NVIDIA Launches RTX A4500 20 GB & A2000 12 GB Workstation Ampere Graphics Cards

NVIDIA has launched two new entries in its Ampere workstation lineup, the RTX A4500 20 GB and the RTX A2000 12 GB graphics cards. Both cards are aimed at a different set of workloads & come equipped with the latest Ampere architecture for faster content creation, AI, & scientific use cases.

NVIDIA’s RTX A4500 20 GB & RTX A2000 12 GB Ampere Workstation Graphics Cards Launched

The NVIDIA RTX Ampere Workstation graphics card lineup now consists of six options that users can select from. The two new entrants are positioned in the high-end and entry-level segments.

NVIDIA RTX A4500 20 GB Specifications

Starting with the NVIDIA RTX A4500, the graphics card rocks 7168 CUDA Cores in a total of 56 SMs that are enabled on the GA102 GPU. The core count makes the Ampere GPU featured on the RTX A4500 the most cut-down workstation configuration of the GA102 GPU (with just 66% active cores). Other specifications include 224 Tensor units, 56 RT cores, and a core clock of up to 1.63 GHz. The card features 20 GB of GDDR6 memory that operates across a 320-bit bus interface at pin speeds of up to 16 Gbps, providing the GPU with 640 GB/s of bandwidth. The TDP of the card is rated at 200W.

As for performance, the NVIDIA RTX A4500 offers up to 23.7 TFLOPs FP32, 46.2 TFLOPs RT &182.2 TFLOPs of Tensor performance. The card rocks 4 DisplayPort 1.4 outputs and comes in a dual-slot configuration with an active cooling solution, Power is provided by a single 8-pin connector. NVIDIA also features an NVLINK interconnect on the A4500 which allows for up to two cards to run parallel with a combined memory of 40 GB.

NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB Specifications

In addition to the higher-end option, NVIDIA is also offering an upgraded variant of its RTX A2000 graphics card which now rocks twice the memory capacity. The rest of the specs remain the same as the original variant.

The NVIDIA RTX A2000 features the Ampere GPU architecture. In terms of specifications, the RTX A2000 rocks the GA106 GPU which is equipped with 3328 CUDA cores, 104 Tensor cores, and 26 RT cores, all of which offer a nice performance bump over the previous generation offerings. The GPU performance is rated at 8 TFLOPs FP32, 15.6 TFLOPs RT and 63.9 TFLOPs Tensor. The memory is a 192-bit bus design with the chips operating at 12 Gbps pin speeds for an effective 288 GB/s of total bandwidth.

The RTX A2000 itself comes in a small form factor design, featuring a half-height and half-length board. The card even has a small blower type-fan on the shroud. Since this is a 70W TDP card, there are no power connectors. It’s a simple plug-and-use card that offers great efficiency in a compact design. There are four Mini DisplayPorts (1.4) near the rear panel IO shroud which also comes with a small vent to exhaust hot air out.

NVIDIA Ampere Workstation Graphics Cards:

Graphics Card	NVIDIA RTX A2000	NVIDIA RTX A4000	NVIDIA RTX A4500	NVIDIA RTX A5000	NVIDIA RTX A5500	NVIDIA RTX A6000
GPU	Ampere GA106 GPU	Ampere GA104 GPU	Ampere GPU (TBD)	Ampere GA102 GPU	Ampere GA102 GPU	Ampere GA102 GPU
GPU Process	Samsung 8nm	Samsung 8nm	Samsung 8nm	Samsung 8nm	Samsung 8nm	Samsung 8nm
Die Size	276 mm²	392.5 mm²	TBD	628mm²	TBD	628mm²
GPU Cores	3328	6144	7168	8192	TBD	10752
Tensor Cores	104	192	224	256	TBD	336
Boost Clock	~1200 MHz?	1536 MHz	TBD	1697 MHz	TBD	1455 MHz
Single Precision	8.0 TFLOPs	19.2 TFLOPs	TBD	27.8 TFLOPs	TBD	31.2 TFLOPs
VRAM	6 GB GDDR6	16 GB GDDR6	20 GB GDDR6	24 GB GDDR6	32 GB GDDR6?	48 GB GDDR6
NVLINK VRAM	N/A	N/A	N/A	48 GB GDDR6	64 GB GDDR6?	96 GB GDDR6
Memory Bus	192-bit	256-bit	320-bit	384-bit	384-bit	384-bit
Memory Bandwidth	228 GB/s	448 GB/s	TBD	768 GB/s	TBD	768 GB/s
TDP	70W	140W	~200W	230W	~250W	300W
Launch Price	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	$4650 US
Launch Date	October. 2021	April, 2021	Q4 2021?	April, 2021	Q4 2021?	December, 2020

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