A100 vs A16
Explore a head to head comparison of specifications, performance, and pricing.
A100
The NVIDIA A100 is a powerful Ampere-based GPU designed for AI training, inference, and high-performance computing workloads.
ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPU ArchitectureAmpere
Average Price$6.63/hr
GPU VRAM40 GB
Cloud Availability5 clouds
System Memory1800 GB
CPU Cores176
Storage13.6 TB
A16
The NVIDIA A16 delivers high-performance computing capabilities for AI, machine learning, and data science applications.
ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPU Architecture—
Average Price$3.37/hr
GPU VRAM64 GB
Cloud Availability1 clouds
System Memory960 GB
CPU Cores96
Storage1.7 TB
See how the A100 & A16 compare
Compare detailed hardware specifications and average pricing for the A100 and A16.
Compare Hardware Specifications
| A100 | A16 | |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Type | A100 | A16 |
| VRAM per GPU | 40 GB | 64 GB |
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Interconnect | PCIe Gen4 or SXM4 | PCIe Gen4 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1.55 TB/s | 4x 200 GB/s |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 77.97 TFLOPS (4:1) | 4.493 TFLOPS (1:1) |
| CUDA Cores | 6912 | 4x 1,280 |
| Tensor Cores | 432 (3rd Gen) | 4x 40 (3rd Gen) |
| RT Cores | N/A | 4x 10 (2nd Gen) |
| Base Clock | 765 MHz | 1312 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1410 MHz | 1755 MHz |
| TDP | 250W-400W | 250W |
| Process Node | TSMC 7nm | TSMC 8nm |
| Data Formats | INT8, BF16, FP16, TF32, FP32, FP64 | INT8, BF16, FP16, TF32, FP32 |
Compare Average On-Demand Pricing
| A100 | A16 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GPU | $1.71 /hr | $0.51 /hr |
| 2 GPUs | $3.91 /hr | $1.02 /hr |
| 4 GPUs | $7.80 /hr | $2.05 /hr |
| 8 GPUs | $13.54 /hr | $4.09 /hr |
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