Nvidia A16 vs Nvidia RTX A6000

Nvidia A16 rents for 3.0x less per hour, but Nvidia RTX A6000 buys 2.9x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU3.0x on the Nvidia RTX A6000
Memory bandwidth3.8x on the Nvidia RTX A6000
FP16 / BF16 dense8.6x on the Nvidia RTX A6000

Figures are the vendors' own published numbers, dense rates without sparsity. A bar is drawn only where both cards publish the same figure.

Price, side by side

Metric Nvidia A16 Nvidia RTX A6000
Cheapest listed $0.11 $0.32
Median across providers $0.31 $0.57
Most expensive listed $0.51 $1.93
Providers 2 7
Reporting stock 2 4
One month, 730 hours $79 $234

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A16 or the Nvidia RTX A6000 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A16 starts at $0.11 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX A6000 at $0.32. Nvidia A16 rents for 3.0x less per hour, but Nvidia RTX A6000 buys 2.9x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A16: 2 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.11 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX A6000: 4 of 7 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.32 at Lium.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A16: $79 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX A6000: $234 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.