Nvidia A16 vs Nvidia RTX 2080

Nvidia A16 rents for 1.1x less per hour, but Nvidia RTX 2080 buys 2.0x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.0x on the Nvidia A16
Memory bandwidth2.2x on the Nvidia RTX 2080
FP16 / BF16 dense2.3x on the Nvidia RTX 2080

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 RTX 2080
Cheapest listed $0.11 $0.12
Median across providers $0.31 $0.43
Most expensive listed $0.51 $0.74
Providers 2 2
Reporting stock 2 1
One month, 730 hours $79 $89

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A16 or the Nvidia RTX 2080 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A16 starts at $0.11 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 2080 at $0.12. Nvidia A16 rents for 1.1x less per hour, but Nvidia RTX 2080 buys 2.0x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

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 RTX 2080: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.12 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A16: $79 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 2080: $89 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.