Nvidia A40 vs Nvidia RTX PRO 6000

Nvidia A40 wins twice: it rents for 4.2x less per hour and still buys 1.2x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.0x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
Memory bandwidth2.3x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
FP16 / BF16 dense3.3x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
Board power2.0x on the Nvidia A40

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 A40 Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
Cheapest listed $0.12 $0.50
Median across providers $0.73 $1.35
Most expensive listed $1.86 $2.19
Providers 4 9
Reporting stock 2 4
One month, 730 hours $88 $365

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A40 or the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A40 starts at $0.12 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 at $0.50. Nvidia A40 wins twice: it rents for 4.2x less per hour and still buys 1.2x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A40: 2 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.35 at Runpod. Nvidia RTX PRO 6000: 4 of 9 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.50 at Runpod.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A40: $88 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX PRO 6000: $365 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.