GPU Comparison

NVIDIA A100 SXMvsNVIDIA A100 PCIe

Detailed specifications, performance benchmarks, and pricing comparison to help you choose the right GPU for your AI workloads.

NVIDIA

NVIDIA A100 SXM

Ampere · 2020

Faster
VRAM80 GB HBM2e
FP3219.5 TFLOPS
FP1678 TFLOPS
Bandwidth2039 GB/s
TDP400W
Price$1.05/hr
NVIDIA

NVIDIA A100 PCIe

Ampere · 2020

VRAM80 GB HBM2e
FP3219.5 TFLOPS
FP1678 TFLOPS
Bandwidth1935 GB/s
TDP300W
Price$0.98/hr

Specifications · Comparison

Side by side specs.

SpecNVIDIA A100 SXMNVIDIA A100 PCIe
ArchitectureAmpereAmpere
VRAM80 GB80 GB
Memory TypeHBM2eHBM2e
Memory Bandwidth2039 GB/s+5.4%1935 GB/s
FP32 Performance19.5 TFLOPS19.5 TFLOPS
FP16 Performance78 TFLOPS78 TFLOPS
INT8 Performance624 TOPS624 TOPS
TDP400W300W
Form FactorSXMPCIe
Price (avg/hr)$1.05$0.98

Performance · Analysis

Performance breakdown.

Compute (FP32)

Raw single-precision floating point throughput

NVIDIA A100 SXM
19.5TFLOPSWinner
NVIDIA A100 PCIe
19.5TFLOPS

Training (FP16)

Half-precision performance for deep learning training

NVIDIA A100 SXM
78TFLOPSWinner
NVIDIA A100 PCIe
78TFLOPS

Inference (INT8)

Integer performance for model inference workloads

NVIDIA A100 SXM
624TOPSWinner
NVIDIA A100 PCIe
624TOPS

Memory Bandwidth

Data transfer rate between memory and compute units

NVIDIA A100 SXM
2039GB/sWinner
NVIDIA A100 PCIe
1935GB/s

NVIDIA A100 SXM is 5.4% faster

Best Compute

NVIDIA A100 SXM

Most Memory

NVIDIA A100 SXM

Best Training

NVIDIA A100 SXM

Best Value

NVIDIA A100 PCIe

Pricing · Cost

Cost comparison.

Hourly

NVIDIA A100 SXM
$1.05/hr
NVIDIA A100 PCIe
$0.98/hr

Save $0.07 with NVIDIA A100 PCIe

Daily

NVIDIA A100 SXM
$25.20/day
NVIDIA A100 PCIe
$23.52/day

Save $1.68 with NVIDIA A100 PCIe

Monthly

NVIDIA A100 SXM
$756.00/mo
NVIDIA A100 PCIe
$705.60/mo

Save $50.40 with NVIDIA A100 PCIe

Use Cases · Workloads

Best for your workload.

NVIDIA

NVIDIA A100 SXM

ML Training
AI Inference
Data Analytics
HPC
NVIDIA

NVIDIA A100 PCIe

ML Training
AI Inference
Edge AI

Platform · Benefits

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Pay Per Hour

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Reliable Infrastructure

Enterprise-grade reliability with automatic failover and data persistence across sessions.

FAQ · Questions

Common questions.

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