Intel Gaudi 2
vs
Nvidia A40
The Gaudi 2 is newer, with 2x the memory and 3.5x the bandwidth. The A40 is cheaper right now.
At a glance
Memory
2x more on Gaudi 2
- Gaudi 2
- 96 GB
- A40
- 48 GB
Memory bandwidth
3.5x higher on Gaudi 2
- Gaudi 2
- 2,450 GB/s
- A40
- 696 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
52% cheaper on A40
- Gaudi 2
- $1.02 /GPU/hr
- A40
- $0.49 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | Gaudi 2 | A40 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $1.02 | $0.65 /GPU/hr from $0.49 | |
| Reserved | -- /GPU/hr from $0.58 (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 on-demand and reserved on the Gaudi 2 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
Gaudi 2 vs A40 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | Gaudi 2 | A40 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 96 GB HBM2e | 48 GB GDDR6 | 2x more on Gaudi 2 |
| Bandwidth | 2,450 GB/s | 696 GB/s | 3.5x higher on Gaudi 2 |
| Bus width | 384-bit | ||
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | 865 TFLOPS | Not supported | Gaudi 2 only |
| FP16 / BF16 | 432 TFLOPS | 149.7 TFLOPS | 2.9x higher on Gaudi 2 |
| INT8 | 299.3 TOPS | ||
| FP32 | 37.4 TFLOPS | ||
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | RoCE 600 GB/s | PCIe only | RoCE on Gaudi 2 only |
| Board power | 600 W | 300 W | 2x higher on Gaudi 2 |
| Released | Q2 2022 | Q4 2020 | 2 years newer on Gaudi 2 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT8 | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: Gaudi 2 datasheet and A40 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers that rent these GPUs, with each one's cheapest rate. Providers that rent both are listed first.
| Provider | Gaudi 2 | A40 |
|---|---|---|
Denvr
Canada
|
$1.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.65 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Sesterce
France
|
$1.21 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.05 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Cyfuture AI
India
|
$1.02 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
-- | $0.49 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runpod
USA
|
-- | $0.49 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Vast.ai
USA
|
-- | $0.52 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runcrate
USA
|
-- | $2.42 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe |
Exoscale
Switzerland
|
-- | $1.05 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Database Mart
USA
|
-- | $0.61 /GPU/hr Reserved |
3 providers list the Gaudi 2 and 9 the A40. Every listing is on the Gaudi 2 page and the A40 page.
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Nvidia A100
80 GB HBM2e · 21% less bandwidth than the Gaudi 2
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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 Intel Gaudi 2 was last updated on Sept. 23, 2026, and for Nvidia A40 on Sept. 14, 2026.