Nvidia A30 vs Nvidia B300

Nvidia A30 wins twice: it rents for 58.8x less per hour and still buys 4.3x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU12.0x on the Nvidia B300
Memory bandwidth8.6x on the Nvidia B300
FP16 / BF16 dense13.6x on the Nvidia B300
Board power6.7x 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 B300
Cheapest listed $0.10 $5.88
Median across providers $0.22 $7.71
Most expensive listed $0.35 $9.69
Providers 2 5
Reporting stock 0 3
One month, 730 hours $73 $4,292

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A30 or the Nvidia B300 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A30 starts at $0.10 per GPU hour and the Nvidia B300 at $5.88. Nvidia A30 wins twice: it rents for 58.8x less per hour and still buys 4.3x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A30: 0 of 2 providers report stock. Nvidia B300: 3 of 5 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $5.88 at Lium.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A30: $73 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia B300: $4,292 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.