A data center GPU against a workstation card, one Ampere and one Ada Lovelace: 16 GB GDDR6 against 24 GB GDDR6 and 2.2x the memory bandwidth on the RTX 4500 Ada.
At a glance
Memory
- A16
- 16 GB
- RTX 4500 Ada
- 24 GB
1.5x more on RTX 4500 Ada
Memory bandwidth
- A16
- 200 GB/s
- RTX 4500 Ada
- 432 GB/s
2.2x higher on RTX 4500 Ada
Cheapest on-demand
- A16
- $0.47 /GPU/hr
- RTX 4500 Ada
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Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | A16 | RTX 4500 Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.56 /GPU/hr from $0.47 | No on-demand listings |
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. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Price history
A16 vs RTX 4500 Ada price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | A16 | RTX 4500 Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 16 GB GDDR6 | 24 GB GDDR6 | 1.5x more on RTX 4500 Ada |
| Bandwidth | 200 GB/s | 432 GB/s | 2.2x higher on RTX 4500 Ada |
| Bus width | 128-bit | 192-bit | 1.5x wider on RTX 4500 Ada |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | Not supported | 317 TFLOPS | RTX 4500 Ada only |
| FP16 / BF16 | 17.9 TFLOPS | 158.5 TFLOPS | 8.9x higher on RTX 4500 Ada |
| INT8 | 35.9 TOPS | ||
| FP32 | 4.5 TFLOPS | 39.6 TFLOPS | 8.8x higher on RTX 4500 Ada |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Released | Q2 2021 | Q3 2023 | 2 years newer on RTX 4500 Ada |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: A16 datasheet and RTX 4500 Ada 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 4500 Ada /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
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On-Demand $0.47 | -- |
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On-Demand $0.56 | -- |
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On-Demand $0.56 | -- |
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Our data for Nvidia A16 was last updated on Sept. 7, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 4500 Ada on Sept. 7, 2026.