Intel Gaudi 3
vs
Nvidia A30
The Gaudi 3 is newer, with 5.3x the memory and 4x the bandwidth.
At a glance
Memory
5.3x more on Gaudi 3
- Gaudi 3
- 128 GB
- A30
- 24 GB
Memory bandwidth
4x higher on Gaudi 3
- Gaudi 3
- 3,700 GB/s
- A30
- 933 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
- Gaudi 3
- --
- A30
- $0.41 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | Gaudi 3 | A30 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | No on-demand listings | $0.69 /GPU/hr from $0.41 | |
| Reserved | No reserved listings | $0.58 /GPU/hr from $0.38 (12 mo) | |
| Spot | No spot listings | -- /GPU/hr from $0.29 |
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 spot on the A30: 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 3 vs A30 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | Gaudi 3 | A30 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 128 GB HBM2e | 24 GB HBM2 | 5.3x more on Gaudi 3 |
| Bandwidth | 3,700 GB/s | 933 GB/s | 4x higher on Gaudi 3 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | 1,678 TFLOPS | Not supported | Gaudi 3 only |
| FP16 / BF16 | 1,678 TFLOPS | 165 TFLOPS | 10x higher on Gaudi 3 |
| INT8 | Not supported | 330 TOPS | A30 only |
| FP32 | 10.3 TFLOPS | ||
| FP64 | Not supported | 5.2 TFLOPS | A30 only |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | RoCE 1,200 GB/s | PCIe only | RoCE on Gaudi 3 only |
| Board power | 900 W | 165 W | 5.5x higher on Gaudi 3 |
| Released | Q2 2024 | Q2 2021 | 3 years newer on Gaudi 3 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32 | FP16BF16TF32FP32FP64INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: Gaudi 3 datasheet and A30 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 | Gaudi 3 | A30 |
|---|---|---|
Jarvislabs
India
|
-- | $0.41 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Leafcloud
Netherlands
|
-- | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe |
Exoscale
Switzerland
|
-- | $0.74 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Leaseweb
Netherlands
|
-- | $0.46 /GPU/hr Reserved |
AceCloud
India
|
-- | $0.67 /GPU/hr Reserved |
Massed Compute
USA
|
-- | $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Sesterce
France
|
-- | $0.39 /GPU/hr On-demand |
EmpirioLabs AI
USA
|
-- | $0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Similar GPUs
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Nvidia H200
141 GB HBM3e · 30% more bandwidth than the Gaudi 3
From $2.09 /GPU/hr Compare
-
AMD MI300X
192 GB HBM3 · 43% more bandwidth than the Gaudi 3
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Nvidia L40S
48 GB GDDR6 · released Q3 2023
From $0.55 /GPU/hr Compare
-
Nvidia L4
24 GB GDDR6 · 68% less bandwidth than the A30
From $0.27 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Intel Gaudi 3 was last updated on Sept. 23, 2026, and for Nvidia A30 on Sept. 14, 2026.