Nvidia H100 vs Nvidia RTX 4090

Nvidia RTX 4090 wins twice: it rents for 10.1x less per hour and still buys 1.7x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU3.3x on the Nvidia H100
Memory bandwidth3.3x on the Nvidia H100
FP16 / BF16 dense6.0x on the Nvidia H100
FP8 dense6.0x on the Nvidia H100
Board power1.6x on the Nvidia RTX 4090

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 4090
Cheapest listed $1.11 $0.11
Median across providers $2.49 $0.37
Most expensive listed $5.99 $0.49
Providers 16 6
Reporting stock 8 4
One month, 730 hours $810 $80

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia H100 or the Nvidia RTX 4090 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia H100 starts at $1.11 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 4090 at $0.11. Nvidia RTX 4090 wins twice: it rents for 10.1x less per hour and still buys 1.7x 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 4090: 4 of 6 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.11 at Lium.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia H100: $810 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 4090: $80 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.