NVIDIA · 2020
NVIDIA A40 GPU accelerator
The NVIDIA A40 is a professional GPU accelerator based on the Ampere architecture, designed for data center workloads such as AI, rendering, and virtualization.
The NVIDIA A40 GPU accelerator, released in October 2020, is built on the Ampere architecture with a GA102 chip on an 8 nm process. It features 10752 shading units, 84 ray tracing cores, and 336 Tensor cores, with base and boost clocks of 1305 MHz and 1740 MHz respectively. The card is equipped with 48 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 384-bit bus, providing 696 GB/s bandwidth. It has a TDP of 300 W and requires an 8-pin EPS power connector. The A40 supports PCIe 4.0 x16 and includes three DisplayPort 1.4a outputs. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, Vulkan 1.3, and OpenGL 4.6. The launch MSRP was 5000 USD.
Specifications
| Architecture unverified | Ampere |
|---|---|
| GPU chip unverified | GA102 |
| Process node unverified | 8 nm |
| Shading units unverified | 10752 |
| Ray tracing cores unverified | 84 |
| Tensor / AI cores unverified | 336 |
| Base clock unverified | 1305 MHz |
| Boost clock unverified | 1740 MHz |
| Memory size unverified | 48 GB |
| Memory type unverified | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus unverified | 384 bit |
| Memory bandwidth unverified | 696 GB/s |
| Board power (TDP) unverified | 300 W |
| Power connectors unverified | 8-pin EPS |
| Bus interface unverified | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Display outputs unverified | 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| DirectX support unverified | 12 Ultimate |
| Vulkan support unverified | 1.3 |
| OpenGL support unverified | 4.6 |
| Release date unverified | 2020-10-05 |
| Release year unverified | 2020 |
| Launch MSRP unverified | 5000 USD |