Nvidia A30 vs Nvidia RTX 2060

Nvidia RTX 2060 rents for 2.5x less per hour, but Nvidia A30 buys 2.6x 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 GPU4.0x on the Nvidia A30
Memory bandwidth2.8x on the Nvidia A30
FP16 / BF16 dense6.4x on the Nvidia A30
Board power1.0x on the Nvidia RTX 2060

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 RTX 2060
Cheapest listed $0.10 $0.04
Median across providers $0.22 $0.04
Most expensive listed $0.35 $0.05
Providers 2 2
Reporting stock 0 1
One month, 730 hours $73 $29

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A30 or the Nvidia RTX 2060 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A30 starts at $0.10 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 2060 at $0.04. Nvidia RTX 2060 rents for 2.5x less per hour, but Nvidia A30 buys 2.6x 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 RTX 2060: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.05 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A30: $73 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 2060: $29 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.