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
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Ampere

NVIDIA A100 SXM

$1.05/hrCheaper

$0.92-$1.18/hr range · 9 regions

VRAM80GB HBM2e
FP1678 TFLOPS
Bandwidth2.0 TB/s
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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 GB80 GB
Memory TypeHBM3HBM2e
Memory Bandwidth3.4 TB/s2.0 TB/s
FP32 Performance60 TFLOPS19.5 TFLOPS
FP16 Performance120 TFLOPS78 TFLOPS
INT8 Performance2400 TOPS624 TOPS
TDP700 W400 W
Form FactorSXMSXM
NVLinkYesYes
Max GPU/Node88
Hourly Price$1.50/hr$1.05/hr

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