Nvidia H100 vs Nvidia RTX 3080

Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 39.9x less per hour and still buys 2.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU8.0x on the Nvidia H100
Memory bandwidth4.4x on the Nvidia H100
FP16 / BF16 dense16.6x on the Nvidia H100
Board power2.2x on the Nvidia RTX 3080

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 H100 Nvidia RTX 3080
Cheapest listed $1.11 $0.03
Median across providers $2.49 $0.09
Most expensive listed $5.99 $0.17
Providers 16 3
Reporting stock 8 2
One month, 730 hours $810 $20

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia H100 or the Nvidia RTX 3080 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia H100 starts at $1.11 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 3080 at $0.03. Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 39.9x less per hour and still buys 2.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia H100: 8 of 16 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $1.11 at Lium. 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 H100: $810 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 3080: $20 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.