Nvidia A16 vs Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000

Nvidia A16 rents for 1.2x less per hour, but Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000 buys 6.1x 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 GPU1.5x on the Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000
Memory bandwidth3.4x on the Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000
FP16 / BF16 dense7.3x on the Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000

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 Quadro RTX 6000
Cheapest listed $0.11 $0.13
Median across providers $0.31 $0.41
Most expensive listed $0.51 $0.69
Providers 2 2
Reporting stock 2 0
One month, 730 hours $79 $95

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A16 or the Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A16 starts at $0.11 per GPU hour and the Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000 at $0.13. Nvidia A16 rents for 1.2x less per hour, but Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000 buys 6.1x 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 Quadro RTX 6000: 0 of 2 providers report stock.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A16: $79 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000: $95 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.