Nvidia A30 vs Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti

Nvidia A30 wins twice: it rents for 1.0x less per hour and still buys 2.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.0x on the Nvidia A30
Memory bandwidth1.0x on the Nvidia A30
FP16 / BF16 dense2.4x on the Nvidia A30
Board power2.1x 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 RTX 3080 Ti
Cheapest listed $0.10 $0.10
Median across providers $0.22 $0.14
Most expensive listed $0.35 $0.18
Providers 2 2
Reporting stock 0 1
One month, 730 hours $73 $73

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A30 or the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A30 starts at $0.10 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti at $0.10. Nvidia A30 wins twice: it rents for 1.0x less per hour and still buys 2.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A30: 0 of 2 providers report stock. 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 A30: $73 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti: $73 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.