GPU Comparison

NVIDIA A40vsNVIDIA H200

Detailed specifications, performance benchmarks, and pricing comparison to help you choose the right GPU for your AI workloads.

NVIDIA

NVIDIA A40

Ampere · 2020

VRAM48 GB GDDR6
FP3237.4 TFLOPS
FP1674.8 TFLOPS
Bandwidth696 GB/s
TDP300W
Price$0.75/hr
NVIDIA

NVIDIA H200

Hopper · 2023

Faster
VRAM141 GB HBM3e
FP3267 TFLOPS
FP16134 TFLOPS
Bandwidth4800 GB/s
TDP700W
Price$2.25/hr

Specifications · Comparison

Side by side specs.

SpecNVIDIA A40NVIDIA H200
ArchitectureAmpereHopper
VRAM48 GB141 GB+66%
Memory TypeGDDR6HBM3e
Memory Bandwidth696 GB/s4800 GB/s+85.5%
FP32 Performance37.4 TFLOPS67 TFLOPS+44.2%
FP16 Performance74.8 TFLOPS134 TFLOPS+44.2%
INT8 Performance299 TOPS2680 TOPS+88.8%
TDP300W700W
Form FactorPCIeSXM
Price (avg/hr)$0.75$2.25

Performance · Analysis

Performance breakdown.

Compute (FP32)

Raw single-precision floating point throughput

NVIDIA A40
37.4TFLOPS
NVIDIA H200
67TFLOPSWinner

NVIDIA H200 is 44.2% faster

Training (FP16)

Half-precision performance for deep learning training

NVIDIA A40
74.8TFLOPS
NVIDIA H200
134TFLOPSWinner

NVIDIA H200 is 44.2% faster

Inference (INT8)

Integer performance for model inference workloads

NVIDIA A40
299TOPS
NVIDIA H200
2680TOPSWinner

NVIDIA H200 is 88.8% faster

Memory Bandwidth

Data transfer rate between memory and compute units

NVIDIA A40
696GB/s
NVIDIA H200
4800GB/sWinner

NVIDIA H200 is 85.5% faster

Best Compute

NVIDIA H200

Most Memory

NVIDIA H200

Best Training

NVIDIA H200

Best Value

NVIDIA A40

Pricing · Cost

Cost comparison.

Hourly

NVIDIA A40
$0.75/hr
NVIDIA H200
$2.25/hr

Save $1.50 with NVIDIA A40

Daily

NVIDIA A40
$18.00/day
NVIDIA H200
$54.00/day

Save $36.00 with NVIDIA A40

Monthly

NVIDIA A40
$540.00/mo
NVIDIA H200
$1620.00/mo

Save $1080.00 with NVIDIA A40

Use Cases · Workloads

Best for your workload.

NVIDIA

NVIDIA A40

AI Inference
Graphics Rendering
Virtual Workstations
Data Science
NVIDIA

NVIDIA H200

LLM Training
LLM Inference
Generative AI
HPC

Platform · Benefits

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Reliable Infrastructure

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FAQ · Questions

Common questions.

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