# A40

> NVIDIA · Ampere

Discontinued

Canonical: https://gpuninja.com/chips/a40
Data as of: 2026-10-11T10:34:56Z
Path: Home › GPU chips

> **Discontinued.** Discontinued on 1 Aug 2025. This page is a preserved snapshot of the last recorded specs, prices and benchmark results.

- Specs verified: between 11 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC and 11 Oct 2026, 10:34 UTC

## Specifications

- Vendor: NVIDIA (Verified · source images.nvidia.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:57 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC)
- Architecture: Ampere (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:55 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC)
- Die: GA102 (Verified · source nvidia.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC)
- Process: Samsung 8N (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:55 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC)
- Shader cores: 10,752 (Verified · source images.nvidia.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:57 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC)
- Tensor cores: 336 (Verified · source images.nvidia.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:57 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC)
- RT cores: 84 (Verified · source images.nvidia.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:57 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC)
- Memory bus: 384-bit (Verified · source nvidia.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC)
- Max VRAM: 48 GB (Verified · source images.nvidia.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:57 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC)
- Reference boost clock: 1,740 MHz (Verified · source nvidia.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC)
- Reference TDP: 300 W (Verified · source images.nvidia.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:57 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC)
- Host interface: PCIe 4.0 x16 (Verified · source lenovopress.lenovo.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 09:54 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 10:34 UTC)
- Launch MSRP: No public MSRP
- Launch date: 5 Oct 2020 (Verified · source sysrqmts.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:55 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC)
- Segment: Data center (Verified · source images.nvidia.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:57 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC)
- PCI IDs: 10de:2235 (Verified · source download.nvidia.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:55 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC)
- Status: Discontinued on 1 Aug 2025 (Unverified · source docs.nvidia.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:57 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC)

## Performance

- Memory bandwidth: 696 GB/s (Verified · source nvidia.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 09:51 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 10:34 UTC)
- FP32 compute: 37.4 TFLOPS (Verified · source nvidia.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 09:51 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 10:34 UTC)
- FP16 compute: 149.7 TFLOPS (Verified · source nvidia.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 09:51 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 10:34 UTC)
- BF16 compute: 149.7 TFLOPS (Verified · source nvidia.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 09:51 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 10:34 UTC)
- FP8 compute: Not supported
- FP4 compute: Not supported
- INT8 compute: 299.3 TOPS (Verified · source nvidia.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 09:51 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 10:34 UTC)

## Boards built on this chip

Board, Chip, VRAM, TDP, Length, Slots, Price, Stock

No boards recorded for this chip.

## Benchmarks

No benchmark results recorded.

## Sources

- https://images.nvidia.com/content/Solutions/data-center/a40/nvidia-a40-datasheet.pdf — Vendor, Shader cores, Tensor cores, RT cores, Max VRAM, Reference TDP, Segment; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampere_(microarchitecture) — Architecture, Process; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC
- https://www.nvidia.com/content/dam/en-zz/Solutions/Data-Center/a40/NVIDIA%20A40%20Product%20Brief.pdf — Die, Memory bus, Reference boost clock; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC
- https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1773-thinksystem-nvidia-a40-48gb-pcie-gen4-passive-gpu — Host interface; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 10:34 UTC
- https://sysrqmts.com/gpus/nvidia/tesla/a40-pcie — Launch date; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC
- https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/580.95.05/README/supportedchips.html — PCI IDs; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC
- https://docs.nvidia.com/data-center-gpu/line-card.pdf — Status; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC
- https://www.nvidia.com/content/PDF/nvidia-ampere-ga-102-gpu-architecture-whitepaper-v2.pdf — Memory bandwidth, FP32 compute, FP16 compute, BF16 compute, INT8 compute; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 10:34 UTC