Nvidia A10 vs Nvidia H100

Nvidia A10 rents for 5.5x less per hour, but Nvidia H100 buys 1.4x 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 H100
Memory bandwidth5.6x on the Nvidia H100
FP16 / BF16 dense7.9x on the Nvidia H100
Board power4.7x 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 H100
Cheapest listed $0.20 $1.11
Median across providers $0.24 $2.49
Most expensive listed $1.29 $5.99
Providers 3 16
Reporting stock 1 8
One month, 730 hours $146 $810

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A10 or the Nvidia H100 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A10 starts at $0.20 per GPU hour and the Nvidia H100 at $1.11. Nvidia A10 rents for 5.5x less per hour, but Nvidia H100 buys 1.4x 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 H100: 8 of 16 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $1.11 at Lium.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A10: $146 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia H100: $810 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.