RTX A40 and RTX A2000 12 GB - video card comparison
RTX A40
RTX A2000 12 GB
Architecture
Ampere (2020−2022)
Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name
GA102
GA106
Market segment
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
October 2020
November 2021
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
8-pin EPS
None
Boost clock speed
1755 MHz
1200 MHz
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
8 nm
Number of transistors
28,300 million
12,000 million
Pipelines / CUDA cores
10752
3328
Power consumption (TDP)
300 Watt
70 Watt
Texture fill rate
589.7
124.8
Memory type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount
48 GB
12 GB
Memory bus width
384 Bit
192 Bit
Memory clock speed
14.5 GB/s
12 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
695.8 GB/s
288.0 GB/s
Display Connectors
3x DisplayPort
4x mini-DisplayPort
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
12 Ultimate (12_2)
CUDA
8.6
8.6
OpenCL
2.0
3.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
Shader Model
6.5
6.6
Vulkan
1.2
1.3