Nvidia RTX A6000 vs Nvidia RTX 4080

Nvidia RTX 4080 wins twice: it rents for 2.2x less per hour and still buys 1.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU3.0x on the Nvidia RTX A6000
Memory bandwidth1.1x on the Nvidia RTX A6000
FP16 / BF16 dense1.6x on the Nvidia RTX A6000
Board power1.1x on the Nvidia RTX A6000

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 RTX A6000 Nvidia RTX 4080
Cheapest listed $0.32 $0.15
Median across providers $0.57 $0.16
Most expensive listed $1.93 $0.27
Providers 7 3
Reporting stock 4 2
One month, 730 hours $234 $108

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX A6000 or the Nvidia RTX 4080 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX A6000 starts at $0.32 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 4080 at $0.15. Nvidia RTX 4080 wins twice: it rents for 2.2x less per hour and still buys 1.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia RTX A6000: 4 of 7 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.32 at Lium. Nvidia RTX 4080: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.15 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia RTX A6000: $234 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 4080: $108 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.