The A800 is newer, with 3.3x the memory and 4.3x the bandwidth. The RTX 3060 is cheaper right now.
At a glance
Memory
3.3x more on A800
- A800
- 40 GB
- RTX 3060
- 12 GB
Memory bandwidth
4.3x higher on A800
- A800
- 1,555 GB/s
- RTX 3060
- 360 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
95% cheaper on RTX 3060
- A800
- $1.18 /GPU/hr
- RTX 3060
- $0.06 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | A800 | RTX 3060 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $1.18 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.06 | |
| Reserved | No reserved listings | -- /GPU/hr from $0.06 (1 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 on the A800 and on-demand, reserved and spot on the RTX 3060: 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
A800 vs RTX 3060 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | A800 | RTX 3060 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 40 GB HBM2 | 12 GB GDDR6 | 3.3x more on A800 |
| Bandwidth | 1,555 GB/s | 360 GB/s | 4.3x higher on A800 |
| Bus width | 5,120-bit | 192-bit | 27x wider on A800 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 312 TFLOPS | 25.5 TFLOPS | 12x higher on A800 |
| INT8 | 623.5 TOPS | 101.9 TOPS | 6.1x higher on A800 |
| FP32 | 19.5 TFLOPS | 12.7 TFLOPS | 54% higher on A800 |
| FP64 | 9.7 TFLOPS | Not supported | A800 only |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | NVLink 400 GB/s | PCIe only | NVLink on A800 only |
| Board power | 240 W | 170 W | 41% higher on A800 |
| Released | Q4 2022 | Q1 2021 | 2 years newer on A800 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32FP64INT4INT8 | 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: A800 datasheet and RTX 3060 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers that rent these GPUs, with each one's cheapest rate. No provider we track offers both right now.
| Provider | A800 | RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
GPUhub
Singapore
|
$1.18 /GPU/hr On-demand NVL | -- |
Vast.ai
USA
|
-- | $0.06 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Salad
Distributed
|
-- | $0.08 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia H100
80 GB HBM3 · 2.2x the bandwidth of the A800
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Nvidia A100
80 GB HBM2e · 24% more bandwidth than the A800
From $0.40 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 · 24% less bandwidth than the RTX 3060
From $0.08 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6 · 24% more bandwidth than the RTX 3060
From $0.07 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia A800 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 3060 on Sept. 14, 2026.