The A40 has 4.8x the memory, while the RTX 3080 has 9% more bandwidth. The RTX 3080 is typically cheaper.
At a glance
Memory
4.8x more on A40
- A40
- 48 GB
- RTX 3080
- 10 GB
Memory bandwidth
9% higher on RTX 3080
- A40
- 696 GB/s
- RTX 3080
- 760 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
73% cheaper on RTX 3080
- A40
- $0.40 /GPU/hr
- RTX 3080
- $0.11 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | A40 | RTX 3080 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.65 /GPU/hr from $0.40 | $0.15 /GPU/hr from $0.11 | 77% cheaper on RTX 3080 |
| Reserved | -- /GPU/hr from $0.61 (24 mo) | -- /GPU/hr from $0.11 (1 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.27 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.06 |
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 and reserved and spot on the RTX 3080: 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 3080 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | A40 | RTX 3080 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 48 GB GDDR6 | 10 GB GDDR6X | 4.8x more on A40 |
| Bandwidth | 696 GB/s | 760 GB/s | 9% higher on RTX 3080 |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 320-bit | 20% wider on A40 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 149.7 TFLOPS | 59.5 TFLOPS | 2.5x higher on A40 |
| INT8 | 299.3 TOPS | 238 TOPS | 26% higher on A40 |
| FP32 | 37.4 TFLOPS | 29.8 TFLOPS | 26% higher on A40 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 300 W | 320 W | 7% higher on RTX 3080 |
| Released | Q4 2020 | Q3 2020 | |
| 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: A40 datasheet and RTX 3080 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 | RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
Vast.ai
USA
|
$0.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.11 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
$0.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.11 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runpod
USA
|
$0.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.17 /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 | -- |
Salad
Distributed
|
-- | $0.14 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Theta EdgeCloud
Distributed
|
-- | $0.16 /GPU/hr On-demand |
9 providers list the A40 and 5 the RTX 3080. Every listing is on the A40 page and the RTX 3080 page.
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Nvidia A5000
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Nvidia RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X · 34% less bandwidth than the RTX 3080
From $0.11 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti
12 GB GDDR6X · 20% more bandwidth than the RTX 3080
From $0.13 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia A40 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 3080 on Sept. 14, 2026.