What is the difference between NVIDIA A40 and NVIDIA RTX 4080?

The NVIDIA A40 features 48GB GDDR6 with 37.4 TFLOPS FP32, while the NVIDIA RTX 4080 has 16GB GDDR6X with 48.7 TFLOPS FP32. The NVIDIA RTX 4080 offers better raw compute performance.

How fast can I deploy NVIDIA A40 or NVIDIA RTX 4080 on Runcrate?

Runcrate provides instant deployment for both NVIDIA A40 and NVIDIA RTX 4080 GPUs. Most instances are ready within minutes, with pre-configured AI environments available out of the box.

What is the pricing for NVIDIA A40 vs NVIDIA RTX 4080?

On Runcrate, NVIDIA A40 starts at $0.65/hr (avg $0.75/hr) and NVIDIA RTX 4080 starts at $0.25/hr (avg $0.35/hr). You only pay for active deployment hours.

Can I switch between GPUs on Runcrate?

Yes, Runcrate makes it easy to switch between GPU types. You can deploy new instances with different GPUs anytime and only pay for the compute you use.

GPU Comparison

NVIDIA A40vsNVIDIA RTX 4080

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

NVIDIA A40

Ampere · 2020

VRAM48 GB GDDR6

FP3237.4 TFLOPS

FP1674.8 TFLOPS

Bandwidth696 GB/s

TDP300W

Price$0.75/hr

NVIDIA RTX 4080

Ada Lovelace · 2022

Faster

VRAM16 GB GDDR6X

FP3248.7 TFLOPS

FP1697.4 TFLOPS

Bandwidth736 GB/s

TDP320W

Price$0.35/hr

Specifications · Comparison

Side by side specs.

Spec	NVIDIA A40	NVIDIA RTX 4080
Architecture	Ampere	Ada Lovelace
VRAM	48 GB+200.0%	16 GB
Memory Type	GDDR6	GDDR6X
Memory Bandwidth	696 GB/s	736 GB/s+5.4%
FP32 Performance	37.4 TFLOPS	48.7 TFLOPS+23.2%
FP16 Performance	74.8 TFLOPS	97.4 TFLOPS+23.2%
INT8 Performance	299 TOPS	390 TOPS+23.3%
TDP	300W	320W
Form Factor	PCIe	Consumer
Price (avg/hr)	$0.75	$0.35

Performance · Analysis

Performance breakdown.

Compute (FP32)

Raw single-precision floating point throughput

NVIDIA A40

37.4TFLOPS

NVIDIA RTX 4080

48.7TFLOPSWinner

NVIDIA RTX 4080 is 23.2% faster

Training (FP16)

Half-precision performance for deep learning training

NVIDIA A40

74.8TFLOPS

NVIDIA RTX 4080

97.4TFLOPSWinner

NVIDIA RTX 4080 is 23.2% faster

Inference (INT8)

Integer performance for model inference workloads

NVIDIA A40

299TOPS

NVIDIA RTX 4080

390TOPSWinner

NVIDIA RTX 4080 is 23.3% faster

Memory Bandwidth

Data transfer rate between memory and compute units

NVIDIA A40

696GB/s

NVIDIA RTX 4080

736GB/sWinner

NVIDIA RTX 4080 is 5.4% faster

Best Compute

NVIDIA RTX 4080

Most Memory

NVIDIA A40

Best Training

NVIDIA RTX 4080

Best Value

NVIDIA RTX 4080

Pricing · Cost

Cost comparison.

Hourly

NVIDIA A40

$0.75/hr

NVIDIA RTX 4080

$0.35/hr

Save $0.40 with NVIDIA RTX 4080

Daily

NVIDIA A40

$18.00/day

NVIDIA RTX 4080

$8.40/day

Save $9.60 with NVIDIA RTX 4080

Monthly

NVIDIA A40

$540.00/mo

NVIDIA RTX 4080

$252.00/mo

Save $288.00 with NVIDIA RTX 4080

Use Cases · Workloads

Best for your workload.

NVIDIA A40

AI Inference

Graphics Rendering

Virtual Workstations

Data Science

NVIDIA RTX 4080

AI Development

Content Creation

Gaming Workloads

ML Prototyping

Platform · Benefits

Why Runcrate.

Instant Deployment

Get your GPU instance running in minutes with pre-configured AI environments. No setup complexity.

Pay Per Hour

Only pay for the compute you actually use. Prepaid credits with transparent, per-hour billing.

Reliable Infrastructure

Enterprise-grade reliability with automatic failover and data persistence across sessions.

Related · Comparisons

Compare other GPUs.

NVIDIA A40vsNVIDIA B200

NVIDIA RTX 4080vsNVIDIA H200

NVIDIA H100 SXMvsNVIDIA H100 PCIe

FAQ · Questions

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