~$18Klatest observation · street price · 2026-08
4dated price observations on record
11sourced specs (all linked below)
Specifications
Sourced specs
| Spec | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| FP64 compute | 9.7 TFLOPS | via nvidia.com ↗2026-08-27 |
| FP64 Tensor Core | 19.5 TFLOPS | via nvidia.com ↗2026-08-27 |
| FP32 compute | 19.5 TFLOPS | via nvidia.com ↗2026-08-27 |
| TF32 Tensor Core | 156 TFLOPS dense / 312 TFLOPS with sparsity (SXM) | via nvidia.com ↗2026-08-27 |
| BF16 Tensor Core | 312 TFLOPS dense / 624 TFLOPS with sparsity (SXM) | via nvidia.com ↗2026-08-27 |
| FP16 Tensor Core | 312 TFLOPS dense / 624 TFLOPS with sparsity (SXM) | via nvidia.com ↗2026-08-27 |
| INT8 Tensor Core | 624 TOPS dense / 1248 TOPS with sparsity (SXM) | via nvidia.com ↗2026-08-27 |
| Memory | 80GB HBM2e, 2,039 GB/s | via nvidia.com ↗2026-08-27 |
| Interconnect | NVLink 600 GB/s, PCIe Gen4 64 GB/s | via nvidia.com ↗2026-08-27 |
| TDP | 400W (HGX A100 80GB CTS SKU up to 500W) | via nvidia.com ↗2026-08-27 |
| Multi-Instance GPU | Up to 7 MIG instances at 10GB each | via nvidia.com ↗2026-08-27 |
Pricing
Price history, newest first
Step chart of per-unit observations (system and order totals stay in the table). The line is drawn in USD at each observation year's average FX rate so mixed-currency histories read as one trend; hover any point for the price exactly as reported.
| Date | Price | Type | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08 | ~$18K per card (80GB SXM)Market prices $8k-10k (40GB PCIe) to $18k-20k (80GB SXM) on secondary market | Street price | via Modal (undated price guide, retrieved Aug 2026) ↗ | low |
| 2023-12 | ~$10K per cardA100 described as $10k+ in 2023; Epoch model range $10k-15k for 2022-2023 | Street price | via Epoch AI (citing FT / SemiAnalysis) ↗ | medium |
| 2023-02-23 | ~$10K per cardCNBC's '$10,000 chip' figure for the A100 (40GB reference) | Street price | via CNBC ↗ | medium |
| 2020-05 | ~$199K per DGX A100 system (8x A100 40GB)Launch DGX A100 MSRP $199k, roughly $25k per GPU including system | Reported contract | via Epoch AI (citing Nvidia press release) ↗ | medium |
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Prices in USD, converted at each observation year's average exchange rate; the original figure and rate print under every converted price. How prices are sourced and graded ↗
Context
Notes
- Nvidia publishes no official list price for A100; all figures are market reporting.
- A100/A800 effectively exited China after the October 2022 export controls and the October 2023 rule.
Where it sits
In the stack
All specs and prices link to their original sources, dated as observed. Figures are market observations, not offers; treat each as of its date.