Nvidia RTX A6000 vs Nvidia RTX 5070

Nvidia RTX 5070 wins twice: it rents for 3.6x less per hour and still buys 1.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU4.0x on the Nvidia RTX A6000
Memory bandwidth1.1x on the Nvidia RTX A6000
FP16 / BF16 dense2.5x on the Nvidia RTX A6000
Board power1.2x on the Nvidia RTX 5070

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 5070
Cheapest listed $0.32 $0.09
Median across providers $0.57 $0.11
Most expensive listed $1.93 $0.14
Providers 7 2
Reporting stock 4 1
One month, 730 hours $234 $66

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX A6000 or the Nvidia RTX 5070 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX A6000 starts at $0.32 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 5070 at $0.09. Nvidia RTX 5070 wins twice: it rents for 3.6x 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 5070: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.14 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 5070: $66 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.