H200 vs MI300X
H200 starts at $3.14/GPU-hour on-demand; MI300X starts at $2.39/GPU-hour on-demand. Compare the exact variants, memory and published specifications below. GPU spec numbers are not benchmarks.
23.9% cheaper at MI300X.
checked 16 October 2026. Price alone does not establish equivalent capacity or performance.
H200
MI300X
Spec sheet
| H200 | MI300X | |
|---|---|---|
| Spec variant | H200 (SXM) | MI300X |
| Architecture | Hopper | CDNA 3 |
| VRAM (spec variant) | 141 GB | 192 GB |
| FP16 TFLOPS (dense) | 989 | 1307 |
| Memory bandwidth | 4800 GB/s | 5300 GB/s |
| TDP | 700 W | 750 W |
| Interconnect | NVLink 900GB/s | Infinity Fabric |
| Launched | 2023 | 2023 |
Rental price per manufacturer-rated FP16 compute: H200 $3.17 per PFLOP-hour vs MI300X $1.83. Formula: cheapest $/hr ÷ dense FP16 PFLOPS (1 PFLOP = 1000 TFLOPS). This uses H200 (SXM) and MI300X, whose datasheets may differ from the variants above. It is not measured job throughput. Specs: H200 manufacturer, MI300X manufacturer.
What they cost to rent (16 October 2026)
| H200 | MI300X | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest on-demand $/hr | $3.14 | $2.39 |
| Cheapest spot/community $/hr | $2.61 | – |
| Cheapest source | Prime Intellect | RunPod |
| Providers offering it | 25 | 5 |
Cheapest on-demand rate; the cheaper one is highlighted. Spot/marketplace tiers shown on the individual pages.
FAQ
MI300X is cheaper: the H200 rents from $3.14 per GPU-hour and the MI300X from $2.39 on-demand, checked 16 October 2026.
The largest recorded H200 variant has 143 GB and the largest MI300X variant has 192 GB. Other variants may have less memory. The MI300X has more.
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