Nvidia A5000 vs Nvidia RTX A6000

Nvidia A5000 wins twice: it rents for 2.0x less per hour and still buys 1.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.0x on the Nvidia RTX A6000
Memory bandwidthidentical
FP16 / BF16 dense1.4x on the Nvidia RTX A6000
GPU interconnectidentical
Board power1.3x on the Nvidia A5000

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 A5000 Nvidia RTX A6000
Cheapest listed $0.16 $0.32
Median across providers $0.30 $0.57
Most expensive listed $1.42 $1.93
Providers 4 7
Reporting stock 2 4
One month, 730 hours $117 $234

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A5000 or the Nvidia RTX A6000 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A5000 starts at $0.16 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX A6000 at $0.32. Nvidia A5000 wins twice: it rents for 2.0x less per hour and still buys 1.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A5000: 2 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.16 at Runpod. 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 A5000: $117 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX A6000: $234 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.