Data Provenance

Every figure traced to a source

Primary Source

Publisher
NVIDIA
Published
2020-05-14

Data Quality

Spec confidence
Official
Clock basis
Boost
Core precisions with figures
6 of 9
Normalization
All values in TFLOPS

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Systems Using This GPU

Pre-configured systems featuring the NVIDIA A100

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NVIDIA DGX A100 320GB
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8x A100 4.99 PFLOPS 6.0 kW View System

Frequently Asked Questions

How many TFLOPS does the NVIDIA A100 have?

The NVIDIA A100 delivers 20 TFLOPS FP32 and 312 TFLOPS FP16 at peak. Flopper does not currently have a verified FP8 throughput figure for it.

What is the power consumption of the NVIDIA A100?

The NVIDIA A100 has a TDP (Thermal Design Power) rating of 250 watts.

How much memory does the NVIDIA A100 have?

The NVIDIA A100 is equipped with 40 GB of memory with 1,555 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

What architecture is the NVIDIA A100 based on?

The NVIDIA A100 is based on the Ampere architecture, launched in 2020.

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