NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB vs NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80GB
The A100 delivers 7.7x the FP16 throughput of the GeForce RTX 3070 (312 vs 41 TFLOPS dense). The A100 also carries 72 GB more memory (80 GB vs 8 GB).
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB
Full specs →NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80GB
Full specs →Specifications
Performance (TFLOPS)
FLOPS by Precision
What actually differs
Both GPUs launched in 2020: the GeForce RTX 3070 on Ampere and the A100 on Ampere.
Dense throughput for the GeForce RTX 3070 against the A100: FP64 0.3 vs 9.7 TFLOPS, FP32 20 vs 20 TFLOPS, FP16 41 vs 312 TFLOPS. Sparse figures, where the vendor publishes them, appear under each dense number in the performance table.
Memory is 8 GB against 80 GB, fed at 448 GB/s versus 2.0 TB/s. More memory per GPU means larger models fit before you have to shard across cards, which often matters more than raw TFLOPS for inference.
Power budgets are 220 W for the GeForce RTX 3070 and 400 W for the A100. At FP32 that works out to 0.09 against 0.05 TFLOPS per watt.
For LLM training and inference, weight the FP8 and FP16 rows and memory capacity most heavily. For scientific and HPC workloads, the FP64 row is the one to read.
Frequently asked questions
Is the GeForce RTX 3070 faster than the A100?
At FP16 precision the A100 reaches 312 TFLOPS dense against 41 TFLOPS for the GeForce RTX 3070. The performance table on this page lists every published precision for both GPUs.
Which has more memory, the GeForce RTX 3070 or the A100?
The A100 carries 80 GB of memory versus 8 GB for the GeForce RTX 3070. Memory bandwidth is 448 GB/s for the GeForce RTX 3070 and 2.0 TB/s for the A100.
How much power do the GeForce RTX 3070 and the A100 draw?
The GeForce RTX 3070 is rated at 220 W TDP and the A100 at 400 W. On FP32 throughput per watt, the GeForce RTX 3070 is the more efficient part.
Can I rent the GeForce RTX 3070 or the A100 in the cloud?
Yes. Live cloud listings tracked by Flopper start at $0.09 per GPU hour. The rental pricing section on this page lists current providers and rates for both GPUs.
Where to Rent
NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80GB
| Provider | Configuration | Price/GPU-hr | Checked | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 GPU.ai | 1× A100 SXM4 Community | $0.88 | 1h ago | View → |
| 1× A100 SXM4 Spot | $0.89 | 1h ago | View → | |
 Oblivus | 1× A100 SXM4 Reserved | $1.05 | 1h ago | View → |
| 1× A100 SXM4 Community | $1.06 | 1h ago | View → | |
| GPU.ai | 1× A100 SXM4 | $1.07 | 1h ago | View → |
 Thunder Compute | 1× A100 SXM4 | $1.09 | 1h ago | View → |
| Thunder Compute | 2× A100 SXM4 | $1.09 | 1h ago | View → |
 Spheron | 1× A100 SXM4 Spot | $1.12 | 1h ago | View → |
 Lium | 1× A100 SXM4 Community | $1.12 | 1h ago | View → |
| 8× A100 SXM4 Spot | $1.21 | 1h ago | View → | |
 Beam | 1× A100 SXM4 | $1.36 | 1h ago | View → |
| 1× A100 SXM4 Community | $1.39 | 1h ago | View → | |
 Civo | 1× A100 SXM4 Reserved | $1.39 | 1h ago | View → |
 Shadeform Denvr Dataworks capacity | 8× A100 SXM4 | $1.40 | 1h ago | View → |
| Spheron | 1× A100 SXM4 | $1.43 | 1h ago | View → |
 Gcore | 1× A100 SXM4 | $1.44 | 1h ago | View → |
| Thunder Compute | 4× A100 SXM4 | $1.49 | 1h ago | View → |
| Thunder Compute | 8× A100 SXM4 | $1.49 | 1h ago | View → |
| 1× A100 SXM4 | $1.49 | 1h ago | View → | |
| Shadeform Denvr Dataworks capacity | 1× A100 SXM4 | $1.50 | 1h ago | View → |
| Oblivus | 1× A100 SXM4 | $1.57 | 1h ago | View → |
| 1× A100 SXM4 | $1.59 | 1h ago | View → | |
 Lyceum | 1× A100 SXM4 | $1.59 | 1h ago | View → |
| 1× A100 SXM4 | $1.60 | 1h ago | View → | |
 Koyeb | 1× A100 SXM4 | $1.60 | 1h ago | View → |
| Koyeb | 2× A100 SXM4 | $1.60 | 1h ago | View → |
| Koyeb | 4× A100 SXM4 | $1.60 | 1h ago | View → |
| Koyeb | 8× A100 SXM4 | $1.60 | 1h ago | View → |
| 8× A100 SXM4 | $1.78 | 1h ago | View → | |
| Civo | 1× A100 SXM4 | $1.79 | 1h ago | View → |
| 1× A100 SXM4 | $1.99 | 1h ago | View → | |
 Cerebrium | 1× A100 SXM4 | $2.10 | 1h ago | View → |
| Koyeb | 1× A100 SXM4 | $2.15 | 1h ago | View → |
| Koyeb | 2× A100 SXM4 | $2.15 | 1h ago | View → |
| Koyeb | 4× A100 SXM4 | $2.15 | 1h ago | View → |
| Koyeb | 8× A100 SXM4 | $2.15 | 1h ago | View → |
| 1× A100 SXM4 | $2.30 | 1h ago | View → | |
| 1× A100 SXM4 | $2.50 | 1h ago | View → | |
 Cirrascale | 8× A100 SXM4 Reserved | $2.60 | 1h ago | View → |
| 8× A100 SXM4 | $2.70 | 1h ago | View → | |
| Cirrascale | 4× A100 SXM4 Reserved | $2.74 | 1h ago | View → |
| Cirrascale | 8× A100 SXM4 Reserved | $2.93 | 1h ago | View → |
| Cirrascale | 4× A100 SXM4 Reserved | $3.08 | 1h ago | View → |
| Cirrascale | 8× A100 SXM4 Reserved | $3.09 | 1h ago | View → |
| Cirrascale | 8× A100 SXM4 Reserved | $3.25 | 1h ago | View → |
| Cirrascale | 4× A100 SXM4 Reserved | $3.25 | 1h ago | View → |
| Cirrascale | 4× A100 SXM4 Reserved | $3.42 | 1h ago | View → |
| 8× A100 SXM4 | $3.43 | 1h ago | View → | |
| 1× A100 SXM4 | $4.00 | 1h ago | View → | |
| 8× A100 SXM4 | $4.10 | 1h ago | View → | |
| 8× A100 SXM4 | $4.10 | 1h ago | View → | |
 Replicate | 1× A100 SXM4 | $5.04 | 1h ago | View → |
| Replicate | 2× A100 SXM4 | $5.04 | 1h ago | View → |
| Replicate | 4× A100 SXM4 Reserved | $5.04 | 1h ago | View → |
| Replicate | 8× A100 SXM4 Reserved | $5.04 | 1h ago | View → |
| 1× A100 SXM4 | $1.81 | 1h ago | View → | |
| Shadeform Excess Supply capacity | 8× A100 SXM4 | $3.00 | 1h ago | View → |
| Shadeform Paperspace capacity | 8× A100 SXM4 | $3.22 | 1h ago | View → |
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