GPU Comparison

NVIDIA A100 SXM vs NVIDIA A100 PCIe.

Side-by-side comparison of specs, performance, and cloud rental pricing. NVIDIA A100 PCIe is the cheaper option at $0.98/hr.

TL;DR

Choose NVIDIA A100 SXM if you want the Ampere architecture or SXM form factor.

Choose NVIDIA A100 PCIe if you want the Ampere architecture or PCIe form factor.

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Ampere

NVIDIA A100 SXM

$1.05/hr

$0.92-$1.18/hr range · 9 regions

VRAM80GB HBM2e
FP1678 TFLOPS
Bandwidth2.0 TB/s
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Ampere

NVIDIA A100 PCIe

$0.98/hrCheaper

$0.85-$1.10/hr range · 8 regions

VRAM80GB HBM2e
FP1678 TFLOPS
Bandwidth1.9 TB/s
Deploy NVIDIA A100 PCIeFull pricing details

At a glance

Spec by spec.

Visual comparison across the four specs that matter most for AI workloads. Green bar marks the winner.

VRAM

NVIDIA A100 SXM
80 GB
NVIDIA A100 PCIe
80 GB

Memory Bandwidth

NVIDIA A100 SXM
2.0 TB/s
NVIDIA A100 PCIe
1.9 TB/s

FP16 Performance

NVIDIA A100 SXM
78 TFLOPS
NVIDIA A100 PCIe
78 TFLOPS

Hourly Price

NVIDIA A100 SXM
$1.05/hr
NVIDIA A100 PCIe
$0.98/hr

Full specs

Complete spec sheet.

SpecNVIDIA A100 SXMNVIDIA A100 PCIe
ArchitectureAmpereAmpere
VRAM80 GB80 GB
Memory TypeHBM2eHBM2e
Memory Bandwidth2.0 TB/s1.9 TB/s
FP32 Performance19.5 TFLOPS19.5 TFLOPS
FP16 Performance78 TFLOPS78 TFLOPS
INT8 Performance624 TOPS624 TOPS
TDP400 W300 W
Form FactorSXMPCIe
NVLinkYesNo
Max GPU/Node84
Hourly Price$1.05/hr$0.98/hr

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