Nvidia A10 vs Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada

Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada wins twice: it rents for 1.3x less per hour and still buys 1.1x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU1.2x on the Nvidia A10
Memory bandwidth1.7x on the Nvidia A10
FP16 / BF16 dense1.2x on the Nvidia A10
Board power1.2x on the Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada

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 4000 Ada
Cheapest listed $0.20 $0.16
Median across providers $0.24 $0.19
Most expensive listed $1.29 $0.79
Providers 3 4
Reporting stock 1 2
One month, 730 hours $146 $117

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A10 or the Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A10 starts at $0.20 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada at $0.16. Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada wins twice: it rents for 1.3x less per hour and still buys 1.1x 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 4000 Ada: 2 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.19 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A10: $146 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada: $117 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.