H200 NVL vs A40
Comparing the H200 NVL and A40 for cloud rental? The H200 NVL is available from 0 providers starting at —, while the A40 starts at — across 0 providers. Below is a live breakdown of pricing, VRAM, compute throughput, and where to rent each GPU.
H200 NVL vs A40 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.
H200 NVL vs A40 specs & pricing
| Specification | H200 NVL | A40 |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest price | — | — |
| VRAM | 141 GB | 48 GB |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 418 | 150 |
| Memory bandwidth | 4800 GB/s | 696 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
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM do the H200 NVL and A40 have?
The H200 NVL has 141 GB of VRAM and the A40 has 48 GB. More VRAM lets you serve larger models and longer context windows on a single GPU.
Which is faster, the H200 NVL or A40?
On paper the H200 NVL is faster, with 418 FP16 TFLOPS versus 150. Real-world speed also depends on memory bandwidth and software stack.
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