Nvidia A5000 vs Nvidia RTX 2060

Nvidia RTX 2060 rents for 4.0x less per hour, but Nvidia A5000 buys 1.1x 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 bandwidth2.3x on the Nvidia A5000
FP16 / BF16 dense4.3x on the Nvidia A5000
Board power1.4x on the Nvidia RTX 2060

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 2060
Cheapest listed $0.16 $0.04
Median across providers $0.30 $0.04
Most expensive listed $1.42 $0.05
Providers 4 2
Reporting stock 2 1
One month, 730 hours $117 $29

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A5000 or the Nvidia RTX 2060 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A5000 starts at $0.16 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 2060 at $0.04. Nvidia RTX 2060 rents for 4.0x less per hour, but Nvidia A5000 buys 1.1x 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 RTX 2060: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.05 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A5000: $117 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 2060: $29 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.