Nvidia GH200 vs Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada

Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada wins twice: it rents for 8.5x less per hour and still buys 2.2x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU3.0x on the Nvidia GH200
Memory bandwidth6.9x on the Nvidia GH200
FP16 / BF16 dense3.8x on the Nvidia GH200
FP8 dense3.8x on the Nvidia GH200

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 GH200 Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada
Cheapest listed $2.29 $0.27
Median across providers $3.26 $0.34
Most expensive listed $4.23 $0.49
Providers 2 3
Reporting stock 0 2
One month, 730 hours $1,672 $197

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia GH200 or the Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia GH200 starts at $2.29 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada at $0.27. Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada wins twice: it rents for 8.5x less per hour and still buys 2.2x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia GH200: 0 of 2 providers report stock. Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.34 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia GH200: $1,672 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada: $197 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.