Two Nvidia workstation GPUs, one Ampere and one Ada Lovelace: 24 GB GDDR6 against 20 GB GDDR6, 2.7x the memory bandwidth on the A5000, and NVLink 112 GB/s on the A5000 where the RTX 4000 SFF Ada is PCIe only.
At a glance
Memory
- A5000
- 24 GB
- RTX 4000 SFF Ada
- 20 GB
1.2x more on A5000
Memory bandwidth
- A5000
- 768 GB/s
- RTX 4000 SFF Ada
- 280 GB/s
2.7x higher on A5000
Cheapest on-demand
- A5000
- $0.23 /GPU/hr
- RTX 4000 SFF Ada
- $0.43 /GPU/hr
47% cheaper on A5000
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | A5000 | RTX 4000 SFF Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.75 /GPU/hr from $0.23 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.43 | |
| Reserved | $0.32 /GPU/hr from $0.18 (1 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 SFF Ada: 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 SFF Ada price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | A5000 | RTX 4000 SFF Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 24 GB GDDR6 | 20 GB GDDR6 | 1.2x more on A5000 |
| Bandwidth | 768 GB/s | 280 GB/s | 2.7x higher on A5000 |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 160-bit | 2.4x wider on A5000 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | Not supported | 153.4 TFLOPS | RTX 4000 SFF Ada only |
| FP16 / BF16 | 111.1 TFLOPS | 76.7 TFLOPS | 1.4x higher on A5000 |
| FP32 | 27.8 TFLOPS | 19.2 TFLOPS | 1.4x higher on A5000 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | NVLink 112 GB/s | PCIe only | NVLink on A5000 only |
| Board power | 230 W | 70 W | 3.3x higher on A5000 |
| Released | Q2 2021 | Q2 2023 | 2 years newer on RTX 4000 SFF Ada |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: A5000 datasheet and RTX 4000 SFF Ada 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 SFF Ada /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Runpod
|
On-Demand $0.27 | On-Demand $0.18 |
Vast.ai
|
On-Demand $0.23 | -- |
GPU.ai
|
On-Demand $0.25 | -- |
Runcrate
|
On-Demand $1.56 | -- |
Sesterce
|
On-Demand $1.56 | -- |
Salad
|
On-Demand $0.25 | -- |
Exoscale
|
On-Demand $1.14 | -- |
Paperspace
|
On-Demand $1.38 | -- |
Koyeb
|
-- | On-Demand $0.50 |
Hetzner
|
-- | On-Demand $0.43 |
13 providers list the A5000 and 3 the RTX 4000 SFF Ada. Every listing is on the A5000 page and the RTX 4000 SFF Ada page.
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Our data for Nvidia A5000 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 4000 SFF Ada on Sept. 14, 2026.