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NVIDIA A40 48GB Specs, Benchmarks & Pricing
The NVIDIA A40, launched in October 2020 with part number 900-2G133-0000-000, is a professional-grade GPU built on the GA102 processor. It is tailored for high-end machine learning applications, offering exceptional performance in both AI training and inference tasks. The A40's introduction marks a significant milestone in GPU technology, showcasing advancements in memory capacity, bandwidth, and processing power, suitable for the most demanding AI workloads.
- Release Date: October 5, 2020
- MSRP: $27,500 USD
- GPU Architecture: ampere
- Hardware-Accelerated GEMM Operations:FP16 FP32 BF16 FP8 INT8 INT4 TF32 FP64 INT1
- CUDA Compute Capability : 8.6
Strengths
- Excellent tensor core count (top 15% of GPUs)
- Excellent memory capacity (top 3% of GPUs)
Specifications for NVIDIA A40
| Specification | Performance Ranking |
|---|---|
| FP32 TFLOPs | |
| FP16 TFLOPs | |
| Tensor Core Count | |
| Memory Capacity (GB) | |
| Memory Bandwidth (GB/s) | |
| Int8 TOPs |
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NVIDIA A40 Price History
This chart tracks NVIDIA A40 prices over the past 6 months based on eBay listings. The green line shows the median price across all listings each day, while the yellow line shows the average of the three lowest-priced listings—a useful indicator for finding deals.
Trend: Over this period, the lowest average price has been down 4.9%. The current lowest average is $4,915, compared to a typical $7,307 over the period. The lowest average price is calculated as the average of the three lowest-priced listings each day.
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Product Identifiers
Manufacturer Part Numbers (4)
- NVIDIA Part Number
- 900-2G133-0000-000
- NVIDIA Part Number
- 900-2G133-0000-100
- NVIDIA Part Number
- 900-2G133-0100-030
- Board ID
- PG133C
Available from 6 Partners (11 products)
Dell
- Nvidia A40 48GB x16 PCI-e 300W DW FH/HL GPU
- W6GX6(part number)
- Dell Nvidia A40 GPU Accelerator 48GB
- M9WT5(part number)
- NVIDIA Ampere A40, PCIe, 300W, 48GB Passive, Double Wide, Full Height GPU
- 490-BGKE(part number)
- NVIDIA Ampere A40 GPU Accelerator
- 490-BGSJ(part number)
- Dell NVIDIA A40 GPU Accelerator
- 490-BGKG(part number)
- Dell NVIDIA A40 GPU Accelerator
- 699-2G133-0200-C00(part number)
HPE
- NVIDIA A40 48GB PCIe Non-CEC Accelerator for HPE
- R9S37C(part number)
Lenovo
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA A40 48GB PCIe 4.0 Passive GPU w/o CEC
- 4X67A72593(part number)
PNY
- PNY NVIDIA A40 48GB GDDR6 ECC Data Centre GPU
- TCSA40M-PB(sku)
Cisco
- Cisco NVIDIA Tesla A40 Graphic Card 48GB
- UCSC-GPU-A40(part number)
Advantech
- Tesla A40 48GB PCIe DSFH w/ATX BKT
- SKY-TESL-A40-48P(part number)
References
- https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/a40/
- https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/a40-pcie.c3700
- https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/tensor-cores/
- https://www.nextplatform.com/2021/04/15/nvidia-rounds-out-ampere-lineup-with-two-new-accelerators/
- https://www.hummingbirdnetworks.com/nvidia-tesla-a40-rtx-gpu-computing-processor-tesla-a40-rtx-48-gb-for-p-n-ucsc-c240-m6l-ch-ucsc-c240-m6s-ch-ucsc-c240-m6sn-ucsc-c240-m6sx-rf-ucsc-gpu-a40
- https://www.redcorp.com/en/product/servers-miscellaneous-accessories/lenovo/thinksystem-nvidia-a40-48gb-pci-e-gen4-passive-gpu-4x67a72593/m852qy81
- https://www.nvidia.com/content/dam/en-zz/Solutions/Data-Center/a40/NVIDIA%20A40%20Product%20Brief.pdf
- https://pcserverandparts.com/nvidia-a40-gpu-accelerator-48gb-gddr6-tesla-ampere-used-pg133c-900-2g133-0000-000-699-2g133-0200-c00/
- https://www.acmemicro.com/Product/17961/NVIDIA-900-2G133-0000-000-Ampere-A40-48GB-GDDR6-w-ECC---Dual-Slot---PCIe-4-0-Graphic-Card----Passive-Cooling
- https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/nvidia-ampere-a40-pcie-300w-48gb-passive-double-wide-full-height-gpu/apd/490-bgke/graphic-video-cards
- https://www.expresscomputersystems.com/products/nvidia-a40-48gb-gpu-noncec-accelerator-r9s37c
- https://buy.hpe.com/us/en/options/server-accelerators/computational-graphics-accelerators-for-servers/computational-graphics-accelerators-for-proliant-servers/nvidia-a40-48gb-pcie-non-cec-accelerator-for-hpe/p/r9s37c
- https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1773-thinksystem-nvidia-a40-48gb-pcie-gen4-passive-gpu
- https://www.pny.com/file%20library/company/support/product%20brochures/nvidia%20data%20center%20gpus/nvidia-a40-datasheet.pdf
- https://www.scan.co.uk/products/48gb-pny-nvidia-telsa-a40-card-pcie-40-x16-ampere-10752-core-gddr6-w-ecc-passive
- https://www.expresscomputersystems.com/products/cisco-nvidia-tesla-a40-dw-ucsc-gpu-a40
- https://www.advantech.com/en-us/products/8d6a8886-b57e-493f-87c8-6f1e02d0608a/sky-tesl-a40-48p/mod_458ee4c5-1c38-4ed7-80e6-b246c54d373f
- https://www.ebay.com/p/17053130735
Notes
- Estimated MSRP of $27,500 USD for the NVIDIA A40 based on OEM list prices. NVIDIA does not publish official MSRP for data center GPUs. OEM list prices corroborated by 2 independent sources: Cisco UCSC-GPU-A40 has list price of $27,561.22 per Hummingbird Networks, and Lenovo ThinkSystem A40 (4X67A72593) is listed at €26,526.32 (~$28,500 USD) per Redcorp. Note: Current market/resale prices (~$5,500) are significantly lower due to depreciation but do not reflect original launch list pricing.
- NVIDIA part number 900-2G133-0000-000 is the primary NVPN. Sourced from multiple vendor listings including acmemicro.com, serversupply.com, and pcserverandparts.com
- NVIDIA part number 900-2G133-0000-100 sourced from wiredzone.com (Leadtek variant)
- NVIDIA part number 900-2G133-0100-030 sourced from eBay listing for Dell M9WT5 variant
- Board ID PG133C sourced from multiple vendor listings including pcserverandparts.com, ebay.com, and harddiskdirect.com
- Dell part number W6GX6 sourced from expresscomputersystems.com
- Dell part number M9WT5 sourced from expresscomputersystems.com and eBay listings
- Dell part number 490-BGKE sourced from Dell official website (dell.com) and multiple reseller listings
- Dell part number 490-BGSJ sourced from itcreations.com
- Dell part number 490-BGKG sourced from itcreations.com
- Dell OEM part number 699-2G133-0200-C00 sourced from pcserverandparts.com and marigoldsystems.com
- HPE part number R9S37C sourced from HPE official store (buy.hpe.com) and expresscomputersystems.com
- Lenovo part number 4X67A72593 sourced from Lenovo Press Product Guide (lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1773) and redcorp.com
- PNY SKU TCSA40M-PB sourced from PNY datasheet, scan.co.uk, and novatech.co.uk
- Cisco part number UCSC-GPU-A40 sourced from Cisco official documentation and expresscomputersystems.com
- Advantech part number SKY-TESL-A40-48P sourced from Advantech official website (advantech.com) and westercom.eu