Nvidia A10 vs Nvidia RTX 3090

Nvidia RTX 3090 wins twice: it rents for 2.9x less per hour and still buys 1.7x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPUidentical
Memory bandwidth1.6x on the Nvidia RTX 3090
FP16 / BF16 dense1.8x on the Nvidia A10
Board power2.3x 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 RTX 3090
Cheapest listed $0.20 $0.07
Median across providers $0.24 $0.16
Most expensive listed $1.29 $0.22
Providers 3 3
Reporting stock 1 3
One month, 730 hours $146 $49

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A10 or the Nvidia RTX 3090 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A10 starts at $0.20 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 3090 at $0.07. Nvidia RTX 3090 wins twice: it rents for 2.9x less per hour and still buys 1.7x 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 RTX 3090: 3 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.07 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A10: $146 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 3090: $49 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.