The A5000 has 2x the memory and 2.1x the bandwidth. The RTX 3060 is cheaper right now.
At a glance
Memory
2x more on A5000
- A5000
- 24 GB
- RTX 3060
- 12 GB
Memory bandwidth
2.1x higher on A5000
- A5000
- 768 GB/s
- RTX 3060
- 360 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
78% cheaper on RTX 3060
- A5000
- $0.23 /GPU/hr
- RTX 3060
- $0.05 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | A5000 | RTX 3060 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.24 /GPU/hr from $0.23 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.05 | |
| Reserved | $0.35 /GPU/hr from $0.23 (1 mo) | -- /GPU/hr from $0.06 (1 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.09 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.03 |
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 on-demand, reserved and spot on the RTX 3060: 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 3060 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | A5000 | RTX 3060 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 24 GB GDDR6 | 12 GB GDDR6 | 2x more on A5000 |
| Bandwidth | 768 GB/s | 360 GB/s | 2.1x higher on A5000 |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 192-bit | 2x wider on A5000 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 111.1 TFLOPS | 25.5 TFLOPS | 4.4x higher on A5000 |
| INT8 | 101.9 TOPS | ||
| FP32 | 27.8 TFLOPS | 12.7 TFLOPS | 2.2x higher on A5000 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | NVLink 112 GB/s | PCIe only | NVLink on A5000 only |
| Board power | 230 W | 170 W | 35% higher on A5000 |
| Released | Q2 2021 | Q1 2021 | |
| 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: A5000 datasheet and RTX 3060 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers that rent these GPUs, with each one's cheapest rate. Providers that rent both are listed first.
| Provider | A5000 | RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
Vast.ai
USA
|
$0.23 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.05 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Salad
Distributed
|
$0.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.08 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
$0.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Sesterce
France
|
$1.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Runcrate
USA
|
$1.85 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe | -- |
Exoscale
Switzerland
|
$1.14 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Paperspace
USA
|
$1.38 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Database Mart
USA
|
$0.25 /GPU/hr Reserved | -- |
12 providers list the A5000 and 2 the RTX 3060. Every listing is on the A5000 page and the RTX 3060 page.
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia A4000
16 GB GDDR6 · 42% less bandwidth than the A5000
From $0.07 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 · 24% less bandwidth than the RTX 3060
From $0.08 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6 · 24% more bandwidth than the RTX 3060
From $0.07 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia A5000 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 3060 on Sept. 14, 2026.