Nvidia A100 vs Nvidia RTX PRO 4500

Nvidia A100 wins twice: it rents for 1.0x less per hour and still buys 1.5x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.5x on the Nvidia A100
Memory bandwidth2.2x on the Nvidia A100
FP16 / BF16 dense1.5x on the Nvidia A100
Board power1.5x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 4500

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 RTX PRO 4500
Cheapest listed $0.27 $0.27
Median across providers $1.38 $0.34
Most expensive listed $3.11 $0.40
Providers 12 3
Reporting stock 9 2
One month, 730 hours $195 $196

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A100 or the Nvidia RTX PRO 4500 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A100 starts at $0.27 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX PRO 4500 at $0.27. Nvidia A100 wins twice: it rents for 1.0x less per hour and still buys 1.5x 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 RTX PRO 4500: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.27 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A100: $195 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX PRO 4500: $196 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.