A workstation GPU against a consumer card on the Ampere architecture: 24 GB GDDR6 against 24 GB GDDR6X and 22% more memory bandwidth on the RTX 3090.
At a glance
Memory
- A5000
- 24 GB
- RTX 3090
- 24 GB
Identical
Memory bandwidth
- A5000
- 768 GB/s
- RTX 3090
- 936 GB/s
1.2x higher on RTX 3090
Cheapest on-demand
- A5000
- $0.18 /GPU/hr
- RTX 3090
- $0.10 /GPU/hr
43% cheaper on RTX 3090
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | A5000 | RTX 3090 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.75 /GPU/hr from $0.18 | $0.20 /GPU/hr from $0.10 | 3.8x more expensive on A5000 |
| Reserved | $0.36 /GPU/hr from $0.17 (12 mo) | -- /GPU/hr from $0.06 (1 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.09 | $0.11 /GPU/hr from $0.09 |
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 on the RTX 3090: 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 3090 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | A5000 | RTX 3090 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 24 GB GDDR6 | 24 GB GDDR6X | Identical |
| Bandwidth | 768 GB/s | 936 GB/s | 1.2x higher on RTX 3090 |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 384-bit | Identical |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 111.1 TFLOPS | 71.2 TFLOPS | 1.6x higher on A5000 |
| INT8 | 284.7 TOPS | ||
| FP32 | 27.8 TFLOPS | 35.6 TFLOPS | 1.3x higher on RTX 3090 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | NVLink 112 GB/s | NVLink 112 GB/s | Identical |
| Board power | 230 W | 350 W | 1.5x higher on RTX 3090 |
| Released | Q2 2021 | Q3 2020 | 7 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 3090 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 3090 /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Vast.ai
|
On-Demand $0.18 | On-Demand $0.12 |
GPU.ai
|
On-Demand $0.27 | On-Demand $0.14 |
Runpod
|
On-Demand $0.27 | On-Demand $0.22 |
Salad
|
On-Demand $0.25 | On-Demand $0.17 |
Runcrate
|
On-Demand $1.56 | -- |
Sesterce
|
On-Demand $1.56 | -- |
Exoscale
|
On-Demand $1.14 | -- |
Paperspace
|
On-Demand $1.38 | -- |
HyperAI
|
-- | On-Demand $0.10 |
Theta EdgeCloud
|
-- | On-Demand $0.13 |
Lium
|
-- | On-Demand $0.16 |
EmpirioLabs AI
|
-- | On-Demand $0.40 |
13 providers list the A5000 and 10 the RTX 3090. Every listing is on the A5000 page and the RTX 3090 page.
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Nvidia A4000
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Nvidia RTX 5090
32 GB GDDR7 · 91% more bandwidth than the RTX 3090
From $0.35 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 4090
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From $0.23 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia A5000 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 3090 on Sept. 14, 2026.