The H20 is newer, with 20% more memory and 2.1x the bandwidth.
At a glance
Memory
20% more on H20
- A100
- 80 GB
- H20
- 96 GB
Memory bandwidth
2.1x higher on H20
- A100
- 1.94 TB/s
- H20
- 4.00 TB/s
Cheapest on-demand
- A100
- $0.40 /GPU/hr
- H20
- --
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | A100 | H20 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.76 /GPU/hr from $0.40 | No on-demand listings | |
| Reserved | $1.43 /GPU/hr from $0.66 (24 mo) | No reserved listings | |
| Spot | $1.08 /GPU/hr from $0.15 | No spot listings |
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. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Price history
A100 vs H20 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | A100 | H20 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 80 GB HBM2e 40 GB on SXM, PCIe | 96 GB HBM3 | 20% more on H20 |
| Bandwidth | 1,935 GB/s 2,039 GB/s on SXM 1,555 GB/s on SXM, PCIe | 4,000 GB/s | 2.1x higher on H20 |
| Bus width | 5,120-bit | ||
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | NVLink 600 GB/s | PCIe only | NVLink on A100 only |
| Board power | 300 W | 400 W | 33% higher on H20 |
| Released | Q2 2020 | Q1 2024 | 4 years newer on H20 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32FP64INT4INT8 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32FP64INT8 | |
Figures are for each model's headline configuration. Where a form factor carries a different number, it is named under the figure.
Source: A100 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 | A100 | H20 |
|---|---|---|
Vast.ai
USA
|
$0.40 /GPU/hr On-demand SXM | -- |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
$0.54 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Jarvislabs
India
|
$0.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Thunder Compute
USA
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Runpod
USA
|
$1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe | -- |
Lium
Distributed
|
$1.23 /GPU/hr On-demand SXM | -- |
Massed Compute
USA
|
$1.35 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Packet·ai
USA
|
$1.43 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
48 providers list the A100 and 0 the H20. Every listing is on the A100 page and the H20 page.
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia H100
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Nvidia RTX 5090
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Nvidia RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X · 48% less bandwidth than the A100
From $0.33 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia L40S
48 GB GDDR6 · 78% less bandwidth than the H20
From $0.55 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia A100 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia H20 on Sept. 14, 2026.