Nvidia A10 vs Nvidia A40

Nvidia A40 wins twice: it rents for 1.7x less per hour and still buys 2.0x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.0x on the Nvidia A40
Memory bandwidth1.2x on the Nvidia A40
FP16 / BF16 dense1.2x on the Nvidia A40
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 A40
Cheapest listed $0.20 $0.12
Median across providers $0.24 $0.73
Most expensive listed $1.29 $1.86
Providers 3 4
Reporting stock 1 2
One month, 730 hours $146 $88

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A10 or the Nvidia A40 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A10 starts at $0.20 per GPU hour and the Nvidia A40 at $0.12. Nvidia A40 wins twice: it rents for 1.7x less per hour and still buys 2.0x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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 A40: 2 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.35 at Runpod.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A10: $146 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia A40: $88 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.