Nvidia H200 vs Nvidia RTX 2080

Nvidia RTX 2080 rents for 4.1x less per hour, but Nvidia H200 buys 6.0x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU17.6x on the Nvidia H200
Memory bandwidth10.7x on the Nvidia H200
FP16 / BF16 dense24.6x on the Nvidia H200
GPU interconnect18.0x on the Nvidia H200
Board power3.3x on the Nvidia RTX 2080

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 H200 Nvidia RTX 2080
Cheapest listed $0.50 $0.12
Median across providers $2.67 $0.43
Most expensive listed $4.52 $0.74
Providers 10 2
Reporting stock 3 1
One month, 730 hours $365 $89

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia H200 or the Nvidia RTX 2080 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia H200 starts at $0.50 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 2080 at $0.12. Nvidia RTX 2080 rents for 4.1x less per hour, but Nvidia H200 buys 6.0x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia H200: 3 of 10 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.50 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 H200: $365 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 2080: $89 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.