GPU Benchmarks NVIDIA RTX A6000 vs. NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
NVIDIA RTX A6000
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
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We benchmark NVIDIA RTX A6000 vs NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe) GPUs and compare AI performance (deep learning training; FP16, FP32, PyTorch, TensorFlow), 3d rendering, Cryo-EM performance in the most popular apps (Octane, VRay, Redshift, Blender, Luxmark, Unreal Engine, Relion Cryo-EM).
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Benchmarks
Deep Learning GPU Benchmarks 2024–2025 [Updated]↑
As of May 2025
Resnet50 (FP16)
1 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
1424 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
2179 points
4 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
5383 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
8561 points
8 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
11610 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
16797 points
higher is better
Resnet50 (FP32)
1 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
558 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
1001 points
4 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
2126 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
3849 points
8 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
4494 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
7557 points
higher is better
Resnet152 (FP16)
1 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
577 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
930 points
4 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
2181 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
3557 points
8 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
4792 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
6809 points
higher is better
Resnet152 (FP32)
1 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
215 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
409 points
4 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
819 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
1498 points
8 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
1816 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
2851 points
higher is better
Inception V3 (FP16)
1 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
859 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
1283 points
4 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
3247 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
5218 points
8 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
6111 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
10122 points
higher is better
Inception V3 (FP32)
1 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
353 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
658 points
4 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
1345 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
2568 points
8 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
3002 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
5058 points
higher is better
Inception V4 (FP16)
1 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
397 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
616 points
4 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
1501 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
2377 points
8 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
2633 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
4532 points
higher is better
Inception V4 (FP32)
1 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
157 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
290 points
4 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
598 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
1031 points
8 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
1372 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
1950 points
higher is better
VGG16 (FP16)
1 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
508 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
1249 points
4 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
1920 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
4989 points
8 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
6142 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
10733 points
higher is better
VGG16 (FP32)
1 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
321 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
529 points
4 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
1223 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
2215 points
8 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
2674 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
4278 points
higher is better
3D, GPU Rendering Benchmarks 2024–2025 [Updated]↑
As of May 2025
V-Ray
1 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
2599 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
1555 points
higher is better
Octane
1 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
644 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
498 points
higher is better
Redshift
1 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
3.01 minutes
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
n/a
lower is better
Blender
1 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
5301.36 score
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
3788 score
higher is better
Luxmark
1 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
83609 points
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
n/a
higher is better
Unreal Engine
1 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
48.6 FPS
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
n/a
higher is better
RELION Cryo-EM Benchmarks 2024-2025 [Updated]↑
As of May 2025
Total run time
1 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
197.6 Min
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
178.9 Min
4 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
59.4 Min
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
50.3 Min
lower is better
Llama3 70B Inference Benchmark 2024–2025 [Updated]↑
As of May 2025
Eval rate
1 GPU
NVIDIA RTX A6000
14.82 tokens/s
NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe)
n/a
higher is better
Technical Specifications
Board Design
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 | NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 11 in / 267 mm | 11 in / 267 mm | - |
| Outputs | 4x DisplayPort | No outputs | |
| Power Connectors | 8-pin EPS | 8-pin EPS | - |
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot | - |
| TDP | 300 W | 250 W | -50 W (-17%) |
Clock Speeds
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 | NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boost Clock | 1860 MHz | 1410 MHz | -450 MHz (-24%) |
| GPU Clock | 1455 MHz | 765 MHz | -690 MHz (-47%) |
| Memory Clock | 16000 MHz | 2400 MHz | -13600 MHz (-85%) |
Graphics Card
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 | NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 | - |
| Generation | Quadro (Ax000) | Tesla (Axx) |
Graphics Features
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 | NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | - | |
| OpenCL | 3 | 2 | |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | - | |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | - | |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 8 |
Graphics Processor
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 | NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere | - |
| Die Size | 628 mm2 | 826 mm2 | 198 mm2 (32%) |
| GPU Name | GA102 | GA100 | |
| Process Size | 8 nm | 7 nm | -1 nm (-12%) |
| Transistors | 28300 million | 54200 million | 25900 million (92%) |
Memory
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 | NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandwidth | 768 GB/s | 1555 GB/s | 787 GB/s (102%) |
| Memory Bus | 384 bit | 5120 bit | 4736 bit (1233%) |
| Memory Size | 48 GB | 40 GB | -8 GB (-17%) |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | HBM2e |
Render Config
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 | NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROPs | 112 | 160 | 48 (43%) |
| RT Cores | 84 | - | |
| Shading Units/ CUDA Cores | 10752 | 6912 | -3840 (-36%) |
| TMUs | 336 | 432 | 96 (29%) |
| Tensor Cores | 336 | 432 | 96 (29%) |
Theoretical Performance
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 | NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 (half) performance | 38.71 TFLOPS | 77.97 TFLOPS | 39.26 TFLOPS (101%) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 38.71 TFLOPS | 19.49 TFLOPS | -19.22 TFLOPS (-50%) |
| FP64 (double) performance | 1210 GFLOPS | 9746 GFLOPS | 8536 GFLOPS (705%) |
| Pixel Rate | 201.6 GPixel/s | 225.6 GPixel/s | 24 GPixel/s (12%) |
| Texture Rate | 604.8 GTexel/s | 609.1 GTexel/s | 4.3 GTexel/s (1%) |
Price
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 | NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSRP | $4,649.00 | - | |
| Release Date | Oct 5th, 2020 | Jun 22nd, 2020 |
Test bench configuration
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 | NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | BIZON X5000 More details | BIZON X5000 More details | - |
| Software | 3D Rendering: Nvidia Driver: 461.40 VRay Benchmark: 5 Octane Benchmark: 2020.1.5 Redshift Benchmark: 3.0.28 Demo Blender: 2.90 Luxmark: 3.1 | 3D Rendering: Nvidia Driver: 461.09 VRay Benchmark: 5 Octane Benchmark: 2020.1.5 Redshift Benchmark: 3.0.28 Demo Blender: 2.90 Luxmark: 3.1 |
Recommended hardware
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 | NVIDIA A100 40 GB (PCIe) | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best GPU workstations | BIZON X5500 | BIZON X5500 | - |
| Best NVIDIA GPU servers | BIZON X7000 | BIZON X7000 | - |
