Intel Gaudi2
vs
Nvidia K80
Two data center GPUs, one Gaudi (2nd Gen) and one Kepler: 96 GB HBM2e against 12 GB GDDR5, 10x the memory bandwidth on the Gaudi2, and RoCE 600 GB/s on the Gaudi2 where the K80 is PCIe only.
At a glance
Memory
- Gaudi2
- 96 GB
- K80
- 12 GB
8x more on Gaudi2
Memory bandwidth
- Gaudi2
- 2,450 GB/s
- K80
- 240 GB/s
10x higher on Gaudi2
Cheapest on-demand
- Gaudi2
- $1.03 /GPU/hr
- K80
- $0.90 /GPU/hr
12% cheaper on K80
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | Gaudi2 | K80 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.21 /GPU/hr from $1.03 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.90 | |
| Reserved | -- /GPU/hr from $0.58 (12 mo) | -- /GPU/hr from $0.04 (24 mo) |
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 Gaudi2 and on-demand and reserved on the K80: 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
Gaudi2 vs K80 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | Gaudi2 | K80 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 96 GB HBM2e | 12 GB GDDR5 | 8x more on Gaudi2 |
| Bandwidth | 2,450 GB/s | 240 GB/s | 10x higher on Gaudi2 |
| Bus width | 384-bit | ||
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | 865 TFLOPS | Not supported | Gaudi2 only |
| FP16 / BF16 | 432 TFLOPS | Not supported | Gaudi2 only |
| FP32 | 4.4 TFLOPS | ||
| FP64 | Not supported | 1.5 TFLOPS | K80 only |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | RoCE 600 GB/s | PCIe only | RoCE on Gaudi2 only |
| Board power | 600 W | 150 W | 4x higher on Gaudi2 |
| Released | Q2 2022 | Q4 2014 | 8 years newer on Gaudi2 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT8 | FP32FP64 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: Gaudi2 datasheet and K80 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers listing these GPUs, those with both first, so you can switch without moving clouds.
| Provider | Gaudi2 /GPU/hr | K80 /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Runcrate
|
On-Demand $1.21 | -- |
Sesterce
|
On-Demand $1.21 | -- |
Cyfuture AI
|
On-Demand $1.03 | -- |
AWS
|
-- | On-Demand $0.90 |
Database Mart
|
-- | Reserved (24mo) $0.0447 |
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Our data for Intel Gaudi2 was last updated on Sept. 7, 2026, and for Nvidia K80 on Sept. 7, 2026.