GPU Comparison
NVIDIA H100 SXM 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 SXM if you need raw FP16 throughput (54% 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 SXM
$1.50/hr
$1.35-$1.65/hr range · 8 regions
VRAM80GB HBM3
FP16120 TFLOPS
Bandwidth3.4 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 SXM
80 GB
NVIDIA A100 SXM
80 GB
Memory Bandwidth
NVIDIA H100 SXM
3.4 TB/s
NVIDIA A100 SXM
2.0 TB/s
FP16 Performance
NVIDIA H100 SXM
120 TFLOPS
NVIDIA A100 SXM
78 TFLOPS
Hourly Price
NVIDIA H100 SXM
$1.50/hr
NVIDIA A100 SXM
$1.05/hr
Full specs
Complete spec sheet.
SpecNVIDIA H100 SXMNVIDIA A100 SXM
ArchitectureHopperAmpere
VRAM80 GB●80 GB
Memory TypeHBM3HBM2e
Memory Bandwidth3.4 TB/s●2.0 TB/s
FP32 Performance60 TFLOPS●19.5 TFLOPS
FP16 Performance120 TFLOPS●78 TFLOPS
INT8 Performance2400 TOPS●624 TOPS
TDP700 W400 W
Form FactorSXMSXM
NVLinkYesYes
Max GPU/Node88
Hourly Price$1.50/hr$1.05/hr●
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