The B200 is newer, with 3.8x the memory and 11x the bandwidth. The A40 is typically cheaper.
At a glance
Memory
3.8x more on B200
- A40
- 48 GB
- B200
- 180 GB
Memory bandwidth
11x higher on B200
- A40
- 696 GB/s
- B200
- 7,700 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
93% cheaper on A40
- A40
- $0.28 /GPU/hr
- B200
- $3.75 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | A40 | B200 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.65 /GPU/hr from $0.28 | $6.64 /GPU/hr from $3.75 | 90% cheaper on A40 |
| Reserved | -- /GPU/hr from $0.61 (24 mo) | $5.62 /GPU/hr from $3.75 | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.27 | $4.26 /GPU/hr from $2.40 |
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 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
A40 vs B200 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | A40 | B200 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 48 GB GDDR6 | 180 GB HBM3e | 3.8x more on B200 |
| Bandwidth | 696 GB/s | 7,700 GB/s | 11x higher on B200 |
| Bus width | 384-bit | ||
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP4 | Not supported | 9,000 TFLOPS | B200 only |
| FP8 | Not supported | 4,500 TFLOPS | B200 only |
| FP16 / BF16 | 149.7 TFLOPS | 2,250 TFLOPS | 15x higher on B200 |
| INT8 | 299.3 TOPS | 4,500 TOPS | 15x higher on B200 |
| FP32 | 37.4 TFLOPS | 75 TFLOPS | 2x higher on B200 |
| FP64 | Not supported | 37 TFLOPS | B200 only |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | NVLink 1,800 GB/s | NVLink on B200 only |
| Board power | 300 W | 1,000 W | 3.3x higher on B200 |
| Released | Q4 2020 | Q1 2024 | 3 years newer on B200 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP4FP6FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32FP64INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: A40 datasheet and B200 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers that rent these GPUs, with each one's cheapest rate. Providers that rent both are listed first.
| Provider | A40 | B200 |
|---|---|---|
Vast.ai
USA
|
$0.28 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.25 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
$0.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.79 /GPU/hr On-demand SXM |
Runpod
USA
|
$0.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.79 /GPU/hr On-demand SXM |
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 | -- |
Packet·ai
USA
|
-- | $3.75 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Lium
Distributed
|
-- | $5.40 /GPU/hr On-demand SXM |
Lyceum
Germany
|
-- | $6.49 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Verda
Finland
|
-- | $6.99 /GPU/hr On-demand SXM |
EmpirioLabs AI
USA
|
-- | $10.80 /GPU/hr On-demand |
9 providers list the A40 and 40 the B200. Every listing is on the A40 page and the B200 page.
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Our data for Nvidia A40 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia B200 on Sept. 14, 2026.