AMD MI250
vs
Nvidia A40
The MI250 is newer, with 2.7x the memory and 4.6x the bandwidth.
At a glance
Memory
2.7x more on MI250
- MI250
- 128 GB
- A40
- 48 GB
Memory bandwidth
4.6x higher on MI250
- MI250
- 3,200 GB/s
- A40
- 696 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
MI250 is not sold on demand
- MI250
- --
- A40
- $0.28 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | MI250 | A40 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | No on-demand listings | $0.65 /GPU/hr from $0.28 | |
| Reserved | -- /GPU/hr from $1.30 (12 mo) | -- /GPU/hr from $0.61 (24 mo) | |
| Spot | No spot listings | -- /GPU/hr from $0.27 |
Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Medians are across providers, one vote each, so a large catalog does not outweigh a small one. No median for reserved on the MI250 and reserved and spot on the A40: we only show one when at least 3 providers list the GPU on that billing type. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Price history
MI250 vs A40 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | MI250 | A40 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 128 GB HBM2e | 48 GB GDDR6 | 2.7x more on MI250 |
| Bandwidth | 3,200 GB/s | 696 GB/s | 4.6x higher on MI250 |
| Bus width | 8,192-bit | 384-bit | 21x wider on MI250 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 362.1 TFLOPS | 149.7 TFLOPS | 2.4x higher on MI250 |
| INT8 | 362.1 TOPS | 299.3 TOPS | 21% higher on MI250 |
| FP32 | 90.5 TFLOPS | 37.4 TFLOPS | 2.4x higher on MI250 |
| FP64 | 45.3 TFLOPS | Not supported | MI250 only |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | Infinity Fabric 400 GB/s | PCIe only | Infinity Fabric on MI250 only |
| Board power | 500 W | 300 W | 67% higher on MI250 |
| Released | Q4 2021 | Q4 2020 | 13 months newer on MI250 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16FP32FP64INT4INT8 | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: MI250 datasheet and A40 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers that rent these GPUs, with each one's cheapest rate. No provider we track offers both right now.
| Provider | MI250 | A40 |
|---|---|---|
Cirrascale
USA
|
$1.30 /GPU/hr Reserved | -- |
Vast.ai
USA
|
-- | $0.28 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
-- | $0.49 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runpod
USA
|
-- | $0.49 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Sesterce
France
|
-- | $2.05 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runcrate
USA
|
-- | $2.42 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe |
Denvr
Canada
|
-- | $0.65 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Exoscale
Switzerland
|
-- | $1.05 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Database Mart
USA
|
-- | $0.61 /GPU/hr Reserved |
1 provider list the MI250 and 9 the A40. Every listing is on the MI250 page and the A40 page.
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia A100
80 GB HBM2e · 40% less bandwidth than the MI250
From $0.40 /GPU/hr Compare
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AMD MI300X
192 GB HBM3 · 66% more bandwidth than the MI250
From $2.59 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia V100
32 GB HBM2 · 72% less bandwidth than the MI250
From $0.08 /GPU/hr Compare
-
Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada
48 GB GDDR6 · 38% more bandwidth than the A40
From $0.54 /GPU/hr Compare
-
Nvidia L40
48 GB GDDR6 · 24% more bandwidth than the A40
From $0.46 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for AMD MI250 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia A40 on Sept. 14, 2026.