B300 vs A100
Comparing the B300 and A100 for cloud rental? The B300 is available from 0 providers starting at —, while the A100 starts at — across 0 providers. Below is a live breakdown of pricing, VRAM, compute throughput, and where to rent each GPU.
B300 vs A100 at a glance
Spec profile
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Value for money
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Specs are manufacturer peak FP16 Tensor figures; real-world throughput varies by workload, precision, and software stack.
B300 vs A100 specs & pricing
| Specification | B300 | A100 |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest price | — | — |
| VRAM | 288 GB | 80 GB |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 1100 | 312 |
| Memory bandwidth | 8000 GB/s | 2039 GB/s |
| Release year | 2025 | 2020 |
| Cloud providers | — | — |
Which should you choose?
- •B300 has more VRAM (288 GB), so it fits larger models and bigger batch sizes without sharding.
- •B300 offers higher FP16 throughput, training and serving faster on compute-bound workloads.
Provider availability
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM do the B300 and A100 have?
The B300 has 288 GB of VRAM and the A100 has 80 GB. More VRAM lets you serve larger models and longer context windows on a single GPU.
Which is faster, the B300 or A100?
On paper the B300 is faster, with 1100 FP16 TFLOPS versus 312. Real-world speed also depends on memory bandwidth and software stack.
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