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A40 vs RTX 3090

A40 vs RTX 3090: specs and rental cost

Compare memory, node configurations, and fixed weekly and monthly cost before choosing between NVIDIA A40 and NVIDIA RTX 3090.

Decision summary

A40 provides 24 GB more VRAM per card. RTX 3090 costs $8 less per 30-day term . Choose based on whether memory headroom or lower fixed cost is the binding constraint.

NVIDIA

A40

rendering · inference

$192/ 30 days
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NVIDIA

RTX 3090

prototyping · image generation

$184/ 30 days
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SpecificationA40RTX 3090
ArchitectureAmpereAmpere
VRAM48 GB GDDR6 ECC24 GB GDDR6X
Host resources / card12 vCPU · 96 GB RAM12 vCPU · 96 GB RAM
Local NVMe / card1 TB1 TB
7-day price / card$54$52
30-day price / card$192$184
4-GPU node / 30 days$707$677
Catalog quantity265 cards245 cards