A workstation GPU against a consumer card on the Ampere architecture: 12 GB GDDR6 against 24 GB GDDR6X and 3.5x the memory bandwidth on the RTX 3090 Ti.
At a glance
Memory
- RTX A2000
- 12 GB
- RTX 3090 Ti
- 24 GB
2x more on RTX 3090 Ti
Memory bandwidth
- RTX A2000
- 288 GB/s
- RTX 3090 Ti
- 1,008 GB/s
3.5x higher on RTX 3090 Ti
Cheapest on-demand
- RTX A2000
- --
- RTX 3090 Ti
- $0.28 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | RTX A2000 | RTX 3090 Ti | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | Sold out | -- /GPU/hr from $0.28 | |
| Spot | No spot listings | -- /GPU/hr from $0.10 |
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 and spot on the RTX 3090 Ti: 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
RTX A2000 vs RTX 3090 Ti price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | RTX A2000 | RTX 3090 Ti | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 12 GB GDDR6 | 24 GB GDDR6X | 2x more on RTX 3090 Ti |
| Bandwidth | 288 GB/s | 1,008 GB/s | 3.5x higher on RTX 3090 Ti |
| Bus width | 192-bit | 384-bit | 2x wider on RTX 3090 Ti |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 31.9 TFLOPS | 80 TFLOPS | 2.5x higher on RTX 3090 Ti |
| INT8 | 320 TOPS | ||
| FP32 | 8 TFLOPS | 40 TFLOPS | 5x higher on RTX 3090 Ti |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 70 W | 450 W | 6.4x higher on RTX 3090 Ti |
| Released | Q3 2021 | Q1 2022 | 8 months newer on RTX 3090 Ti |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Figures are for each model's headline configuration. Where a form factor carries a different number, it is named under the figure.
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: RTX A2000 datasheet and RTX 3090 Ti datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers listing these GPUs, those with both first, so you can switch without moving clouds.
| Provider | RTX A2000 /GPU/hr | RTX 3090 Ti /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Runpod
|
On-Demand $0.12 | On-Demand $0.27 |
Salad
|
-- | On-Demand $0.28 |
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Our data for Nvidia RTX A2000 was last updated on Sept. 7, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti on Sept. 7, 2026.