NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super vs NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe wins 11 of 11 benchmarks, averaging 58.3% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Llama 3.1 8B, where NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe leads by 73% (93.62 vs 161.75 tok/s); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (30% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe runs 12 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 3, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super | NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 152.84 | 198.27 | -23% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 93.62 | 161.75 | -42% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 51.23 | 88.36 | -42% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 43.77 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 22.89 | n/a |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 0 | 9.3 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 3.964 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 1.843 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 1.54 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 0 | 8.51 | n/a |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0 | 0.61 | n/a |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super is faster on 0 of 1; NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe on 1.
| Workflow | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super | NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 19.5 min | 11.3 min | NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe 1.72x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super | NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12GB | 80GB |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere |
| Memory bandwidth | 504 GB/s | 1935 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,475 MHz | 1,410 MHz |
| TDP | 220 W | 300 W |
| Launch MSRP | $599 | $15,000 |
| Release | 2024-01-17 | 2021-06-28 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super or NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe?
- NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 11 of 11 benchmarks in our suite with an average 58.3% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super and NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super has 12GB VRAM and a 220W TDP, while NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe has 80GB VRAM and a 300W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super and NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe fits 8 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super. A model that exceeds VRAM doesn't run slower, it doesn't run at all, so the card that fits the model wins that workload outright.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super and NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe?
- Llama 3.1 8B: NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe leads by roughly 73% (93.62 vs 161.75 tok/s) in our testing.
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