RTX A2000 GPU arrives on desktops for ray tracing and AI
The compact, power-efficient design makes the RTX A2000 GPU suitable for desktop PCs, says Nvidia. The RTX technology has powerful real time ray tracing and AI acceleration capabilities to accelerate design and visualisation workflows for complex tasks, like designing airplanes and automobiles, as well as visual effects in movies and large scale architectural design.
The Nvidia RTX A2000 is the company’s most compact, power-efficient GPU and designed for standard and small form factor workstations, bringing RTX accessibility to more users.
The RTX A2000 allows designers to develop photorealistic renderings, build physically accurate simulations and use AI-accelerated tools, says Nvidia. Artists can create 3D worlds, architects can design and virtually explore the next generation of smart buildings and homes, and engineers can create energy-efficient and autonomous vehicles, proposes the company.
The GPU has 6Gbyte of memory capacity with error correction code (ECC) to maintain data integrity for uncompromised computing accuracy and reliability. It also combines the latest RT (ray tracing), Tensor and Cuda cores.
Nvidia RTX technology powers Omniverse, a collaboration and simulation platform that enables teams to iterate together on a single 3D design in real time while working across different software applications.
The second generation RT cores provide real-time ray tracing up to five times the rendering performance from the previous generation with RTX on.
The third generation Tensor cores enable AI-augmented tools and applications and the Cuda cores provide up to two times the FP32 throughput of the previous generation for “significant increases in graphics and compute workloads”.
There is also PCIe Gen 4 to double the throughput with more than 40 per cent bandwidth improvement from the previous generation for accelerating data paths in and out of the GPU.
The Nvidia RTX A2000 desktop GPU will be available in workstations from manufacturers including Asus, BoxxTechnologies, Dell Technologies, HP and Lenovo as well as Nvidia’s global distribution partners from October.
Pictured: A building model in Autodesk Revit with point cloud data. Image courtesy of Gilbane Building Company.
