Nvidia RTX A6000 vs Nvidia RTX PRO 4500

Nvidia RTX PRO 4500 wins twice: it rents for 1.2x less per hour and still buys 1.6x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU1.5x on the Nvidia RTX A6000
Memory bandwidth1.2x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 4500
FP16 / BF16 dense1.3x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 4500
Board power1.5x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 4500

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 PRO 4500
Cheapest listed $0.32 $0.27
Median across providers $0.57 $0.34
Most expensive listed $1.93 $0.40
Providers 7 3
Reporting stock 4 2
One month, 730 hours $234 $196

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX A6000 or the Nvidia RTX PRO 4500 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX A6000 starts at $0.32 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX PRO 4500 at $0.27. Nvidia RTX PRO 4500 wins twice: it rents for 1.2x less per hour and still buys 1.6x 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 PRO 4500: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.27 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 PRO 4500: $196 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.