Intel Gaudi 3 vs NVIDIA A40

Intel Gaudi 3
NVIDIA A40
16384 Shaders
128GB HBM2e
438MHz
10752 Shaders
48GB GDDR6
1740MHz
Peak AI Performance
1.84 PFLOPS
FP8 Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
Peak AI Performance
1.2 POPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
FP32
14.35 TFLOPS
FP32
37.42 TFLOPS
FP16
28.7 TFLOPS
FP16
37.42 TFLOPS
Form Factor
OAM Module
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
900W
TDP
300W
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Power Connectors
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GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 N/A
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OCT 2020.1 N/A
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OCT Metal N/A
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OCT Metal N/A
0%
Peak AI Performance
1.84 PFLOPS
FP8 Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
Peak AI Performance
1.2 POPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
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FP8
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1.84 PFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
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FP16
28.7 TFLOPS
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458.75 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
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FP16
37.42 TFLOPS
149.67 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
299.34 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
149.67 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
299.34 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
FP32
14.35 TFLOPS
229.38 TFLOPS Tensor
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FP32
37.42 TFLOPS
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FP64
590 GFLOPS
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BF16
28.7 TFLOPS
1.84 PFLOPS Tensor
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BF16
37.42 TFLOPS
149.67 TFLOPS Tensor
299.34 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
TF32
458.75 TFLOPS Tensor
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TF32
74.83 TFLOPS Tensor
149.67 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
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INT4
598.67 TOPS Tensor
1.2 POPS Tensor Sparse
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INT8
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299.34 TOPS Tensor
598.67 TOPS Tensor Sparse
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INT32
18.71 TOPS
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Ray Tracing
73.1 TOPS
Pixel Fillrate
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Pixel Fillrate
194.88 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
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Texture Fillrate
584.64 GTexel/s
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
Intel
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Gaudi 3
Architecture
Ampere
Family
Gaudi
Family
Server
Codename
Gaudi 3
Gaudi 3
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Codename
NV172
GA102
Variant
GA102-895-A1
Market Segment
Server
Market Segment
Server
Release Date
4/9/2024
Release Date
10/5/2020
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
Samsung
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Fabrication Node
N5
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Fabrication Node
8N
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Die Size
628 mm²
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Transistor Count
28.3 Billion
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Transistor Density
45.04M/mm²
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Form
OAM Module
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
16384 Shaders
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Shading Units
10752 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
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Texture Mapping Units
336 TMUs
Render Output Units
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Render Output Units
112 ROPs
Tensor Cores
64 T-Cores
Tensor Cores
336 T-Cores
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Ray-Tracing Cores
84 RT-Cores
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Streaming Multiprocessors
84 SMs
Compute Units
8 CUs
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438MHz
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1305MHz Base
1740MHz
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L1
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Unknown
L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
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L2
Unknown
L2
6MB Shared
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128GB
HBM2e
ECC
48GB
GDDR6
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Bus Width
8192Bit
Bus Width
384Bit
Clock
1808MHz
Transfer Rate
3.6GT/s
Bandwidth
3702.8GB/s
Clock
906MHz
Transfer Rate
7.2GT/s
Bandwidth
347.9GB/s
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eSRAM
96MB
12800GB/s
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TDP
900W
TDP
300W
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No Ports
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3x DisplayPort 1.3
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Max Resolution
Unknown
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
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Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
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Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Multi Monitor Support
Unknown
Multi Monitor Support
3
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Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
No Encoders
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Model
NVENC 7
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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No Decoders
Model
NVDEC 5
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
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OpenCL
3.0
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OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
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Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
8.6
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PureVideo HD
VP11
VDPAU
Feature Set K
Not a Card
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Power Connectors
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1x 8-Pin EPS
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PCIe Version
5.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
RoCE
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
NVLink
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Height
112 mm (4.41 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
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