Two Nvidia data center GPUs, one Ampere and one Grace Hopper: 16 GB GDDR6 against 96 GB HBM3, 20x the memory bandwidth on the GH200, and NVLink 900 GB/s on the GH200 where the A16 is PCIe only.
At a glance
Memory
- A16
- 16 GB
- GH200
- 96 GB
6x more on GH200
Memory bandwidth
- A16
- 200 GB/s
- GH200
- 4,000 GB/s
20x higher on GH200
Cheapest on-demand
- A16
- $0.47 /GPU/hr
- GH200
- $2.29 /GPU/hr
4.9x more expensive on GH200
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | A16 | GH200 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.56 /GPU/hr from $0.47 | $2.52 /GPU/hr from $2.29 | 4.5x more expensive on GH200 |
| Spot | No spot listings | Sold out |
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
A16 vs GH200 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | A16 | GH200 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 16 GB GDDR6 | 96 GB HBM3 | 6x more on GH200 |
| Bandwidth | 200 GB/s | 4,000 GB/s | 20x higher on GH200 |
| Bus width | 128-bit | ||
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | Not supported | 1,979 TFLOPS | GH200 only |
| FP16 / BF16 | 17.9 TFLOPS | 989.5 TFLOPS | 55x higher on GH200 |
| INT8 | 35.9 TOPS | 1,979 TOPS | 55x higher on GH200 |
| FP32 | 4.5 TFLOPS | 67 TFLOPS | 15x higher on GH200 |
| FP64 | Not supported | 34 TFLOPS | GH200 only |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | NVLink 900 GB/s | NVLink on GH200 only |
| Released | Q2 2021 | Q2 2023 | 2 years newer on GH200 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32FP64INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: A16 datasheet and GH200 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers listing these GPUs, those with both first, so you can switch without moving clouds.
| Provider | A16 /GPU/hr | GH200 /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Vultr
|
On-Demand $0.47 | Spot $1.99 |
Sesterce
|
On-Demand $0.56 | On-Demand $2.52 |
Runcrate
|
On-Demand $0.56 | -- |
Lambda Labs
|
-- | On-Demand $2.29 |
CoreWeave
|
-- | On-Demand $6.50 |
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Our data for Nvidia A16 was last updated on Sept. 7, 2026, and for Nvidia GH200 on Sept. 7, 2026.