Nvidia A16 vs Nvidia A30

Nvidia A30 wins twice: it rents for 1.1x less per hour and still buys 10.0x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU1.5x on the Nvidia A30
Memory bandwidth4.7x on the Nvidia A30
FP16 / BF16 dense9.2x 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 A16 Nvidia A30
Cheapest listed $0.11 $0.10
Median across providers $0.31 $0.22
Most expensive listed $0.51 $0.35
Providers 2 2
Reporting stock 2 0
One month, 730 hours $79 $73

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A16 or the Nvidia A30 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A16 starts at $0.11 per GPU hour and the Nvidia A30 at $0.10. Nvidia A30 wins twice: it rents for 1.1x less per hour and still buys 10.0x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A16: 2 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.11 at Vast.ai. Nvidia A30: 0 of 2 providers report stock.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A16: $79 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia A30: $73 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.