Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe or NVIDIA A10G?

NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 11 of 11 benchmarks in our suite with an average 128.2% advantage.

What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe and NVIDIA A10G?

NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe has 80GB VRAM and a 300W TDP, while NVIDIA A10G has 24GB VRAM and a 150W TDP.

Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe and NVIDIA A10G?

For AI, yes, NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe fits 23 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA A10G. A model that exceeds VRAM doesn't run slower, it doesn't run at all, so the card that fits the model wins that workload outright.

Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe and NVIDIA A10G?

Wan 2.2 5B (720p): NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe leads by roughly 43% (0.61 vs 0.18 frames/s) in our testing.

NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe vs NVIDIA A10G, AI & Machine Learning Comparison

NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe wins 11 of 11 benchmarks, averaging 128.2% faster.

Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.

What the numbers say

The gap is widest in Wan 2.2 5B (720p), where NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe leads by 239% (0.61 vs 0.18 frames/s); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (53% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe runs 137 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 12, models that don't fit score zero.

Benchmark results head-to-head

Benchmark	NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe	NVIDIA A10G	Difference
Qwen3 4B tok/s	198.27	129.87	+53%
Llama 3.1 8B tok/s	161.75	86.62	+87%
Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s	88.36	47.07	+88%
Qwen3 32B tok/s	43.77	22.04	+99%
Llama 3.3 70B tok/s	22.89	0	n/a
Stable Diffusion XL images/min	16.8	6.38	+163%
Z-Image Turbo images/min	9.3	3.45	+170%
FLUX.1 dev images/min	3.964	0	n/a
FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min	1.843	0	n/a
Qwen-Image-Edit images/min	1.54	0	n/a
Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s	0.61	0.18	+239%

Whole-job comparison

How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe is faster on 3 of 3; NVIDIA A10G on 0.

Workflow	NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe	NVIDIA A10G	Difference
24-frame storyboard	3.7 min	9 min	NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe 2.46x faster
Full codebase review	11.3 min	21.3 min	NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe 1.88x faster
10 short social clips	15.7 min	50.7 min	NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe 3.23x faster

Specifications compared

	NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe	NVIDIA A10G
VRAM	80GB	24GB
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
Memory bandwidth	1935 GB/s	600 GB/s
Boost clock	1,410 MHz	1,710 MHz
TDP	300 W	150 W
Launch MSRP	$15,000	$2,800
Release	2021-06-28	2021-11-01

FAQ

Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe or NVIDIA A10G?: NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 11 of 11 benchmarks in our suite with an average 128.2% advantage.
What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe and NVIDIA A10G?: NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe has 80GB VRAM and a 300W TDP, while NVIDIA A10G has 24GB VRAM and a 150W TDP.
Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe and NVIDIA A10G?: For AI, yes, NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe fits 23 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA A10G. A model that exceeds VRAM doesn't run slower, it doesn't run at all, so the card that fits the model wins that workload outright.
Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe and NVIDIA A10G?: Wan 2.2 5B (720p): NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe leads by roughly 43% (0.61 vs 0.18 frames/s) in our testing.

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