Comparison · GPU vs GPU · read 00:32 UTCTesla V100 16GB vs A30
Specifications, today's prices from 26 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.
| Tesla V100 16GB | A30 | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory & compute | |||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 24 GB | -33% |
| Memory bandwidth | 0.90 TB/s | 0.93 TB/s | -4% |
| FP16 tensor | 112 TFLOPS | 165 TFLOPS | -32% |
| FP32 | 14 TFLOPS | 10.3 TFLOPS | +36% |
| Power | 250 W | 165 W | +52% |
| Prices today | |||
| Cheapest on-demand | $0.33 | $0.32 | +0% |
| Median on-demand | $1.71 | $0.77 | +121% |
| Highest on-demand | $3.06 | $1.96 | +56% |
| Cheapest spot | $0.04 | $0.15 | -74% |
| Cheapest reserved | $0.35 | $0.28 | +27% |
| Current offers (n) | 36 | 21 | +71% |
| Providers with a fresh offer | 15 | 11 | +36% |
| Value | |||
| Per GB of VRAM · hour (cheapest) | $0.020 | $0.014 | +50% |
| Per GB of VRAM · hour (median) | $0.107 | $0.032 | +232% |
| Per PFLOP FP16 · hour (median) | $15.268 | $4.682 | +226% |
| Per TB/s · hour (median) | $1.900 | $0.828 | +129% |
| Trend | |||
| 30-day median change | -8.2% | — | — |
| 90-day median change | +14.1% | — | — |
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
AtmosCompute2× $0.33 - 2
OVHcloudTrust 792× $0.78 - 3
LambdaTrust 808× $0.79
- 1
SeewebTrust 691× $0.32 - 2
Massed ComputeTrust 741× $0.35 - 3
JarvisLabsTrust 491× $0.41
Verdict · computed from the numbers aboveChoose one, choose the other
Choose the Tesla V100 16GB if…
- you want choice: 15 providers have a fresh offer today against 11.
Choose the A30 if…
- your model needs more than 16 GB per GPU: 24 GB against 16 GB.
- the hourly price matters most: median $0.77 against $1.71, 55% less.
- you serve LLMs: memory bandwidth per dollar is better ($0.828 per TB/s-hour against $1.900).
Questions about Tesla V100 16GB vs A30
Which is cheaper to rent, the Tesla V100 16GB or the A30?
Today the cheapest current on-demand Tesla V100 16GB is $0.33 per GPU-hour and the cheapest A30 is $0.32; medians are $1.71 and $0.77. Cheapest excludes offers marked unavailable and counts one floor per marketplace.
How much memory do the Tesla V100 16GB and A30 have?
16 GB of HBM2 on the Tesla V100 16GB, 24 GB of HBM2 on the A30, at 0.90 and 0.93 TB/s.
Where do these numbers come from?
From 57 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.