NVIDIA H200 vs NVIDIA RTX A4000, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA H200 wins 10 of 10 benchmarks, averaging 324.9% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Stable Diffusion XL, where NVIDIA H200 leads by 609% (37.16 vs 5.24 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (174% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA H200 runs 150 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 4, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA H200 | NVIDIA RTX A4000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 318.84 | 116.23 | +174% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 268.31 | 75.52 | +255% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 148.43 | 41.13 | +261% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 76.58 | 0 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 42.66 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 37.16 | 5.24 | +609% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 9.514 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 4.393 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 3.76 | 0 | n/a |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 1.41 | 0 | n/a |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA H200 is faster on 1 of 1; NVIDIA RTX A4000 on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA H200 | NVIDIA RTX A4000 | Difference | Cost per run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 6.7 min | 24.3 min | NVIDIA H200 3.61x faster | $0.403 vs $0.069 |
Renting by the hour, NVIDIA RTX A4000 finishes 1 of 1 cheaper. The quicker card is not automatically the cheaper way to get the work done.
Cost to rent
| Card | Per hour |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA H200 | $3.590 |
| NVIDIA RTX A4000 | $0.170 |
NVIDIA RTX A4000 is 21.12x cheaper per hour. Cheapest on-demand rate we see across RunPod and Vast.
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA H200 | NVIDIA RTX A4000 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 141GB | 16GB |
| Architecture | Hopper | Ampere |
| Memory bandwidth | 4800 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,980 MHz | 1,560 MHz |
| TDP | 700 W | 140 W |
| Launch MSRP | $31,000 | $999 |
| Release | 2024-03-18 | 2021-04-12 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA H200 or NVIDIA RTX A4000?
- NVIDIA H200 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 10 of 10 benchmarks in our suite with an average 324.9% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA H200 and NVIDIA RTX A4000?
- NVIDIA H200 has 141GB VRAM and a 700W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX A4000 has 16GB VRAM and a 140W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA H200 and NVIDIA RTX A4000?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA H200 fits 4 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA RTX A4000. 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 H200 and NVIDIA RTX A4000?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA H200 leads by roughly 609% (37.16 vs 5.24 images/min) in our testing.
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