Nvidia A5000 vs Nvidia RTX 5060

Both cards cost about the same per TFLOP of FP16, so pick on memory and availability, not price.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU3.0x on the Nvidia A5000
Memory bandwidth1.7x on the Nvidia A5000
FP16 / BF16 dense2.9x on the Nvidia A5000
Board power1.6x on the Nvidia RTX 5060

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 5060
Cheapest listed $0.16 $0.06
Median across providers $0.30 $0.08
Most expensive listed $1.42 $0.11
Providers 4 2
Reporting stock 2 1
One month, 730 hours $117 $40

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A5000 or the Nvidia RTX 5060 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A5000 starts at $0.16 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 5060 at $0.06. Both cards cost about the same per TFLOP of FP16, so pick on memory and availability, not price.

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 5060: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.06 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A5000: $117 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 5060: $40 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.