Nvidia A30 vs Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada

Nvidia A30 wins twice: it rents for 4.5x less per hour and still buys 2.0x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.0x on the Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada
Memory bandwidth1.0x on the Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada
FP16 / BF16 dense2.2x on the Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada
Board power1.8x 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 RTX 6000 Ada
Cheapest listed $0.10 $0.45
Median across providers $0.22 $0.74
Most expensive listed $0.35 $1.57
Providers 2 7
Reporting stock 0 4
One month, 730 hours $73 $329

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A30 or the Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A30 starts at $0.10 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada at $0.45. Nvidia A30 wins twice: it rents for 4.5x less per hour and still buys 2.0x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A30: 0 of 2 providers report stock. Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada: 4 of 7 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.45 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A30: $73 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada: $329 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.