Nvidia A100 vs Nvidia RTX A6000

Nvidia A100 wins twice: it rents for 1.2x less per hour and still buys 2.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU1.7x on the Nvidia A100
Memory bandwidth2.5x on the Nvidia A100
FP16 / BF16 dense2.0x on the Nvidia A100
GPU interconnect5.4x on the Nvidia A100
Board poweridentical

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 A100 Nvidia RTX A6000
Cheapest listed $0.27 $0.32
Median across providers $1.38 $0.57
Most expensive listed $3.11 $1.93
Providers 12 7
Reporting stock 9 4
One month, 730 hours $195 $234

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A100 or the Nvidia RTX A6000 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A100 starts at $0.27 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX A6000 at $0.32. Nvidia A100 wins twice: it rents for 1.2x less per hour and still buys 2.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A100: 9 of 12 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.27 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX A6000: 4 of 7 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.32 at Lium.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A100: $195 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX A6000: $234 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.