Two Nvidia workstation GPUs on the Ampere architecture: 24 GB GDDR6 against 48 GB GDDR6.
At a glance
Memory
- A5000
- 24 GB
- RTX A6000
- 48 GB
2x more on RTX A6000
Memory bandwidth
- A5000
- 768 GB/s
- RTX A6000
- 768 GB/s
Identical
Cheapest on-demand
- A5000
- $0.25 /GPU/hr
- RTX A6000
- $0.35 /GPU/hr
29% cheaper on A5000
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | A5000 | RTX A6000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.31 /GPU/hr from $0.25 | $0.56 /GPU/hr from $0.35 | 2.3x more expensive on A5000 |
| Reserved | $0.35 /GPU/hr from $0.25 (24 mo) | $0.54 /GPU/hr from $0.35 | 35% cheaper on A5000 |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.09 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.40 |
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 spot on the A5000 and spot on the RTX A6000: 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
A5000 vs RTX A6000 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | A5000 | RTX A6000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 24 GB GDDR6 | 48 GB GDDR6 | 2x more on RTX A6000 |
| Bandwidth | 768 GB/s | 768 GB/s | Identical |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 384-bit | Identical |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 111.1 TFLOPS | 154.8 TFLOPS | 1.4x higher on RTX A6000 |
| INT8 | 309.7 TOPS | ||
| FP32 | 27.8 TFLOPS | 38.7 TFLOPS | 1.4x higher on RTX A6000 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | NVLink 112 GB/s | NVLink 112 GB/s | Identical |
| Board power | 230 W | 300 W | 1.3x higher on RTX A6000 |
| Released | Q2 2021 | Q4 2020 | 6 months newer on A5000 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: A5000 datasheet and RTX A6000 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers listing these GPUs, those with both first, so you can switch without moving clouds.
| Provider | A5000 /GPU/hr | RTX A6000 /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
GPU.ai
|
On-Demand $0.27 | On-Demand $0.45 |
Runcrate
|
On-Demand $1.56 | On-Demand $0.55 |
Sesterce
|
On-Demand $1.56 | On-Demand $0.55 |
Salad
|
On-Demand $0.25 | -- |
Exoscale
|
On-Demand $1.14 | -- |
Paperspace
|
On-Demand $1.38 | -- |
Database Mart
|
Reserved (24mo) $0.25 | -- |
Utho
|
Reserved (36mo) $0.29 | -- |
Thunder Compute
|
-- | On-Demand $0.35 |
Massed Compute
|
-- | On-Demand $0.55 |
Oblivus
|
-- | On-Demand $0.55 |
Koyeb
|
-- | On-Demand $0.75 |
EmpirioLabs AI
|
-- | On-Demand $0.90 |
12 providers list the A5000 and 18 the RTX A6000. Every listing is on the A5000 page and the RTX A6000 page.
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Our data for Nvidia A5000 was last updated on Sept. 7, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX A6000 on Sept. 7, 2026.