Is Google Cloud Platform's A100 SXM 40GB good for Scientific Computing?

AIMC's fit-scoring methodology rates the A100 SXM 40GB as excellent fit for Scientific Computing (score 90/100). Reference pricing at Google Cloud Platform: $2.93/hr. AIMC has no commercial relationship with Google Cloud Platform.

What does Scientific Computing on Google Cloud Platform's A100 SXM 40GB cost?

At the median reference price of $2.93/hr: 1 day costs $70.41, 1 week costs $492.90, 1 month costs $2112.41 per GPU. Pricing sourced from publicly listed catalogs.

Hyperscaler Reference/GCP/A100 SXM 40GB/for Scientific Computing

Datacenter GPUs · Workload Fit · Reference Pricing

GCP A100 SXM 40GB
for Scientific Computing

Fit analysis and reference pricing for the A100 SXM 40GB at Google Cloud Platform, evaluated for Scientific Computing.

Workload Fit

90/100

Excellent Fit

Reference Price

$2.93/hr

1 publicly listed offer

Why This Fit?

AIMC's fit-scoring methodology evaluates the A100 SXM 40GB's suitability for Scientific Computing based on published specifications.

·Datacenter class is well-suited for Scientific Computing
·40 GB VRAM is adequate for most scientific computing jobs
·312 FP16 TFLOPS substantially exceeds the 50 TFLOPS threshold

Estimated Cost for Scientific Computing

Per-GPU cost at the median reference price ($2.93/hr). Actual costs may vary based on region, commitment terms, and additional services not reflected in baseline pricing.

1 hour

$2.93

per GPU

1 day (24h)

$70.41

per GPU

1 week (168h)

$492.90

per GPU

1 month (720h)

$2,112.41

per GPU

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AIMC has no commercial relationship or data-sharing agreement with Google Cloud Platform. Pricing data is sourced from publicly listed catalogs. "Google Cloud Platform", "GCP", and related marks are trademarks of their respective owners. Fit-scoring is AIMC's independent analysis based on published GPU specifications.

Hyperscaler Reference/GCP/A100 SXM 40GB/for Scientific Computing

Datacenter GPUs · Workload Fit · Reference Pricing

GCP A100 SXM 40GB
for Scientific Computing

Fit analysis and reference pricing for the A100 SXM 40GB at Google Cloud Platform, evaluated for Scientific Computing.

Workload Fit

90/100

Excellent Fit

Reference Price

$2.93/hr

1 publicly listed offer

Why This Fit?

AIMC's fit-scoring methodology evaluates the A100 SXM 40GB's suitability for Scientific Computing based on published specifications.

·Datacenter class is well-suited for Scientific Computing
·40 GB VRAM is adequate for most scientific computing jobs
·312 FP16 TFLOPS substantially exceeds the 50 TFLOPS threshold

Estimated Cost for Scientific Computing

Per-GPU cost at the median reference price ($2.93/hr). Actual costs may vary based on region, commitment terms, and additional services not reflected in baseline pricing.

1 hour

$2.93

per GPU

1 day (24h)

$70.41

per GPU

1 week (168h)

$492.90

per GPU

1 month (720h)

$2,112.41

per GPU