Nvidia A5000 vs Nvidia RTX 3080

Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 5.8x less per hour and still buys 3.1x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.4x on the Nvidia A5000
Memory bandwidth1.0x on the Nvidia A5000
FP16 / BF16 dense1.9x on the Nvidia A5000
Board power1.4x 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 3080
Cheapest listed $0.16 $0.03
Median across providers $0.30 $0.09
Most expensive listed $1.42 $0.17
Providers 4 3
Reporting stock 2 2
One month, 730 hours $117 $20

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A5000 or the Nvidia RTX 3080 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A5000 starts at $0.16 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 3080 at $0.03. Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 5.8x less per hour and still buys 3.1x 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 3080: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.03 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A5000: $117 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 3080: $20 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.