Quick Insights
Specifications
| VRAM | 93GB HBM3 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 3.9 TB/s |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 134.0 |
| Tensor TFLOPS | 2.0k |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 67.0 |
| TDP | 400W |
| Form Factor | NVL |
| Architecture | Hopper |
| NVLink | Yes (900GB/s) |
| Release Date | 2023-03 |
H100 NVL Price and Rental Notes
NVIDIA H100 NVL price searches are specific to a high-memory H100 configuration rather than generic H100 pricing. The useful decision is whether 94GB HBM3, NVL system compatibility, and the available cloud rate justify choosing this configuration for a real workload.
H100 94GB memory and NVIDIA H100 NVL price
The site record lists H100 NVL with 94GB of HBM3 memory. That extra capacity can matter for models that sit just above a standard 80GB limit, but memory fit should be checked together with framework support, batch size, and measured throughput.
H100 NVL system compatibility
H100 NVL is not simply a drop-in replacement for every H100 PCIe or SXM deployment. Confirm the NVL form factor, host platform, power and cooling requirements, interconnect assumptions, and provider configuration before comparing a headline price.
Cloud rental as a validation step
Rental is useful when the model barely exceeds 80GB, the NVL stack is unfamiliar, or utilization is uncertain. Compare hourly cost, storage, startup time, and expected completion time rather than treating the cheapest GPU-hour as the complete budget.
When standard H100 may be enough
If the model fits comfortably in 80GB and the workload benefits from an established provider or host configuration, standard H100 options may be simpler. Keep that broader H100 price intent on the related H100 pages and use this page for NVL-specific decisions.
| Decision factor | Buy or rent signal | Cost check |
|---|---|---|
| 94GB memory ceiling | Choose H100 NVL when the additional memory avoids sharding or an otherwise larger accelerator. | Measure the real batch size and time-to-result; unused memory does not justify a higher configuration cost. |
| NVL platform fit | Buy only after the host, power, cooling, and interconnect requirements are documented for the exact configuration. | Include compatible server cost and deployment work instead of comparing the accelerator quote alone. |
| Short validation versus steady use | Rent first when availability, utilization, or software support is uncertain; buy when the deployment is stable and regularly used. | Compare 100-, 300-, and 720-hour scenarios with storage, retries, and downtime included. |
H100 NVL cost planning checklist
- Confirm that the supplier or cloud row is H100 NVL and not a generic H100 PCIe or SXM listing, then verify the 94GB memory and exact platform.
- Benchmark the actual model with its production framework before treating H100 NVL memory as a guaranteed throughput improvement.
- Compare the H100 NVL rental rate with standard H100 alternatives only after aligning memory, host, region, billing unit, and availability.
Buy vs Rent Analysis
Buy Hardware
- One-time cost, unlimited usage
- Full control over hardware
- Electricity & cooling costs extra
- Depreciation over 2-3 years
Rent Cloud GPU
- Pay only for what you use
- No upfront investment
- Scale up/down instantly
- No maintenance required
Breakeven Point
At $1.33/hr cloud pricing, buying the hardware pays off after 26,221 hours (~1093 days or 36.4 months of 24/7 usage).
| Usage | Monthly Cloud Cost | Months to Breakeven |
|---|---|---|
| 100 hrs/month | $133.48 | 263 months |
| 200 hrs/month | $266.96 | 132 months |
| 500 hrs/month | $667.40 | 53 months |
Cloud GPU Pricing
Rent H100 NVL from 2 cloud providers. Prices shown per GPU per hour.
| Provider | Type | Instance | GPUs | On-Demand | Per GPU | Spot | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vast.ai | marketplace | vastai-h100-nvl | 1x | $1.33/hr | $1.33/hr Cheapest | $1.33/hr | - |
| RunPod | gpu-cloud | NVIDIA H100 NVL | 1x | $3.19/hr | $3.19/hr | $3.19/hr | - |
H100 NVL vs Alternatives
Compare H100 NVL with similar GPUs from other brands.
| GPU | VRAM | FP16 TFLOPS | Bandwidth | Hardware Price | Cloud Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H100 NVL Current | 93GB | 134.0 | 3.9 TB/s | $35k | - | - |
| AMD Instinct MI210 AMD | 64GB (-31%) | 181.0 (+35%) | 1.6 TB/s | - | - | Compare |
| MI300 AMD | 128GB (+38%) | 490.3 (+266%) | 5.3 TB/s | $15k (-57%) | - | Compare |
| AMD Instinct MI300A AMD | 128GB (+38%) | 980.0 (+631%) | 5.3 TB/s | - | - | Compare |
| AMD Instinct MI250X AMD | 128GB (+38%) | 383.0 (+186%) | 3.3 TB/s | - | - | Compare |
| AMD Instinct MI250 AMD | 128GB (+38%) | 362.0 (+170%) | 3.3 TB/s | - | - | Compare |
Best Use Cases
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Alternatives
- AMD Instinct MI210 64GB · -
- MI300 128GB · $15k
- AMD Instinct MI300A 128GB · -
- AMD Instinct MI250X 128GB · -
- AMD Instinct MI250 128GB · -
