The A40 has 4x the memory and 2.4x the bandwidth. The RTX A2000 is cheaper right now.
At a glance
Memory
4x more on A40
- RTX A2000
- 12 GB
- A40
- 48 GB
Memory bandwidth
2.4x higher on A40
- RTX A2000
- 288 GB/s
- A40
- 696 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
72% cheaper on RTX A2000
- RTX A2000
- $0.08 /GPU/hr
- A40
- $0.28 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | RTX A2000 | A40 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $0.08 | $0.65 /GPU/hr from $0.28 | |
| Reserved | No reserved listings | -- /GPU/hr from $0.61 (24 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.03 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.27 |
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 on-demand and spot on the RTX A2000 and reserved and spot on the A40: 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
RTX A2000 vs A40 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | RTX A2000 | A40 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 12 GB GDDR6 | 48 GB GDDR6 | 4x more on A40 |
| Bandwidth | 288 GB/s | 696 GB/s | 2.4x higher on A40 |
| Bus width | 192-bit | 384-bit | 2x wider on A40 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 31.9 TFLOPS | 149.7 TFLOPS | 4.7x higher on A40 |
| INT8 | 299.3 TOPS | ||
| FP32 | 8 TFLOPS | 37.4 TFLOPS | 4.7x higher on A40 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 70 W | 300 W | 4.3x higher on A40 |
| Released | Q3 2021 | Q4 2020 | 10 months newer on RTX A2000 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Figures are for each model's headline configuration. Where a form factor carries a different number, it is named under the figure.
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: RTX A2000 datasheet and A40 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers that rent these GPUs, with each one's cheapest rate. Providers that rent both are listed first.
| Provider | RTX A2000 | A40 |
|---|---|---|
Vast.ai
USA
|
$0.08 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.28 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runpod
USA
|
$0.12 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.49 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
-- | $0.49 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Sesterce
France
|
-- | $2.05 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runcrate
USA
|
-- | $2.42 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe |
Denvr
Canada
|
-- | $0.65 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Exoscale
Switzerland
|
-- | $1.05 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Database Mart
USA
|
-- | $0.61 /GPU/hr Reserved |
2 providers list the RTX A2000 and 9 the A40. Every listing is on the RTX A2000 page and the A40 page.
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Our data for Nvidia RTX A2000 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia A40 on Sept. 14, 2026.