12 GPUs · Updated May 2026
Should I Upgrade My GPU?
Select your current GPU and target upgrade. Get an instant verdict — throughput gain, VRAM increase, on-prem upgrade cost, and estimated cloud-savings payback period.
Current
A100 80GB
GenerationAmpere
VRAM80GB
Bandwidth2 TB/s
Throughput~350 tok/s
Cloud (Lambda)$1.59/hr
GPU Price$15K
Upgrade To
H100 SXM5
GenerationHopper
VRAM80GB
Bandwidth3.35 TB/s
Throughput~1,000 tok/s
Cloud (Lambda)$2.49/hr
GPU Price$30K
Metric
8× A100 80GB
8× H100 SXM5
Change
Throughput (tok/s)
2,800
8,000
2.9×
Memory Bandwidth
16.0 TB/s
26.8 TB/s
1.7×
VRAM per GPU
80GB
80GB
+0GB
Total VRAM
640GB
640GB
+0GB
Cloud Cost / hr
$12.72/hr
$19.92/hr
+$7.20/hr
On-Prem Upgrade Cost
$120K
$240K
+$120K
Upgrade Verdict
Recommended
Cloud Payback
5,080hrs
~212 days at 24/7
The H100 SXM5 delivers 2.9× more throughput at 1.6× the cloud cost. If your workloads are GPU-bound, the H100 SXM5 upgrade pays for itself quickly.
How the Verdict Is Calculated
Strongly Recommended
≥3× throughput gain — transformative improvement worth the cost at any scale.
Recommended
≥1.8× throughput gain — meaningful lift that unlocks new workloads or reduces cloud spend.
Worth It for VRAM
≥60 GB more VRAM per GPU — enables larger models even if throughput gains are moderate.
Marginal Upgrade
≥1.3× throughput — noticeable but limited. Consider waiting for the next GPU generation.