Nvidia A30 vs Nvidia H100

Nvidia A30 wins twice: it rents for 11.1x less per hour and still buys 1.9x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU3.3x on the Nvidia H100
Memory bandwidth3.6x on the Nvidia H100
FP16 / BF16 dense6.0x on the Nvidia H100
Board power4.2x 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 H100
Cheapest listed $0.10 $1.11
Median across providers $0.22 $2.49
Most expensive listed $0.35 $5.99
Providers 2 16
Reporting stock 0 8
One month, 730 hours $73 $810

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A30 or the Nvidia H100 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A30 starts at $0.10 per GPU hour and the Nvidia H100 at $1.11. Nvidia A30 wins twice: it rents for 11.1x less per hour and still buys 1.9x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A30: 0 of 2 providers report stock. Nvidia H100: 8 of 16 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $1.11 at Lium.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A30: $73 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia H100: $810 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.