Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada vs Nvidia RTX 5090

Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada wins twice: it rents for 1.0x less per hour and still buys 1.3x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPUidentical
Memory bandwidth3.1x on the Nvidia RTX 5090
FP16 / BF16 dense1.2x on the Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada
FP8 dense1.2x on the Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada
Board power2.3x on the Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada

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 5000 Ada Nvidia RTX 5090
Cheapest listed $0.27 $0.28
Median across providers $0.34 $0.65
Most expensive listed $0.49 $0.70
Providers 3 5
Reporting stock 2 4
One month, 730 hours $197 $206

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada or the Nvidia RTX 5090 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada starts at $0.27 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 5090 at $0.28. Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada wins twice: it rents for 1.0x less per hour and still buys 1.3x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.34 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX 5090: 4 of 5 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.28 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada: $197 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 5090: $206 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.