Nvidia H200 vs Nvidia RTX 4090

Nvidia RTX 4090 rents for 4.5x less per hour, but Nvidia H200 buys 1.3x 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 GPU5.9x on the Nvidia H200
Memory bandwidth4.8x on the Nvidia H200
FP16 / BF16 dense6.0x on the Nvidia H200
FP8 dense6.0x on the Nvidia H200
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 H200 Nvidia RTX 4090
Cheapest listed $0.50 $0.11
Median across providers $2.67 $0.37
Most expensive listed $4.52 $0.49
Providers 10 6
Reporting stock 3 4
One month, 730 hours $365 $80

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia H200 or the Nvidia RTX 4090 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia H200 starts at $0.50 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 4090 at $0.11. Nvidia RTX 4090 rents for 4.5x less per hour, but Nvidia H200 buys 1.3x 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 4090: 4 of 6 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.11 at Lium.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia H200: $365 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 4090: $80 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.