Nvidia A30 vs Nvidia H200

Nvidia A30 rents for 5.0x less per hour, but Nvidia H200 buys 1.2x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU5.9x on the Nvidia H200
Memory bandwidth5.1x on the Nvidia H200
FP16 / BF16 dense6.0x on the Nvidia H200
Board power4.2x on the Nvidia A30

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 A30 Nvidia H200
Cheapest listed $0.10 $0.50
Median across providers $0.22 $2.67
Most expensive listed $0.35 $4.52
Providers 2 10
Reporting stock 0 3
One month, 730 hours $73 $365

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A30 or the Nvidia H200 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A30 starts at $0.10 per GPU hour and the Nvidia H200 at $0.50. Nvidia A30 rents for 5.0x less per hour, but Nvidia H200 buys 1.2x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A30: 0 of 2 providers report stock. Nvidia H200: 3 of 10 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.50 at Runpod.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A30: $73 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia H200: $365 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.