A data center GPU against a consumer card on the Ampere architecture: 48 GB GDDR6 against 8 GB GDDR6 and 55% more memory bandwidth on the A40.
At a glance
Memory
- A40
- 48 GB
- RTX 3060 Ti
- 8 GB
6x more on A40
Memory bandwidth
- A40
- 696 GB/s
- RTX 3060 Ti
- 448 GB/s
1.6x higher on A40
Cheapest on-demand
- A40
- $1.05 /GPU/hr
- RTX 3060 Ti
- $0.08 /GPU/hr
13x more expensive on A40
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | A40 | RTX 3060 Ti | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $1.05 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.08 | |
| Reserved | -- /GPU/hr from $0.61 (24 mo) | -- /GPU/hr from $0.25 (24 mo) | |
| Spot | No spot listings | -- /GPU/hr from $0.03 |
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 reserved on the A40 and on-demand, reserved and spot on the RTX 3060 Ti: 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 RTX 3060 Ti price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | A40 | RTX 3060 Ti | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 48 GB GDDR6 | 8 GB GDDR6 | 6x more on A40 |
| Bandwidth | 696 GB/s | 448 GB/s | 1.6x higher on A40 |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 256-bit | 1.5x wider on A40 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 149.7 TFLOPS | 32.4 TFLOPS | 4.6x higher on A40 |
| INT8 | 299.3 TOPS | 129.6 TOPS | 2.3x higher on A40 |
| FP32 | 37.4 TFLOPS | 16.2 TFLOPS | 2.3x higher on A40 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 300 W | 200 W | 1.5x higher on A40 |
| Released | Q4 2020 | Q4 2020 | |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: A40 datasheet and RTX 3060 Ti datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers listing these GPUs, those with both first, so you can switch without moving clouds.
| Provider | A40 /GPU/hr | RTX 3060 Ti /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Database Mart
|
Reserved (24mo) $0.61 | Reserved (24mo) $0.25 |
Exoscale
|
On-Demand $1.05 | -- |
Utho
|
Reserved (36mo) $0.65 | -- |
Runpod
|
Reservation on request | -- |
Sesterce
|
On-Demand $1.21 | -- |
EmpirioLabs AI
|
On-Demand $1.49 | -- |
Salad
|
-- | On-Demand $0.08 |
Theta EdgeCloud
|
-- | On-Demand $0.10 |
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Our data for Nvidia A40 was last updated on Sept. 7, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti on Sept. 7, 2026.