Nvidia A100 vs Nvidia A30

Nvidia A30 wins twice: it rents for 2.7x less per hour and still buys 1.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU3.3x on the Nvidia A100
Memory bandwidth2.1x on the Nvidia A100
FP16 / BF16 dense1.9x on the Nvidia A100
Board power1.8x on the Nvidia A30

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 A100 Nvidia A30
Cheapest listed $0.27 $0.10
Median across providers $1.38 $0.22
Most expensive listed $3.11 $0.35
Providers 12 2
Reporting stock 9 0
One month, 730 hours $195 $73

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A100 or the Nvidia A30 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A100 starts at $0.27 per GPU hour and the Nvidia A30 at $0.10. Nvidia A30 wins twice: it rents for 2.7x less per hour and still buys 1.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A100: 9 of 12 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.27 at Vast.ai. Nvidia A30: 0 of 2 providers report stock.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A100: $195 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia A30: $73 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.