GPU Comparison

NVIDIA A40vsAMD MI300X

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
AMD

AMD MI300X

CDNA 3 · 2023

Faster
VRAM192 GB HBM3
FP32163 TFLOPS
FP16326 TFLOPS
Bandwidth5300 GB/s
TDP750W
Price$2.50/hr

Specifications · Comparison

Side by side specs.

SpecNVIDIA A40AMD MI300X
ArchitectureAmpereCDNA 3
VRAM48 GB192 GB+75%
Memory TypeGDDR6HBM3
Memory Bandwidth696 GB/s5300 GB/s+86.9%
FP32 Performance37.4 TFLOPS163 TFLOPS+77.1%
FP16 Performance74.8 TFLOPS326 TFLOPS+77.1%
INT8 Performance299 TOPS2610 TOPS+88.5%
TDP300W750W
Form FactorPCIeOAM
Price (avg/hr)$0.75$2.50

Performance · Analysis

Performance breakdown.

Compute (FP32)

Raw single-precision floating point throughput

NVIDIA A40
37.4TFLOPS
AMD MI300X
163TFLOPSWinner

AMD MI300X is 77.1% faster

Training (FP16)

Half-precision performance for deep learning training

NVIDIA A40
74.8TFLOPS
AMD MI300X
326TFLOPSWinner

AMD MI300X is 77.1% faster

Inference (INT8)

Integer performance for model inference workloads

NVIDIA A40
299TOPS
AMD MI300X
2610TOPSWinner

AMD MI300X is 88.5% faster

Memory Bandwidth

Data transfer rate between memory and compute units

NVIDIA A40
696GB/s
AMD MI300X
5300GB/sWinner

AMD MI300X is 86.9% faster

Best Compute

AMD MI300X

Most Memory

AMD MI300X

Best Training

AMD MI300X

Best Value

NVIDIA A40

Pricing · Cost

Cost comparison.

Hourly

NVIDIA A40
$0.75/hr
AMD MI300X
$2.50/hr

Save $1.75 with NVIDIA A40

Daily

NVIDIA A40
$18.00/day
AMD MI300X
$60.00/day

Save $42.00 with NVIDIA A40

Monthly

NVIDIA A40
$540.00/mo
AMD MI300X
$1800.00/mo

Save $1260.00 with NVIDIA A40

Use Cases · Workloads

Best for your workload.

NVIDIA

NVIDIA A40

AI Inference
Graphics Rendering
Virtual Workstations
Data Science
AMD

AMD MI300X

LLM Training
AI Research
HPC
Scientific Computing

Platform · Benefits

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FAQ · Questions

Common questions.

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