GPU Comparison
NVIDIA H100 PCIe vs NVIDIA A100 SXM.
Side-by-side comparison of specs, performance, and cloud rental pricing. NVIDIA A100 SXM is the cheaper option at $1.05/hr.
TL;DR
Choose NVIDIA H100 PCIe if you need raw FP16 throughput (31% faster than NVIDIA A100 SXM).
Choose NVIDIA A100 SXM if you want the Ampere architecture or SXM form factor.
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Hopper
NVIDIA H100 PCIe
$1.40/hr
$1.25-$1.55/hr range · 8 regions
VRAM80GB HBM3
FP16102 TFLOPS
Bandwidth2.0 TB/s
Ampere
NVIDIA A100 SXM
$1.05/hrCheaper
$0.92-$1.18/hr range · 9 regions
VRAM80GB HBM2e
FP1678 TFLOPS
Bandwidth2.0 TB/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 H100 PCIe
80 GB
NVIDIA A100 SXM
80 GB
Memory Bandwidth
NVIDIA H100 PCIe
2.0 TB/s
NVIDIA A100 SXM
2.0 TB/s
FP16 Performance
NVIDIA H100 PCIe
102 TFLOPS
NVIDIA A100 SXM
78 TFLOPS
Hourly Price
NVIDIA H100 PCIe
$1.40/hr
NVIDIA A100 SXM
$1.05/hr
Full specs
Complete spec sheet.
SpecNVIDIA H100 PCIeNVIDIA A100 SXM
ArchitectureHopperAmpere
VRAM80 GB●80 GB
Memory TypeHBM3HBM2e
Memory Bandwidth2.0 TB/s2.0 TB/s●
FP32 Performance51 TFLOPS●19.5 TFLOPS
FP16 Performance102 TFLOPS●78 TFLOPS
INT8 Performance2040 TOPS●624 TOPS
TDP350 W400 W
Form FactorPCIeSXM
NVLinkNoYes
Max GPU/Node48
Hourly Price$1.40/hr$1.05/hr●
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