A data center GPU against a consumer card on the Ampere architecture: 24 GB GDDR6 against 24 GB GDDR6X, 56% more memory bandwidth on the RTX 3090, and NVLink 112 GB/s on the RTX 3090 where the A10 is PCIe only.
At a glance
Memory
- A10
- 24 GB
- RTX 3090
- 24 GB
Identical
Memory bandwidth
- A10
- 600 GB/s
- RTX 3090
- 936 GB/s
1.6x higher on RTX 3090
Cheapest on-demand
- A10
- $0.20 /GPU/hr
- RTX 3090
- $0.10 /GPU/hr
2x more expensive on A10
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | A10 | RTX 3090 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.42 /GPU/hr from $0.20 | $0.22 /GPU/hr from $0.10 | 6.5x more expensive on A10 |
| Reserved | $1.31 /GPU/hr from $0.17 (12 mo) | -- /GPU/hr from $0.06 (1 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.60 | $0.12 /GPU/hr from $0.09 |
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 A10 and reserved on the RTX 3090: 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
A10 vs RTX 3090 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | A10 | RTX 3090 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 24 GB GDDR6 | 24 GB GDDR6X | Identical |
| Bandwidth | 600 GB/s | 936 GB/s | 1.6x higher on RTX 3090 |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 384-bit | Identical |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 125 TFLOPS | 71.2 TFLOPS | 1.8x higher on A10 |
| INT8 | 250 TOPS | 284.7 TOPS | 1.1x higher on RTX 3090 |
| FP32 | 31.2 TFLOPS | 35.6 TFLOPS | 1.1x higher on RTX 3090 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | NVLink 112 GB/s | NVLink on RTX 3090 only |
| Board power | 150 W | 350 W | 2.3x higher on RTX 3090 |
| Released | Q2 2021 | Q3 2020 | 7 months newer on A10 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: A10 datasheet and RTX 3090 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers listing these GPUs, those with both first, so you can switch without moving clouds.
| Provider | A10 /GPU/hr | RTX 3090 /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Vast.ai
|
On-Demand $0.20 | On-Demand $0.13 |
Lambda Labs
|
On-Demand $1.29 | -- |
Sesterce
|
On-Demand $1.42 | -- |
Runcrate
|
On-Demand $1.42 | -- |
OVH
|
On-Demand $1.00 | -- |
Cerebrium
|
On-Demand $1.10 | -- |
Alibaba Cloud
|
On-Demand $1.27 | -- |
Oracle Cloud
|
On-Demand $2.00 | -- |
HyperAI
|
-- | On-Demand $0.10 |
Theta EdgeCloud
|
-- | On-Demand $0.13 |
GPU.ai
|
-- | On-Demand $0.16 |
Lium
|
-- | On-Demand $0.16 |
Salad
|
-- | On-Demand $0.17 |
Runpod
|
-- | On-Demand $0.22 |
SwissGPU
|
-- | On-Demand $0.31 |
9 providers list the A10 and 10 the RTX 3090. Every listing is on the A10 page and the RTX 3090 page.
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Nvidia T4
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Nvidia RTX 5090
32 GB GDDR7 · 91% more bandwidth than the RTX 3090
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Nvidia RTX 4090
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From $0.23 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia A10 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 3090 on Sept. 14, 2026.