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A2

nvidia · ampere · 16 GB GDDR6 · 60W TDP

VRAM

16 GB

BF16 TFLOPS

18

Bandwidth

200 GB/s

From

$0.15/hr

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Spec Sheet

VRAM16 GB GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth200 GB/s
BF16 TFLOPS18
FP16 TFLOPS18
FP8 TFLOPS36
INT8 TOPS36
TDP60W
InterconnectPCIE
Max per Node1
PCIe Gen4
CUDA Compute Capability8.6
Tensor CoresYes

Pricing by Provider

ProviderOn-DemandReservedSpotBadge
retail$0.15/hr--Cheapest

Compatible Models (175)

Training Capabilities

Estimated GPU count for full fine-tuning (AdamW, BF16) and QLoRA

Model SizeFull Fine-TuneQLoRA
7B model9 GPUs1 GPU
13B model16 GPUs1 GPU
70B model83 GPUs3 GPUs

Energy Efficiency

Estimated tokens/second per Watt for popular models

Mistral 7B
0.46 t/s/WFP8
Qwen 2.5 7B
0.44 t/s/WFP8
Llama 3.1 8B
0.42 t/s/WFP8

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Methodology Note

Performance estimates for the A2are based on InferenceBench's roofline performance model with CUDA kernel-level optimization including FlashAttention v2 and PagedAttention. Memory calculations account for model weights (16 GB GDDR6 available), KV-cache allocation, and activation memory. Throughput predictions use the A2's rated 200 GB/s memory bandwidth and 18 BF16 TFLOPS compute capacity as roofline ceilings, with empirical correction factors per GPU architecture (ampere). See our full methodology.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many AI models can run on A2?

The A2 can run 175 AI models from our database within a single node. Compatible models range across various parameter sizes depending on the quantization precision (BF16, FP8, INT4). Smaller models fit on a single GPU while larger models may require multi-GPU setups up to 1x A2.

What is the A2 inference throughput?

The A2 delivers 18 BF16 TFLOPS and 36 FP8 TFLOPS with 200 GB/s memory bandwidth. Actual inference throughput (tokens/sec) depends on the model size, precision, and batch size. Use our calculator for model-specific throughput estimates.

How much does A2 cost per hour?

The A2 is available starting from $0.15/hour via retail. Prices vary by provider and pricing tier (on-demand, reserved, spot). Compare pricing across all providers in the table above.