GPU Comparison
NVIDIA A100 PCIe vs NVIDIA RTX 3090.
Side-by-side comparison of specs, performance, and cloud rental pricing. NVIDIA RTX 3090 is the cheaper option at $0.22/hr.
TL;DR
Choose NVIDIA A100 PCIe if you need 80GB+ on a single GPU (56GB more than NVIDIA RTX 3090).
Choose NVIDIA RTX 3090 if cost is the priority (78% cheaper).
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Ampere
NVIDIA A100 PCIe
$0.98/hr
$0.85-$1.10/hr range · 8 regions
VRAM80GB HBM2e
FP1678 TFLOPS
Bandwidth1.9 TB/s
Ampere
NVIDIA RTX 3090
$0.22/hrCheaper
$0.12-$0.28/hr range · 4 regions
VRAM24GB GDDR6X
FP1671 TFLOPS
Bandwidth936 GB/s
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 PCIe
80 GB
NVIDIA RTX 3090
24 GB
Memory Bandwidth
NVIDIA A100 PCIe
1.9 TB/s
NVIDIA RTX 3090
936 GB/s
FP16 Performance
NVIDIA A100 PCIe
78 TFLOPS
NVIDIA RTX 3090
71 TFLOPS
Hourly Price
NVIDIA A100 PCIe
$0.98/hr
NVIDIA RTX 3090
$0.22/hr
Full specs
Complete spec sheet.
SpecNVIDIA A100 PCIeNVIDIA RTX 3090
ArchitectureAmpereAmpere
VRAM80 GB●24 GB
Memory TypeHBM2eGDDR6X
Memory Bandwidth1.9 TB/s●936 GB/s
FP32 Performance19.5 TFLOPS35.6 TFLOPS●
FP16 Performance78 TFLOPS●71 TFLOPS
INT8 Performance624 TOPS●284 TOPS
TDP300 W350 W
Form FactorPCIeConsumer
NVLinkNoYes
Max GPU/Node42
Hourly Price$0.98/hr$0.22/hr●
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