Nvidia A16 vs Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti

Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti wins twice: it rents for 1.1x less per hour and still buys 4.1x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU1.3x on the Nvidia A16
Memory bandwidth4.6x on the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti
FP16 / BF16 dense3.8x on the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti

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 3080 Ti
Cheapest listed $0.11 $0.10
Median across providers $0.31 $0.14
Most expensive listed $0.51 $0.18
Providers 2 2
Reporting stock 2 1
One month, 730 hours $79 $73

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A16 or the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A16 starts at $0.11 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti at $0.10. Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti wins twice: it rents for 1.1x less per hour and still buys 4.1x 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 RTX 3080 Ti: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.18 at Runpod.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A16: $79 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti: $73 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.