Nvidia A100 vs Nvidia B300

Nvidia A100 wins twice: it rents for 22.0x less per hour and still buys 3.0x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU3.6x on the Nvidia B300
Memory bandwidth4.1x on the Nvidia B300
FP16 / BF16 dense7.2x on the Nvidia B300
GPU interconnect3.0x on the Nvidia B300
Board power3.7x 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 B300
Cheapest listed $0.27 $5.88
Median across providers $1.38 $7.71
Most expensive listed $3.11 $9.69
Providers 12 5
Reporting stock 9 3
One month, 730 hours $195 $4,292

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A100 or the Nvidia B300 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A100 starts at $0.27 per GPU hour and the Nvidia B300 at $5.88. Nvidia A100 wins twice: it rents for 22.0x less per hour and still buys 3.0x 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 B300: 3 of 5 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $5.88 at Lium.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A100: $195 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia B300: $4,292 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.