GPU Comparison

NVIDIA RTX 4090vsNVIDIA A40

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

NVIDIA

NVIDIA RTX 4090

Ada Lovelace · 2022

Faster
VRAM24 GB GDDR6X
FP3282.6 TFLOPS
FP16165 TFLOPS
Bandwidth1008 GB/s
TDP450W
Price$0.36/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 RTX 4090NVIDIA A40
ArchitectureAda LovelaceAmpere
VRAM24 GB48 GB+50%
Memory TypeGDDR6XGDDR6
Memory Bandwidth1008 GB/s+44.8%696 GB/s
FP32 Performance82.6 TFLOPS+120.9%37.4 TFLOPS
FP16 Performance165 TFLOPS+120.6%74.8 TFLOPS
INT8 Performance661 TOPS+121.1%299 TOPS
TDP450W300W
Form FactorConsumerPCIe
Price (avg/hr)$0.36$0.75

Performance · Analysis

Performance breakdown.

Compute (FP32)

Raw single-precision floating point throughput

NVIDIA RTX 4090
82.6TFLOPSWinner
NVIDIA A40
37.4TFLOPS

NVIDIA RTX 4090 is 120.9% faster

Training (FP16)

Half-precision performance for deep learning training

NVIDIA RTX 4090
165TFLOPSWinner
NVIDIA A40
74.8TFLOPS

NVIDIA RTX 4090 is 120.6% faster

Inference (INT8)

Integer performance for model inference workloads

NVIDIA RTX 4090
661TOPSWinner
NVIDIA A40
299TOPS

NVIDIA RTX 4090 is 121.1% faster

Memory Bandwidth

Data transfer rate between memory and compute units

NVIDIA RTX 4090
1008GB/sWinner
NVIDIA A40
696GB/s

NVIDIA RTX 4090 is 44.8% faster

Best Compute

NVIDIA RTX 4090

Most Memory

NVIDIA A40

Best Training

NVIDIA RTX 4090

Best Value

NVIDIA RTX 4090

Pricing · Cost

Cost comparison.

Hourly

NVIDIA RTX 4090
$0.36/hr
NVIDIA A40
$0.75/hr

Save $0.39 with NVIDIA RTX 4090

Daily

NVIDIA RTX 4090
$8.64/day
NVIDIA A40
$18.00/day

Save $9.36 with NVIDIA RTX 4090

Monthly

NVIDIA RTX 4090
$259.20/mo
NVIDIA A40
$540.00/mo

Save $280.80 with NVIDIA RTX 4090

Use Cases · Workloads

Best for your workload.

NVIDIA

NVIDIA RTX 4090

AI Development
ML Prototyping
Content Creation
Gaming
NVIDIA

NVIDIA A40

AI Inference
Graphics Rendering
Virtual Workstations
Data Science

Platform · Benefits

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Pay Per Hour

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Reliable Infrastructure

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FAQ · Questions

Common questions.

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