Nvidia A40 vs Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada

Nvidia A40 wins twice: it rents for 1.3x 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 GPU2.4x on the Nvidia A40
Memory bandwidth1.9x on the Nvidia A40
FP16 / BF16 dense1.4x on the Nvidia A40
Board power2.3x on the Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada

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 A40 Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada
Cheapest listed $0.12 $0.16
Median across providers $0.73 $0.19
Most expensive listed $1.86 $0.79
Providers 4 4
Reporting stock 2 2
One month, 730 hours $88 $117

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A40 or the Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A40 starts at $0.12 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada at $0.16. Nvidia A40 wins twice: it rents for 1.3x less per hour and still buys 1.9x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A40: 2 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.35 at Runpod. Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada: 2 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.19 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A40: $88 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada: $117 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.