A16 PCIe and A40 PCIe - video card comparison
A16 PCIe
A40 PCIe
Architecture
Ampere (2020−2022)
Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name
GA107
GA102
Market segment
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
April 2021
October 2020
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
8-pin EPS
8-pin EPS
Boost clock speed
1695 MHz
1755 MHz
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
8 nm
Number of transistors
17,400 million
28,300 million
Pipelines / CUDA cores
2560
10752
Power consumption (TDP)
250 Watt
300 Watt
Texture fill rate
135.6
589.7
Memory type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount
16 GB
48 GB
Memory bus width
128 Bit
384 Bit
Memory clock speed
14.5 GB/s
14.5 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
231.9 GB/s
695.8 GB/s
Display Connectors
No outputs
3x DisplayPort
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
12 Ultimate (12_2)
CUDA
8.6
8.6
OpenCL
3.0
2.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
Shader Model
6.6
6.5
Vulkan
1.2
1.2