NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe
$12,000 – $15,000
Enterprise-grade AI accelerator for large-scale training and inference. 80GB HBM2e memory runs the largest open-source models without quantization.
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Specifications
| VRAM | 80GB HBM2e |
| Tensor Cores | 432 (3rd Gen) |
| Memory Bandwidth | 2,039 GB/s |
| TDP | 300W |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
Pros
- Industry-leading AI performance
- 80GB HBM2e for massive models
- Multi-instance GPU (MIG) support
Cons
- Very expensive upfront cost
- Requires enterprise cooling
- Overkill for small-scale operations
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