Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada vs Nvidia RTX PRO 6000

Both cards cost about the same per TFLOP of FP16, so pick on memory and availability, not price.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU3.0x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
Memory bandwidth2.8x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
FP16 / BF16 dense1.9x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
FP8 dense1.9x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
Board power2.4x 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 PRO 6000
Cheapest listed $0.27 $0.50
Median across providers $0.34 $1.35
Most expensive listed $0.49 $2.19
Providers 3 9
Reporting stock 2 4
One month, 730 hours $197 $365

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada or the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada starts at $0.27 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 at $0.50. Both cards cost about the same per TFLOP of FP16, so pick on memory and availability, not price.

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 PRO 6000: 4 of 9 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.50 at Runpod.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada: $197 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX PRO 6000: $365 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.