H200 NVL vs A16

Comparing the H200 NVL and A16 for cloud rental? The H200 NVL is available from 0 providers starting at , while the A16 starts at across 0 providers. Below is a live breakdown of pricing, VRAM, compute throughput, and where to rent each GPU.

H200 NVL

VRAM
141 GB
TFLOPS
418
Cheapest
See all H200 NVL offers

A16

VRAM
64 GB
TFLOPS
36
Cheapest
See all A16 offers

H200 NVL vs A16 at a glance

Spec profile

H200 NVLA16
H200 NVL vs A16 spec comparison radar chartVRAMFP16BandwidthValueProviders

Each axis is scaled to the stronger GPU — the outer edge is better.

Value for money

Live pricing for both GPUs is needed to compute value-for-money metrics. See the provider tables below for current rates.

Specs are manufacturer peak FP16 Tensor figures; real-world throughput varies by workload, precision, and software stack.

H200 NVL vs A16 specs & pricing

SpecificationH200 NVLA16
Cheapest price
VRAM
141 GB
64 GB
FP16 TFLOPS
418
36
Memory bandwidth
4800 GB/s
928 GB/s
Release year
2024
2021
Cloud providers

Which should you choose?

  • H200 NVL has more VRAM (141 GB), so it fits larger models and bigger batch sizes without sharding.
  • H200 NVL offers higher FP16 throughput, training and serving faster on compute-bound workloads.

Provider availability

Only H200 NVL
None
Both GPUs
None
Only A16
None

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM do the H200 NVL and A16 have?

The H200 NVL has 141 GB of VRAM and the A16 has 64 GB. More VRAM lets you serve larger models and longer context windows on a single GPU.

Which is faster, the H200 NVL or A16?

On paper the H200 NVL is faster, with 418 FP16 TFLOPS versus 36. Real-world speed also depends on memory bandwidth and software stack.

Live prices come from public provider catalogs and can change quickly. How we collect prices.

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