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NVIDIA T4 vs NVIDIA A10

Complete side-by-side comparison of specs, performance, memory, power efficiency, and pricing.

NVIDIA

NVIDIA T4

5

Spec Wins

NVIDIA

NVIDIA A10

10

Detailed Specifications

SpecNVIDIA T4NVIDIA A10
ArchitectureTuring (TU104) Ampere (GA102)
Memory16GB GDDR6 24GB GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth320 GB/s 600 GB/s
FP16 TFLOPS65 125
FP8 TFLOPS0 0
BF16 TFLOPS0 125
INT8 TOPS130 250
TDP70W 150W
InterconnectPCIe Gen 3 ×16 (0 GB/s) PCIe Gen 4 ×16 (0 GB/s)
Perf Score5 10
EcosystemCUDA CUDA
Est. Price$2,000 $4,000

NVIDIA T4 — Best For

Budget InferenceNLP ServingHigh-Density GPU Farms

NVIDIA A10 — Best For

Inference ServingFine-TuningVirtual Desktops

Who Should Choose Each GPU?

Choose NVIDIA T4 if you…

  • Need maximum CUDA/TensorRT/vLLM ecosystem compatibility
  • Have power-constrained data centers (70W vs 150W TDP)
  • Working with a tighter CapEx budget (lower list price)
  • Running Budget Inference workloads
  • Running NLP Serving workloads
  • Running High-Density GPU Farms workloads

Choose NVIDIA A10 if you…

  • Need maximum CUDA/TensorRT/vLLM ecosystem compatibility
  • Need more VRAM (24GB vs 16GB) for large model inference
  • Running Inference Serving workloads
  • Running Fine-Tuning workloads
  • Running Virtual Desktops workloads

Verdict

The NVIDIA T4 and NVIDIA A10 target different priorities. The NVIDIA A10's 24GB of GDDR6 gives it a clear edge for large-model inference where fitting the full model in VRAM eliminates quantization overhead. Both GPUs use CUDA, so ecosystem switching cost is not a factor. Use our TCO Calculator to model the full 3-year cost difference for your specific utilization and power costs.

NVIDIA T4 vs NVIDIA A10: Common Questions

Which is faster, NVIDIA T4 or NVIDIA A10?+

In FP8 throughput, the NVIDIA A10 leads with 0 TFLOPS vs 0 TFLOPS. For LLM inference, memory capacity and bandwidth often matter more than raw TFLOPS — the NVIDIA A10 has more VRAM (24GB).

Is NVIDIA T4 or NVIDIA A10 better for LLM training?+

For LLM training at scale, the NVIDIA A10 has higher raw throughput. However, the choice also depends on your software stack: NVIDIA T4 offers CUDA compatibility with the widest framework support (PyTorch, JAX, TensorRT).

What is the price difference between NVIDIA T4 and NVIDIA A10?+

The NVIDIA T4 is estimated at $2,000 per unit and the NVIDIA A10 at $4,000. Actual pricing varies by vendor, volume, and configuration. Check our Buy page for current reseller pricing.

Which GPU is more power efficient, NVIDIA T4 or NVIDIA A10?+

The NVIDIA T4 has a lower TDP (70W vs 150W). Performance-per-watt depends on your workload — for FP8 inference, divide TFLOPS by TDP: NVIDIA T4 = 0.0 TFLOPS/W vs NVIDIA A10 = 0.0 TFLOPS/W.

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