Nvidia A100 vs Nvidia GH200

Nvidia A100 wins twice: it rents for 8.6x less per hour and still buys 2.7x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU1.2x on the Nvidia GH200
Memory bandwidth2.1x on the Nvidia GH200
FP16 / BF16 dense3.2x on the Nvidia GH200
GPU interconnect1.5x on the Nvidia GH200

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 GH200
Cheapest listed $0.27 $2.29
Median across providers $1.38 $3.26
Most expensive listed $3.11 $4.23
Providers 12 2
Reporting stock 9 0
One month, 730 hours $195 $1,672

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A100 or the Nvidia GH200 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A100 starts at $0.27 per GPU hour and the Nvidia GH200 at $2.29. Nvidia A100 wins twice: it rents for 8.6x less per hour and still buys 2.7x 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 GH200: 0 of 2 providers report stock.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A100: $195 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia GH200: $1,672 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.