Nvidia A100 vs Nvidia B200

Nvidia A100 wins twice: it rents for 14.0x less per hour and still buys 1.9x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.3x on the Nvidia B200
Memory bandwidth4.0x on the Nvidia B200
FP16 / BF16 dense7.2x on the Nvidia B200
GPU interconnect3.0x on the Nvidia B200
Board power3.3x on the Nvidia A100

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 B200
Cheapest listed $0.27 $3.74
Median across providers $1.38 $5.31
Most expensive listed $3.11 $6.69
Providers 12 7
Reporting stock 9 3
One month, 730 hours $195 $2,730

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A100 or the Nvidia B200 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A100 starts at $0.27 per GPU hour and the Nvidia B200 at $3.74. Nvidia A100 wins twice: it rents for 14.0x less per hour and still buys 1.9x 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 B200: 3 of 7 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $4.25 at Lium.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A100: $195 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia B200: $2,730 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.