Nvidia RTX 5090 vs Nvidia V100

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 GPUidentical
Memory bandwidth2.0x on the Nvidia RTX 5090
FP16 / BF16 dense1.7x on the Nvidia RTX 5090
Board power1.9x on the Nvidia V100

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 5090 Nvidia V100
Cheapest listed $0.28 $0.17
Median across providers $0.65 $0.39
Most expensive listed $0.70 $2.34
Providers 5 5
Reporting stock 4 2
One month, 730 hours $206 $124

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX 5090 or the Nvidia V100 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX 5090 starts at $0.28 per GPU hour and the Nvidia V100 at $0.17. 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 5090: 4 of 5 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.28 at Vast.ai. Nvidia V100: 2 of 5 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.19 at Runpod.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia RTX 5090: $206 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia V100: $124 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.