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.

Strengths

  • Excellent tensor core count (top 15% of GPUs)
  • Excellent memory capacity (top 3% of GPUs)

Specifications for NVIDIA A40

SpecificationPerformance Ranking
FP32 TFLOPs
68th @ 37.4 TFLOPs (Mid Tier)(Mid)
FP16 TFLOPs
26th @ 37.4 TFLOPs (Entry Tier)(Entry)
Tensor Core Count
85th @ 336 Cores (Top Tier)(Top)
Memory Capacity (GB)
97th @ 48 GB (Top Tier)(Top)
Memory Bandwidth (GB/s)
69th @ 696 GB/s (Mid Tier)(Mid)
Int8 TOPs
69th @ 299.3 TOPs (Mid Tier)(Mid)

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Price History

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

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. NVIDIA part number 900-2G133-0000-000 is the primary NVPN. Sourced from multiple vendor listings including acmemicro.com, serversupply.com, and pcserverandparts.com
  3. NVIDIA part number 900-2G133-0000-100 sourced from wiredzone.com (Leadtek variant)
  4. NVIDIA part number 900-2G133-0100-030 sourced from eBay listing for Dell M9WT5 variant
  5. Board ID PG133C sourced from multiple vendor listings including pcserverandparts.com, ebay.com, and harddiskdirect.com
  6. Dell part number W6GX6 sourced from expresscomputersystems.com
  7. Dell part number M9WT5 sourced from expresscomputersystems.com and eBay listings
  8. Dell part number 490-BGKE sourced from Dell official website (dell.com) and multiple reseller listings
  9. Dell part number 490-BGSJ sourced from itcreations.com
  10. Dell part number 490-BGKG sourced from itcreations.com
  11. Dell OEM part number 699-2G133-0200-C00 sourced from pcserverandparts.com and marigoldsystems.com
  12. HPE part number R9S37C sourced from HPE official store (buy.hpe.com) and expresscomputersystems.com
  13. Lenovo part number 4X67A72593 sourced from Lenovo Press Product Guide (lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1773) and redcorp.com
  14. PNY SKU TCSA40M-PB sourced from PNY datasheet, scan.co.uk, and novatech.co.uk
  15. Cisco part number UCSC-GPU-A40 sourced from Cisco official documentation and expresscomputersystems.com
  16. Advantech part number SKY-TESL-A40-48P sourced from Advantech official website (advantech.com) and westercom.eu