Nvidia A10 vs Nvidia RTX 3070

Nvidia RTX 3070 wins twice: it rents for 3.8x less per hour and still buys 1.2x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU3.0x on the Nvidia A10
Memory bandwidth1.3x on the Nvidia A10
FP16 / BF16 dense3.1x on the Nvidia A10
Board power1.5x on the Nvidia A10

Figures are the vendors' own published numbers, dense rates without sparsity. A bar is drawn only where both cards publish the same figure.

Price, side by side

Metric Nvidia A10 Nvidia RTX 3070
Cheapest listed $0.20 $0.05
Median across providers $0.24 $0.07
Most expensive listed $1.29 $0.13
Providers 3 3
Reporting stock 1 2
One month, 730 hours $146 $39

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A10 or the Nvidia RTX 3070 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A10 starts at $0.20 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 3070 at $0.05. Nvidia RTX 3070 wins twice: it rents for 3.8x less per hour and still buys 1.2x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A10: 1 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.24 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX 3070: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.05 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A10: $146 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 3070: $39 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.