GPU Comparison
NVIDIA A100 SXM vs NVIDIA RTX 3090.
Side-by-side comparison of specs, performance, and cloud rental pricing. NVIDIA RTX 3090 is the cheaper option at $0.22/hr.
TL;DR
Choose NVIDIA A100 SXM if you need 80GB+ on a single GPU (56GB more than NVIDIA RTX 3090).
Choose NVIDIA RTX 3090 if cost is the priority (79% cheaper).
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Ampere
NVIDIA A100 SXM
$1.05/hr
$0.92-$1.18/hr range · 9 regions
VRAM80GB HBM2e
FP1678 TFLOPS
Bandwidth2.0 TB/s
Ampere
NVIDIA RTX 3090
$0.22/hrCheaper
$0.12-$0.28/hr range · 4 regions
VRAM24GB GDDR6X
FP1671 TFLOPS
Bandwidth936 GB/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 A100 SXM
80 GB
NVIDIA RTX 3090
24 GB
Memory Bandwidth
NVIDIA A100 SXM
2.0 TB/s
NVIDIA RTX 3090
936 GB/s
FP16 Performance
NVIDIA A100 SXM
78 TFLOPS
NVIDIA RTX 3090
71 TFLOPS
Hourly Price
NVIDIA A100 SXM
$1.05/hr
NVIDIA RTX 3090
$0.22/hr
Full specs
Complete spec sheet.
SpecNVIDIA A100 SXMNVIDIA RTX 3090
ArchitectureAmpereAmpere
VRAM80 GB●24 GB
Memory TypeHBM2eGDDR6X
Memory Bandwidth2.0 TB/s●936 GB/s
FP32 Performance19.5 TFLOPS35.6 TFLOPS●
FP16 Performance78 TFLOPS●71 TFLOPS
INT8 Performance624 TOPS●284 TOPS
TDP400 W350 W
Form FactorSXMConsumer
NVLinkYesYes
Max GPU/Node82
Hourly Price$1.05/hr$0.22/hr●
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