Comparison · GPU vs GPU · read 00:32 UTCA40 vs Quadro RTX 8000
Specifications, today's prices from 13 providers, price per unit of memory and compute, and who rents each cheapest. Better values are highlighted; lower is better for prices.
Side by sideSpecs, prices, value
Highlighted cells are the better of the two: more memory and compute, lower prices, lower cost per unit.
| A40 | Quadro RTX 8000 | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory & compute | |||
| VRAM | 48 GB | 48 GB | 0% |
| Memory bandwidth | 0.70 TB/s | 0.62 TB/s | +12% |
| FP16 tensor | 150 TFLOPS | — | — |
| FP32 | 37.4 TFLOPS | 16.3 TFLOPS | +129% |
| Power | 300 W | 295 W | +2% |
| Prices today | |||
| Cheapest on-demand | $0.35 | $0.23 | +53% |
| Median on-demand | $0.90 | $0.28 | +223% |
| Highest on-demand | $1.71 | $0.32 | +435% |
| Cheapest spot | $0.19 | $0.08 | +142% |
| Cheapest reserved | $0.36 | — | — |
| Current offers (n) | 13 | 3 | +333% |
| Providers with a fresh offer | 10 | 3 | +233% |
| Value | |||
| Per GB of VRAM · hour (cheapest) | $0.007 | $0.005 | +53% |
| Per GB of VRAM · hour (median) | $0.019 | $0.006 | +223% |
| Per PFLOP FP16 · hour (median) | $5.991 | — | — |
| Per TB/s · hour (median) | $1.291 | $0.446 | +189% |
| Trend | |||
| 30-day median change | — | — | — |
| 90-day median change | +33.1% | — | — |
90 days · median on-demand price · rebased to 100How the two have moved
Both medians indexed to 100 ninety days ago, so the slopes compare even though the price levels differ.
Cheapest providers today · on-demand · current offersWho rents each one cheapest
- 1
GPURento1× $0.35 - 2
Vast.aiTrust 782× $0.47 - 3
LeaderGPUTrust 598× $0.58
- 1Vast.aiTrust 781× $0.23
- 2
Edgevana2× $0.28 - 3
TensorDockTrust 53$0.32
Verdict · computed from the numbers aboveChoose one, choose the other
Choose the A40 if…
- you want choice: 10 providers have a fresh offer today against 3.
Choose the Quadro RTX 8000 if…
- the hourly price matters most: median $0.28 against $0.90, 69% less.
- you serve LLMs: memory bandwidth per dollar is better ($0.446 per TB/s-hour against $1.291).
Questions about A40 vs Quadro RTX 8000
Which is cheaper to rent, the A40 or the Quadro RTX 8000?
Today the cheapest current on-demand A40 is $0.35 per GPU-hour and the cheapest Quadro RTX 8000 is $0.23; medians are $0.90 and $0.28. Cheapest excludes offers marked unavailable and counts one floor per marketplace.
How much memory do the A40 and Quadro RTX 8000 have?
48 GB of memory on the A40, 48 GB of memory on the Quadro RTX 8000, at 0.70 and 0.62 TB/s.
Where do these numbers come from?
From 16 current offers read on the providers' own pages and APIs over the last 45 days (reference 00:32 UTC), or in our October 2026 market study for the few providers our collector does not read. Specifications come from manufacturer datasheets. Every price on the GPU pages links to its receipt and shows its read date.