Nvidia A30 vs Nvidia A5000

Nvidia A30 wins twice: it rents for 1.6x less per hour and still buys 2.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPUidentical
Memory bandwidth1.2x on the Nvidia A30
FP16 / BF16 dense1.5x on the Nvidia A30
Board power1.4x on the Nvidia A30

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 A30 Nvidia A5000
Cheapest listed $0.10 $0.16
Median across providers $0.22 $0.30
Most expensive listed $0.35 $1.42
Providers 2 4
Reporting stock 0 2
One month, 730 hours $73 $117

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A30 or the Nvidia A5000 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A30 starts at $0.10 per GPU hour and the Nvidia A5000 at $0.16. Nvidia A30 wins twice: it rents for 1.6x less per hour and still buys 2.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A30: 0 of 2 providers report stock. Nvidia A5000: 2 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.16 at Runpod.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A30: $73 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia A5000: $117 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.