Nvidia A30 vs Nvidia A4500

Nvidia A30 wins twice: it rents for 1.3x less per hour and still buys 2.3x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU1.2x on the Nvidia A30
Memory bandwidth1.5x on the Nvidia A30
FP16 / BF16 dense1.7x on the Nvidia A30
Board power1.2x 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 A30 Nvidia A4500
Cheapest listed $0.10 $0.13
Median across providers $0.22 $0.16
Most expensive listed $0.35 $0.19
Providers 2 2
Reporting stock 0 1
One month, 730 hours $73 $95

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A30 or the Nvidia A4500 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A30 starts at $0.10 per GPU hour and the Nvidia A4500 at $0.13. Nvidia A30 wins twice: it rents for 1.3x less per hour and still buys 2.3x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A30: 0 of 2 providers report stock. Nvidia A4500: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.19 at Runpod.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A30: $73 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia A4500: $95 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.