2025 NVIDIA GPU Roundup

2025 NVIDIA GPU Roundup
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Here is a roundup of the latest NVIDIA GPUs.

Related entries:https://blog.qualiteg.com/nvidia-gpu-capability-level/

SM_120 (Blackwell)

GeForce

Product Name CUDA Cores VRAM Release Year PCIe Version Cooling Power (Max/TDP)
GeForce RTX 5090 21,760 32GB GDDR7 2025 PCIe Gen5 2-slot (internal exhaust) -
GeForce RTX 5080 10,752 16GB GDDR7 2025 PCIe Gen5 2-slot (internal exhaust) -
GeForce RTX 5070 - 12GB GDDR7 2025 PCIe Gen5 2-slot (internal exhaust) -
GeForce RTX 5060 - 8GB/16GB GDDR7 2025 PCIe Gen5 2-slot (internal exhaust) -

SM_100 (Blackwell)

Data Center / Professional

Product Name CUDA Cores VRAM Release Year PCIe Version Cooling Power (Max/TDP)
NVIDIA B100 16,896 Up to 192GB Announced in 2024 PCIe Gen6: 256GB/s Passive -
NVIDIA B200 33,792 (16,896 × 2) Up to 192GB Announced in 2024 PCIe Gen6: 256GB/s Passive -
NVIDIA GB200 Grace Blackwell Superchip 67,584 (33,792 × 2) Up to 384GB Announced in 2024 - Passive -

SM_90 (Hopper)

Data Center / Professional

Product Name CUDA Cores VRAM Release Year PCIe Version Cooling Power (Max/TDP)
NVIDIA H100 16,896 (SXM5) 80GB HBM3 2022 PCIe 5.0 x16 Passive cooler SXM5: up to ~700W (PCIe: TDP ~350W)
NVIDIA H100 NVL - 188GB HBM3 around 2023 PCIe Gen5 128GB/s Passive -
NVIDIA H200 - 141GB HBM3e Announced in 2023 PCIe Gen5 128GB/s Passive -
NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip - 96GB HBM3/144GB HBM3e around 2023 - Passive / liquid-cooled -

SM_89 (Ada Lovelace)

Data Center / Professional

Product Name CUDA Cores VRAM Release Year PCIe Version Cooling Power (Max/TDP)
NVIDIA L4 7,424 24GB GDDR6 Early 2023 PCIe 4.0 x16 Passive TDP 72W
NVIDIA L40 18,176 48GB GDDR6 ECC Late 2022 PCIe 4.0 x16 Passive cooler 300W (reportedly configurable up to 320W)
NVIDIA L40S 18,176 48GB GDDR6 ECC around 2023 PCIe 4.0 x16 Passive Up to ~300-320W?
RTX 6000 Ada Generation 18,176 48GB GDDR6 ECC Late 2022 PCIe 4.0 x16 Blower fan (rear exhaust) TDP 300W
RTX 5000 Ada 12,800 32GB GDDR6 ECC 2023-2024 PCIe 4.0 x16 Active (rear exhaust) TDP 250W
RTX 4500 Ada 7,680 24GB GDDR6 ECC 2023-2024 PCIe 4.0 x16 Active (rear exhaust) TDP 210W
RTX 4000 Ada 6,144 20GB GDDR6 ECC 2023-2024 PCIe 4.0 x16 Active (single slot) TDP 130W
RTX 2000 Ada 2,816 16GB GDDR6 ECC 2023-2024 PCIe 4.0 x16 Active TDP 70W

GeForce

Product Name CUDA Cores VRAM Release Year PCIe Version Cooling Power (Max/TDP)
GeForce RTX 4090 16,384 24GB GDDR6X Oct 2022 PCIe 4.0 x16 Dual axial fans (internal exhaust) TDP 450W
GeForce RTX 4080 9,728 16GB GDDR6X Nov 2022 PCIe 4.0 x16 Dual axial fans (internal exhaust) TDP 320W
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 7,680 12GB GDDR6X Jan 2023 PCIe 4.0 x16 Dual axial fans (internal exhaust) TDP 285W
GeForce RTX 4070 5,888 12GB GDDR6X Apr 2023 PCIe 4.0 x16 Dual axial fans (internal exhaust) TDP 200W
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 4,352 8GB/16GB GDDR6 May/Jul 2023 PCIe 4.0 x8 Dual axial fans (internal exhaust) TDP 160W
GeForce RTX 4060 3,072 8GB GDDR6 Jun 2023 PCIe 4.0 x8 Dual axial fans (internal exhaust) TDP 115W
GeForce RTX 4050 - 6GB GDDR6 Not officially announced - - -

SM_86 / SM_87 (Ampere)

Data Center / Professional

Product Name CUDA Cores VRAM Release Year PCIe Version Cooling Power (Max/TDP)
NVIDIA A100 6,912 40GB/80GB HBM2(e) 2020 PCIe 4.0 x16 Passive SXM4 400W, PCIe 250W
NVIDIA A100X - 80GB HBM2e 2021-2022 PCIe Gen4 Passive -
NVIDIA A30 3,584 24GB HBM2 2021 PCIe 4.0 x16 Passive (2-slot) TDP 165W
NVIDIA A30X - 24GB HBM2e 2021-2022 PCIe Gen4 Passive -
NVIDIA A40 10,752 48GB GDDR6 ECC around 2020-2021 PCIe 4.0 x16 Blower fan / passive 300W
NVIDIA A10 9,216 24GB GDDR6 2021 PCIe 4.0 x16 Passive / blower (rear exhaust) 150W
NVIDIA A16 (per GPU) 1,280 x4 64GB GDDR6 (16GB x4) 2021 PCIe 4.0 x16 Passive (multi-GPU board) 250W
NVIDIA A2 Tensor Core 1,280 16GB GDDR6 2021 PCIe 4.0 x8 Compact passive 60W
NVIDIA A800 40GB (China market) 6,912 40GB HBM2 around 2022 PCIe 4.0 x16 Passive 250W (est., on par with A100 40GB)
NVIDIA RTX A6000 10,752 48GB GDDR6 ECC around 2020-2021 PCIe 4.0 x16 Active 300W
NVIDIA RTX A5500 10,240 24GB GDDR6 2021-2022 PCIe 4.0 x16 Active 230W
NVIDIA RTX A4500 7,168 20GB GDDR6 2021-2022 PCIe 4.0 x16 Active 200W
NVIDIA RTX A4000 6,144 16GB GDDR6 ECC 2021 PCIe 4.0 x16 Single blower fan (rear exhaust) 140W
NVIDIA RTX A2000 3,328 12GB GDDR6 2021 PCIe 4.0 x16 Active (compact) 70W

GeForce

Product Name CUDA Cores VRAM Release Year PCIe Version Cooling Power (Max/TDP)
GeForce RTX 3090 10,496 24GB GDDR6X Sep 2020 PCIe 4.0 x16 2 fans (internal exhaust) TDP 350W
GeForce RTX 3080 8,704 10GB/12GB GDDR6X Sep 2020 / Jan 2022 PCIe 4.0 x16 2 fans (internal exhaust) TDP 320W (12GB version: 350W)
GeForce RTX 3070 5,888 8GB GDDR6 Oct 2020 PCIe 4.0 x16 2 fans (internal exhaust) TDP 220W
GeForce RTX 3060 3,584 12GB GDDR6 Feb 2021 PCIe 4.0 x16 2 fans (internal exhaust) TDP 170W
GeForce RTX 3050 2,560 8GB GDDR6 Jan 2022 PCIe 4.0 x8 2 fans (internal exhaust) TDP 130W

SM_75 (Turing)

Data Center / Professional

Product Name CUDA Cores VRAM Release Year PCIe Version Cooling Power (Max/TDP)
Quadro RTX 8000 4,608 48GB GDDR6 Late 2018 PCIe 3.0 x16 Blower fan (rear exhaust) TDP 295W
Quadro RTX 6000 4,608 24GB GDDR6 Late 2018 PCIe 3.0 x16 Blower fan (rear exhaust) TDP 250W
Quadro RTX 5000 3,072 16GB GDDR6 2019 PCIe 3.0 x16 Blower fan (rear exhaust) TDP 265W
Quadro RTX 4000 2,304 8GB GDDR6 Late 2018 PCIe 3.0 x16 Single fan (axial) TDP 160W
T4 2,560 16GB GDDR6 2018 PCIe 3.0 x16 Passive (half-height) 70W

GeForce

Product Name CUDA Cores VRAM Release Year PCIe Version Cooling Power (Max/TDP)
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 4,352 11GB GDDR6 Sep 2018 PCIe 3.0 x16 Dual fans (internal exhaust) TDP 250W
GeForce RTX 2070 2,304 8GB GDDR6 Oct 2018 PCIe 3.0 x16 Dual fans (internal exhaust) TDP 175W
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 1,536 6GB GDDR6 Feb 2019 PCIe 3.0 x16 (No FE; AIB only) TDP 120W

SM_70 / SM_72 (Volta)

Data Center / Professional

Product Name CUDA Cores VRAM Release Year PCIe Version Cooling Power (Max/TDP)
Tesla V100 5,120 16GB/32GB HBM2 2017 PCIe 3.0 x16 Passive (for servers) SXM2 300W, PCIe 250W
Quadro GV100 5,120 32GB HBM2 2018 PCIe 3.0 x16 Blower fan (rear exhaust) 250W
Titan V 5,120 12GB HBM2 2017 PCIe 3.0 x16 Blower (rear exhaust) 250W
Xavier NX (SoC) 384 8GB LPDDR4x around 2019-2020 - (SoC) - (embedded) 10-15W (15W max mode)

SM_60 / SM_61 / SM_62 (Pascal)

Data Center / Professional

Product Name CUDA Cores VRAM Release Year PCIe Version Cooling Power (Max/TDP)
Tesla P100 3,584 12GB/16GB HBM2 2016 PCIe 3.0 x16 Passive (for servers) SXM2 300W, PCIe 250W
Quadro GP100 3,584 16GB HBM2 2017 PCIe 3.0 x16 Blower fan (rear exhaust) 235W

GeForce

Product Name CUDA Cores VRAM Release Year PCIe Version Cooling Power (Max/TDP)
GeForce GTX 1080 2,560 8GB GDDR5X May 2016 PCIe 3.0 x16 Blower fan (rear exhaust) TDP 180W
GeForce GTX 1070 1,920 8GB GDDR5 Jun 2016 PCIe 3.0 x16 Blower fan (rear exhaust) TDP 150W
GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) 1,280 (6GB) / 1,152 (3GB) 3GB/6GB GDDR5 Jul-Aug 2016 PCIe 3.0 x16 Blower fan (rear exhaust) TDP 120W (6GB)
GeForce GTX 1050 640 2GB/3GB GDDR5 Oct 2016 PCIe 3.0 x16 (No FE; AIB partners) ~75W (TDP around 75W)
GeForce GTX 1030 384 2GB GDDR5 May 2017 PCIe 3.0 x4/x8 Tiny fan / fanless TDP 30W
GeForce GT 1010 256 2GB GDDR5 around 2021-2022 PCIe 3.0 x4? (OEM) -
Titan Xp 3,840 12GB GDDR5X Apr 2017 PCIe 3.0 x16 Blower fan (rear exhaust) TDP 250W

SM_50 / SM_52 / SM_53 (Maxwell)

Data Center / Professional

Product Name CUDA Cores VRAM Release Year PCIe Version Cooling Power (Max/TDP)
Tesla M40 3,072 (GM200) 12GB GDDR5 2015 PCIe 3.0 x16 Passive (for servers) 250W
Tesla M60 (Dual) (per GPU) 2,048 x2 16GB total (8GB x2) 2015 PCIe 3.0 x16 Passive (dual-GPU board) 300W
Tesla M4 1,024 (GM206) 4GB GDDR5 2016 PCIe 3.0 x8 Passive (low profile) 50-75W (depending on config)
Quadro M6000 3,072 (GM200) 12GB/24GB GDDR5 2015 PCIe 3.0 x16 Blower fan (rear exhaust) 250W

GeForce

Product Name CUDA Cores VRAM Release Year PCIe Version Cooling Power (Max/TDP)
GeForce GTX 980 Ti 2,816 6GB GDDR5 Jun 2015 PCIe 3.0 x16 Blower fan (rear exhaust) TDP 250W
GeForce GTX Titan X (original Maxwell) 3,072 12GB GDDR5 Mar 2015 PCIe 3.0 x16 Blower fan (rear exhaust) TDP 250W
GeForce GTX 980 2,048 4GB GDDR5 Sep 2014 PCIe 3.0 x16 Blower fan (rear exhaust) TDP 165W
GeForce GTX 970 1,664 4GB GDDR5(3.5+0.5GB) Sep 2014 PCIe 3.0 x16 Blower fan (rear exhaust) TDP 145W

SM_35 / SM_37 (Kepler)

Data Center / Professional

Product Name CUDA Cores VRAM Release Year PCIe Version Cooling Power (Max/TDP)
Tesla K40 2,880 (GK110B) 12GB GDDR5 2013 PCIe 3.0 x16 Passive (for servers) TDP 235W
Tesla K80 (per GPU) 2,496 x2 (GK210) 24GB total (12GB x2) GDDR5 2014 PCIe 3.0 x16 Passive (dual-GPU board) 300W

SM_20 (Fermi)

GeForce

Product Name CUDA Cores VRAM Release Year PCIe Version Cooling Power (Max/TDP)
GTX 480 (GF100) 480 1.5GB GDDR5 2010 PCIe 2.0 x16 Blower fan (rear exhaust) TDP 250W
GTX 460 (GF104) 336 768MB/1GB 2010 PCIe 2.0 x16 Blower fan (rear exhaust) TDP 150-160W
GTX 580 (GF110) 512 1.5GB 2011 PCIe 2.0 x16 Blower fan (rear exhaust) TDP 244W
GT 630 (Fermi) 96 (GF108) 1-2GB 2012 PCIe 2.0 x16 Compact / fanless, etc. TDP ~65W (OEM)
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