Nvidia A30 vs Nvidia RTX 3080

Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 3.6x less per hour and still buys 1.3x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.4x on the Nvidia A30
Memory bandwidth1.2x on the Nvidia A30
FP16 / BF16 dense2.8x on the Nvidia A30
Board power1.9x 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 RTX 3080
Cheapest listed $0.10 $0.03
Median across providers $0.22 $0.09
Most expensive listed $0.35 $0.17
Providers 2 3
Reporting stock 0 2
One month, 730 hours $73 $20

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A30 or the Nvidia RTX 3080 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A30 starts at $0.10 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 3080 at $0.03. Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 3.6x less per hour and still buys 1.3x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A30: 0 of 2 providers report stock. Nvidia RTX 3080: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.03 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A30: $73 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 3080: $20 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.