Nvidia A4000 vs Nvidia RTX 2080

Nvidia A4000 wins twice: it rents for 1.0x less per hour and still buys 1.9x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.0x on the Nvidia A4000
Memory bandwidthidentical
FP16 / BF16 dense1.9x on the Nvidia A4000
Board power1.5x on the Nvidia A4000

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 A4000 Nvidia RTX 2080
Cheapest listed $0.12 $0.12
Median across providers $0.16 $0.43
Most expensive listed $0.80 $0.74
Providers 4 2
Reporting stock 2 1
One month, 730 hours $88 $89

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A4000 or the Nvidia RTX 2080 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A4000 starts at $0.12 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 2080 at $0.12. Nvidia A4000 wins twice: it rents for 1.0x less per hour and still buys 1.9x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A4000: 2 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.17 at Runpod. Nvidia RTX 2080: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.12 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A4000: $88 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 2080: $89 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.