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Nvidia A800 80GB

China-market A100 variant introduced in late 2022 with NVLink cut from 600 to 400 GB/s to satisfy the October 2022 US export rules; single-GPU compute unchanged. Discontinued after the October 2023 controls.

ChinaDiscontinuedNvidiaAmpere familyLaunched 2022-09TSMC 7N

Latest observation ~$10K (per card) as of 2023 · researched 2026-08-27

~$10Klatest observation · street price · 2023
2dated price observations on record
7sourced specs (all linked below)

Specifications

Sourced specs

SpecValueSource
FP64 compute9.7 TFLOPS (same as A100)via m.expreview.com2022-09
FP32 compute19.5 TFLOPS (same as A100)via m.expreview.com2022-09
FP16/BF16 Tensor Core624 TFLOPS with sparsity (312 dense), same as A100 SXMvia lenovopress.lenovo.com2022-11
Memory (80GB SXM)80GB HBM2e, 2,039 GB/svia m.expreview.com2022-09
Memory (80GB PCIe)80GB HBM2e, 1,935 GB/svia m.expreview.com2022-09
InterconnectNVLink throttled to 400 GB/s (vs 600 GB/s on A100); PCIe Gen4via m.expreview.com2022-09
TDP400W (80GB SXM) / 300W (80GB PCIe)via m.expreview.com2022-09

Pricing

Price history, newest first

$9k$11k$13k$15k2022-112023~$14.9K (from ¥100,000) per card · 2022-11 · Street price · via Wccftech / TweakTown~$10K per card · 2023 · Street price · via Epoch AI (citing Financial Times)

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.

DatePriceTypeSourceConfidence
2023~$10K per cardFT: A800s ~$10k each in 2023Street pricevia Epoch AI (citing Financial Times)medium
2022-11~$14.9K from ¥100,000 at 2022 avg 6.73 CNY/USD per cardA800 80GB hit China retail at about ¥100,000 (~$15,000), above official pricing, with dealer markups up to 30%Street pricevia Wccftech / TweakTownmedium

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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 statement at launch: A800 is the export-compliant A100 replacement, differing only in NVLink bandwidth.
  • Killed by the October 2023 expanded export controls (status: discontinued).

Where it sits

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All specs and prices link to their original sources, dated as observed. Figures are market observations, not offers; treat each as of its date.