Nvidia A10 vs Nvidia A100

Nvidia A10 rents for 1.3x less per hour, but Nvidia A100 buys 1.9x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU3.3x on the Nvidia A100
Memory bandwidth3.2x on the Nvidia A100
FP16 / BF16 dense2.5x on the Nvidia A100
Board power2.0x on the Nvidia A10

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 A10 Nvidia A100
Cheapest listed $0.20 $0.27
Median across providers $0.24 $1.38
Most expensive listed $1.29 $3.11
Providers 3 12
Reporting stock 1 9
One month, 730 hours $146 $195

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A10 or the Nvidia A100 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A10 starts at $0.20 per GPU hour and the Nvidia A100 at $0.27. Nvidia A10 rents for 1.3x less per hour, but Nvidia A100 buys 1.9x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A10: 1 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.24 at Vast.ai. Nvidia A100: 9 of 12 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.27 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A10: $146 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia A100: $195 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.