Nvidia A5000 vs Nvidia GTX 1660

Nvidia GTX 1660 rents for 2.3x less per hour, but Nvidia A5000 buys 4.8x 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 GPU4.0x on the Nvidia A5000
Memory bandwidth4.0x on the Nvidia A5000
FP16 / BF16 dense11.0x on the Nvidia A5000
Board power1.9x on the Nvidia GTX 1660

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 GTX 1660
Cheapest listed $0.16 $0.07
Median across providers $0.30 $0.07
Most expensive listed $1.42 $0.07
Providers 4 2
Reporting stock 2 1
One month, 730 hours $117 $51

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A5000 or the Nvidia GTX 1660 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A5000 starts at $0.16 per GPU hour and the Nvidia GTX 1660 at $0.07. Nvidia GTX 1660 rents for 2.3x less per hour, but Nvidia A5000 buys 4.8x 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 A5000: 2 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.16 at Runpod. Nvidia GTX 1660: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.07 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A5000: $117 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia GTX 1660: $51 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.