▲ GPU comparison

Nvidia H100 vs Nvidia RTX 5090

Both cards cost about the same per TFLOP of FP16, so pick on memory and availability, not price.

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Price

Price, side by side

Metric Nvidia H100 Nvidia RTX 5090
Cheapest listed $1.94 $0.40
Cheapest in stock $1.94 · Lium $0.40 · OctaSpace
Median across providers $2.54 $0.65
Most expensive listed $5.99 $0.85
Providers 17 11
Reporting stock 5 of 17 5 of 11
One month, 730 hours $1,416 $292

Listed rates from the last hourly check. Stock is what the provider reported at that moment.

Datasheet

Specs, side by side

Memory per GPU2.5x on the Nvidia H100
Memory bandwidth1.9x on the Nvidia H100
FP16 / BF16 dense4.7x on the Nvidia H100
FP8 dense4.7x on the Nvidia H100
Board power1.2x less on the Nvidia RTX 5090

Vendors' own published numbers, dense rates without sparsity. A bar is drawn only where both cards publish the same figure.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia H100 or the Nvidia RTX 5090 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia H100 starts at $1.94 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 5090 at $0.40. Both cards cost about the same per TFLOP of FP16, so pick on memory and availability, not price.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia H100: 5 of 17 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $1.94 at Lium. Nvidia RTX 5090: 5 of 11 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.40 at OctaSpace.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia H100: $1,416 for 730 hours at its cheapest rate in stock. Nvidia RTX 5090: $292 for 730 hours at its cheapest rate in stock.