A data center GPU against a workstation card, one Ampere and one Turing: 16 GB GDDR6 against 8 GB GDDR6 and 2.1x the memory bandwidth on the RTX 4000.
At a glance
Memory
- A16
- 16 GB
- RTX 4000
- 8 GB
2x more on A16
Memory bandwidth
- A16
- 200 GB/s
- RTX 4000
- 416 GB/s
2.1x higher on RTX 4000
Cheapest on-demand
- A16
- $0.47 /GPU/hr
- RTX 4000
- $0.56 /GPU/hr
16% cheaper on A16
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | A16 | RTX 4000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.56 /GPU/hr from $0.47 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.56 |
Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Medians are across providers, one vote each, so a large catalog does not outweigh a small one. No median for on-demand on the RTX 4000: we only show one when at least 3 providers list the GPU on that billing type. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Price history
A16 vs RTX 4000 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | A16 | RTX 4000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 16 GB GDDR6 | 8 GB GDDR6 | 2x more on A16 |
| Bandwidth | 200 GB/s | 416 GB/s | 2.1x higher on RTX 4000 |
| Bus width | 128-bit | 256-bit | 2x wider on RTX 4000 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 17.9 TFLOPS | 57 TFLOPS | 3.2x higher on RTX 4000 |
| INT8 | 35.9 TOPS | ||
| FP32 | 4.5 TFLOPS | 7.1 TFLOPS | 1.6x higher on RTX 4000 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Released | Q2 2021 | Q4 2018 | 2 years newer on A16 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP16FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: A16 datasheet and RTX 4000 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers listing these GPUs, those with both first, so you can switch without moving clouds.
| Provider | A16 /GPU/hr | RTX 4000 /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Vultr
|
On-Demand $0.47 | -- |
Runcrate
|
On-Demand $0.56 | -- |
Sesterce
|
On-Demand $0.56 | -- |
Paperspace
|
-- | On-Demand $0.56 |
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Our data for Nvidia A16 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 4000 on Sept. 14, 2026.