GPU Comparison

NVIDIA H100 SXMvsNVIDIA A40

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

NVIDIA

NVIDIA H100 SXM

Hopper · 2022

Faster
VRAM80 GB HBM3
FP3260 TFLOPS
FP16120 TFLOPS
Bandwidth3350 GB/s
TDP700W
Price$1.50/hr
NVIDIA

NVIDIA A40

Ampere · 2020

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

Specifications · Comparison

Side by side specs.

SpecNVIDIA H100 SXMNVIDIA A40
ArchitectureHopperAmpere
VRAM80 GB+66.7%48 GB
Memory TypeHBM3GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth3350 GB/s+381.3%696 GB/s
FP32 Performance60 TFLOPS+60.4%37.4 TFLOPS
FP16 Performance120 TFLOPS+60.4%74.8 TFLOPS
INT8 Performance2400 TOPS+702.7%299 TOPS
TDP700W300W
Form FactorSXMPCIe
Price (avg/hr)$1.50$0.75

Performance · Analysis

Performance breakdown.

Compute (FP32)

Raw single-precision floating point throughput

NVIDIA H100 SXM
60TFLOPSWinner
NVIDIA A40
37.4TFLOPS

NVIDIA H100 SXM is 60.4% faster

Training (FP16)

Half-precision performance for deep learning training

NVIDIA H100 SXM
120TFLOPSWinner
NVIDIA A40
74.8TFLOPS

NVIDIA H100 SXM is 60.4% faster

Inference (INT8)

Integer performance for model inference workloads

NVIDIA H100 SXM
2400TOPSWinner
NVIDIA A40
299TOPS

NVIDIA H100 SXM is 702.7% faster

Memory Bandwidth

Data transfer rate between memory and compute units

NVIDIA H100 SXM
3350GB/sWinner
NVIDIA A40
696GB/s

NVIDIA H100 SXM is 381.3% faster

Best Compute

NVIDIA H100 SXM

Most Memory

NVIDIA H100 SXM

Best Training

NVIDIA H100 SXM

Best Value

NVIDIA A40

Pricing · Cost

Cost comparison.

Hourly

NVIDIA H100 SXM
$1.50/hr
NVIDIA A40
$0.75/hr

Save $0.75 with NVIDIA A40

Daily

NVIDIA H100 SXM
$36.00/day
NVIDIA A40
$18.00/day

Save $18.00 with NVIDIA A40

Monthly

NVIDIA H100 SXM
$1080.00/mo
NVIDIA A40
$540.00/mo

Save $540.00 with NVIDIA A40

Use Cases · Workloads

Best for your workload.

NVIDIA

NVIDIA H100 SXM

Deep Learning Training
LLM Fine-tuning
AI Research
HPC
NVIDIA

NVIDIA A40

AI Inference
Graphics Rendering
Virtual Workstations
Data Science

Platform · Benefits

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Instant Deployment

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Pay Per Hour

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Reliable Infrastructure

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

FAQ · Questions

Common questions.

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