Two Nvidia workstation GPUs, one Ampere and one Turing: 24 GB GDDR6 against 8 GB GDDR6, 85% more memory bandwidth on the A5000, and NVLink 112 GB/s on the A5000 where the RTX 4000 is PCIe only.
At a glance
Memory
- A5000
- 24 GB
- RTX 4000
- 8 GB
3x more on A5000
Memory bandwidth
- A5000
- 768 GB/s
- RTX 4000
- 416 GB/s
1.8x higher on A5000
Cheapest on-demand
- A5000
- $0.23 /GPU/hr
- RTX 4000
- $0.56 /GPU/hr
2.5x more expensive on RTX 4000
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | A5000 | RTX 4000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.78 /GPU/hr from $0.23 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.56 | |
| Reserved | $0.32 /GPU/hr from $0.17 (12 mo) | No reserved listings | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.09 | No spot 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 spot on the A5000 and on-demand on the RTX 4000: 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 4000 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | A5000 | RTX 4000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 24 GB GDDR6 | 8 GB GDDR6 | 3x more on A5000 |
| Bandwidth | 768 GB/s | 416 GB/s | 1.8x higher on A5000 |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 256-bit | 1.5x wider on A5000 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 111.1 TFLOPS | 57 TFLOPS | 1.9x higher on A5000 |
| FP32 | 27.8 TFLOPS | 7.1 TFLOPS | 3.9x higher on A5000 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | NVLink 112 GB/s | PCIe only | NVLink on A5000 only |
| Board power | 230 W | 160 W | 1.4x higher on A5000 |
| Released | Q2 2021 | Q4 2018 | 2 years newer on A5000 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP16FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: A5000 datasheet and RTX 4000 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 4000 /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Paperspace
|
On-Demand $1.38 | On-Demand $0.56 |
Vast.ai
|
On-Demand $0.23 | -- |
GPU.ai
|
On-Demand $0.25 | -- |
Runpod
|
On-Demand $0.27 | -- |
Runcrate
|
On-Demand $1.56 | -- |
Sesterce
|
On-Demand $1.56 | -- |
Salad
|
On-Demand $0.25 | -- |
Exoscale
|
On-Demand $1.14 | -- |
13 providers list the A5000 and 1 the RTX 4000. Every listing is on the A5000 page and the RTX 4000 page.
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Our data for Nvidia A5000 was last updated on Sept. 7, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 4000 on Sept. 7, 2026.