The A5000 has 2x the memory, while the RTX 3080 Ti has 19% more bandwidth. The RTX 3080 Ti is typically cheaper.
At a glance
Memory
2x more on A5000
- A5000
- 24 GB
- RTX 3080 Ti
- 12 GB
Memory bandwidth
19% higher on RTX 3080 Ti
- A5000
- 768 GB/s
- RTX 3080 Ti
- 912 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
53% cheaper on RTX 3080 Ti
- A5000
- $0.23 /GPU/hr
- RTX 3080 Ti
- $0.11 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | A5000 | RTX 3080 Ti | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.24 /GPU/hr from $0.23 | $0.18 /GPU/hr from $0.11 | 86% cheaper on RTX 3080 Ti |
| Reserved | $0.35 /GPU/hr from $0.19 (6 mo) | -- /GPU/hr from $0.12 (3 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 reserved and spot on the RTX 3080 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
A5000 vs RTX 3080 Ti price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | A5000 | RTX 3080 Ti | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 24 GB GDDR6 | 12 GB GDDR6X | 2x more on A5000 |
| Bandwidth | 768 GB/s | 912 GB/s | 19% higher on RTX 3080 Ti |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 384-bit | Identical |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 111.1 TFLOPS | 68.2 TFLOPS | 63% higher on A5000 |
| INT8 | 272.8 TOPS | ||
| FP32 | 27.8 TFLOPS | 34.1 TFLOPS | 23% higher on RTX 3080 Ti |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | NVLink 112 GB/s | PCIe only | NVLink on A5000 only |
| Board power | 230 W | 350 W | 52% higher on RTX 3080 Ti |
| Released | Q2 2021 | Q2 2021 | |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: A5000 datasheet and RTX 3080 Ti 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 3080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
Vast.ai
USA
|
$0.23 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.11 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Salad
Distributed
|
$0.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.15 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Exoscale
Switzerland
|
$1.14 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.79 /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 | -- |
Paperspace
USA
|
$1.38 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Database Mart
USA
|
$0.25 /GPU/hr Reserved | -- |
Runpod
USA
|
-- | $0.18 /GPU/hr On-demand |
12 providers list the A5000 and 4 the RTX 3080 Ti. Every listing is on the A5000 page and the RTX 3080 Ti page.
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada
48 GB GDDR6 · 25% more bandwidth than the A5000
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Nvidia A40
48 GB GDDR6 · PCIe only
From $0.34 /GPU/hr Compare
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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 3090
24 GB GDDR6X · NVLink 112 GB/s
From $0.10 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X · 17% less bandwidth than the RTX 3080 Ti
From $0.10 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia A5000 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti on Sept. 14, 2026.