Nvidia A5000 vs Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000

Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000 wins twice: it rents for 1.2x less per hour and still buys 1.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPUidentical
Memory bandwidth1.1x on the Nvidia A5000
FP16 / BF16 dense1.2x on the Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000
GPU interconnect1.1x on the Nvidia A5000
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 Quadro RTX 6000
Cheapest listed $0.16 $0.13
Median across providers $0.30 $0.41
Most expensive listed $1.42 $0.69
Providers 4 2
Reporting stock 2 0
One month, 730 hours $117 $95

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A5000 or the Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A5000 starts at $0.16 per GPU hour and the Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000 at $0.13. Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000 wins twice: it rents for 1.2x 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 Quadro RTX 6000: 0 of 2 providers report stock.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A5000: $117 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000: $95 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.