A data center GPU against a workstation card, one Ampere and one Turing: 24 GB HBM2 against 16 GB GDDR6, 2.1x the memory bandwidth on the A30, and NVLink 50 GB/s on the RTX 5000 where the A30 is PCIe only.
At a glance
Memory
- A30
- 24 GB
- RTX 5000
- 16 GB
1.5x more on A30
Memory bandwidth
- A30
- 933 GB/s
- RTX 5000
- 448 GB/s
2.1x higher on A30
Cheapest on-demand
- A30
- $0.70 /GPU/hr
- RTX 5000
- $0.60 /GPU/hr
14% cheaper on RTX 5000
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | A30 | RTX 5000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $0.70 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.60 | |
| Reserved | -- /GPU/hr from $0.43 (1 mo) | No reserved 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. No median for on-demand and reserved on the A30 and 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
A30 vs RTX 5000 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | A30 | RTX 5000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 24 GB HBM2 | 16 GB GDDR6 | 1.5x more on A30 |
| Bandwidth | 933 GB/s | 448 GB/s | 2.1x higher on A30 |
| Bus width | 256-bit | ||
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 165 TFLOPS | 89.2 TFLOPS | 1.8x higher on A30 |
| INT8 | 330 TOPS | 178.4 TOPS | 1.8x higher on A30 |
| FP32 | 10.3 TFLOPS | 11.2 TFLOPS | 1.1x higher on RTX 5000 |
| FP64 | 5.2 TFLOPS | Not supported | A30 only |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | NVLink 50 GB/s | NVLink on RTX 5000 only |
| Board power | 165 W | 265 W | 1.6x higher on RTX 5000 |
| Released | Q2 2021 | Q3 2018 | 3 years newer on A30 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32FP64INT4INT8 | FP16FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: A30 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 | A30 /GPU/hr | RTX 5000 /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Leafcloud
|
On-Demand $0.70 | -- |
Exoscale
|
On-Demand $0.74 | -- |
Leaseweb
|
Reserved (1mo) $0.43 | -- |
AceCloud
|
Reserved (12mo) $0.67 | -- |
Massed Compute
|
On-Demand $0.35 | -- |
Sesterce
|
On-Demand $0.39 | -- |
EmpirioLabs AI
|
On-Demand $0.55 | -- |
OVH
|
-- | On-Demand $0.60 |
Paperspace
|
-- | On-Demand $0.82 |
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Our data for Nvidia A30 was last updated on Sept. 7, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 5000 on Sept. 7, 2026.