GPU Comparison
NVIDIA A40 vs AMD MI300X.
Side-by-side comparison of specs, performance, and cloud rental pricing. NVIDIA A40 is the cheaper option at $0.75/hr.
TL;DR
Choose AMD MI300X if you need 192GB+ on a single GPU (144GB more than NVIDIA A40).
Choose AMD MI300X if you need raw FP16 throughput (336% faster than NVIDIA A40).
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Ampere
NVIDIA A40
$0.75/hrCheaper
$0.65-$0.85/hr range · 4 regions
VRAM48GB GDDR6
FP1674.8 TFLOPS
Bandwidth696 GB/s
CDNA 3
AMD MI300X
$2.50/hr
$2.30-$2.70/hr range · 4 regions
VRAM192GB HBM3
FP16326 TFLOPS
Bandwidth5.3 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 A40
48 GB
AMD MI300X
192 GB
Memory Bandwidth
NVIDIA A40
696 GB/s
AMD MI300X
5.3 TB/s
FP16 Performance
NVIDIA A40
74.8 TFLOPS
AMD MI300X
326 TFLOPS
Hourly Price
NVIDIA A40
$0.75/hr
AMD MI300X
$2.50/hr
Full specs
Complete spec sheet.
SpecNVIDIA A40AMD MI300X
ArchitectureAmpereCDNA 3
VRAM48 GB192 GB●
Memory TypeGDDR6HBM3
Memory Bandwidth696 GB/s5.3 TB/s●
FP32 Performance37.4 TFLOPS163 TFLOPS●
FP16 Performance74.8 TFLOPS326 TFLOPS●
INT8 Performance299 TOPS2610 TOPS●
TDP300 W750 W
Form FactorPCIeOAM
NVLinkNoNo
Max GPU/Node48
Hourly Price$0.75/hr●$2.50/hr
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