Nvidia B300 vs Nvidia H100

Nvidia H100 wins twice: it rents for 5.3x less per hour and still buys 2.3x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU3.6x on the Nvidia B300
Memory bandwidth2.4x on the Nvidia B300
FP16 / BF16 dense2.3x on the Nvidia B300
FP8 dense2.3x on the Nvidia B300
GPU interconnect2.0x on the Nvidia B300
Board power1.6x on the Nvidia H100

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 B300 Nvidia H100
Cheapest listed $5.88 $1.11
Median across providers $7.71 $2.49
Most expensive listed $9.69 $5.99
Providers 5 16
Reporting stock 3 8
One month, 730 hours $4,292 $810

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia B300 or the Nvidia H100 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia B300 starts at $5.88 per GPU hour and the Nvidia H100 at $1.11. Nvidia H100 wins twice: it rents for 5.3x less per hour and still buys 2.3x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia B300: 3 of 5 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $5.88 at Lium. Nvidia H100: 8 of 16 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $1.11 at Lium.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia B300: $4,292 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia H100: $810 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.