GPU comparison
V100 SXM2 16GB vs A100 PCIe 80GB: specs and rental cost comparison
Direct answer
V100 SXM2 16GB vs A100 PCIe 80GB: V100 SXM2 16GB is cheaper on the lowest tracked rental row at $0.17 per GPU-hour, versus $1.39 for A100 PCIe 80GB. That makes A100 PCIe 80GB about 694% more expensive per GPU-hour on the cheapest rows in the ByteCosts GPU catalog. V100 SXM2 16GB has 16 GB VRAM and A100 PCIe 80GB has 80 GB VRAM. The tables compare source-backed specs and value metrics only where both GPUs have a real spec field and a tracked rental rate. Rental prices are list rates per GPU-hour, before committed-use discounts, capacity limits, or region constraints.
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V100 SXM2 16GB vs A100 PCIe 80GB: rental value
Cheapest tracked on-demand rental rows and normalized value metrics.
| Metric | V100 SXM2 16GB | A100 PCIe 80GB |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest rental / GPU-hour | $0.17 | $1.39 |
| $ / GB VRAM | $0.011 | $0.017 |
| $ / FP16 TFLOP-hour | $0.0014 | $0.0045 |
V100 SXM2 16GB vs A100 PCIe 80GB: specs
Hardware specs from the committed GPU spec catalog. Rows with missing source fields on either GPU are omitted.
| Spec | V100 SXM2 16GB | A100 PCIe 80GB |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | volta | ampere |
| VRAM | 16 GB | 80 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 900 GB/s | 1935 GB/s |
| FP16 tensor compute | 125.0 TFLOPS | 312.0 TFLOPS |
| NVLink bandwidth | 300 GB/s | 600 GB/s |
| TDP | 300 W | 300 W |
Cheapest tracked rental rows
| GPU | Provider | Instance | Region | GPUs | Instance/hr | Per-GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V100 SXM2 16GB | Vast.ai | 2x-Tesla_V100-32-65536 | North Carolina, US, NA | 2 | $0.35 | $0.17 |
| A100 PCIe 80GB | RunPod | 1x_A100-80GB_SECURE | CA | 1 | $1.39 | $1.39 |
Frequently asked questions
Is V100 SXM2 16GB or A100 PCIe 80GB cheaper to rent?
V100 SXM2 16GB is cheaper on the lowest tracked row at $0.17 per GPU-hour, compared with $1.39 for A100 PCIe 80GB. Region, capacity, spot interruption, and discounts can change a production bill.
Which is better value, V100 SXM2 16GB or A100 PCIe 80GB?
Use the value table above: $/GB-VRAM is always shown from real VRAM and rental rate, while $/TFLOP rows are shown only when both GPUs have the relevant sourced compute spec. Do not compare a missing field as zero.
Where do these GPU comparison numbers come from?
Rental rates come from the ByteCosts GPU rental catalog normalized from the SkyPilot catalog. Hardware specs come from the committed GPU spec catalog and its per-GPU source URLs.
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V100 SXM2 16GB vs A100 PCIe 80GB GPU comparison. ByteCosts. Updated June 15, 2026. https://bytecosts.com/gpu/compare/v100-sxm2-16gb-vs-a100-pcie-80gb/