A data center GPU against a workstation card, one Ampere and one Turing: both with 16 GB GDDR6, 2.2x the memory bandwidth on the RTX 5000, and NVLink 50 GB/s on the RTX 5000 where the A16 is PCIe only.
At a glance
Memory
- A16
- 16 GB
- RTX 5000
- 16 GB
Identical
Memory bandwidth
- A16
- 200 GB/s
- RTX 5000
- 448 GB/s
2.2x higher on RTX 5000
Cheapest on-demand
- A16
- $0.47 /GPU/hr
- RTX 5000
- $0.60 /GPU/hr
22% cheaper on A16
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | A16 | RTX 5000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.56 /GPU/hr from $0.47 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.60 |
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 5000: 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 5000 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | A16 | RTX 5000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 16 GB GDDR6 | 16 GB GDDR6 | Identical |
| Bandwidth | 200 GB/s | 448 GB/s | 2.2x higher on RTX 5000 |
| Bus width | 128-bit | 256-bit | 2x wider on RTX 5000 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 17.9 TFLOPS | 89.2 TFLOPS | 5x higher on RTX 5000 |
| INT8 | 35.9 TOPS | 178.4 TOPS | 5x higher on RTX 5000 |
| FP32 | 4.5 TFLOPS | 11.2 TFLOPS | 2.5x higher on RTX 5000 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | NVLink 50 GB/s | NVLink on RTX 5000 only |
| Released | Q2 2021 | Q3 2018 | 3 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 5000 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 5000 /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Vultr
|
On-Demand $0.47 | -- |
Runcrate
|
On-Demand $0.56 | -- |
Sesterce
|
On-Demand $0.56 | -- |
OVH
|
-- | On-Demand $0.60 |
Paperspace
|
-- | On-Demand $0.82 |
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Our data for Nvidia A16 was last updated on Sept. 7, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 5000 on Sept. 7, 2026.