Nvidia RTX A6000

Nvidia RTX A6000

Professional workstation GPU for AI development and CAD.

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Key Specifications

Architecture
Ampere
Memory
48GB GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth
768 GB/s
Release date
Q4 2020

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You can start using a RTX A6000 for $0.28/hr per GPU (spot instance). It's a low-risk price point for smaller workloads compared to the market high of $2.12/hr.

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Provider GPUs Total VRAM vCPUs RAM Billing $/GPU/h Total/h Availability
Thunder Compute logo Thunder Compute 1x RTX A6000 1x RTX A6000 48GB (Prototyping) 48GB 4 32GB On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. $0.35 $0.35 Available View
Lambda Labs logo Lambda Labs 1x RTX A6000 1x RTX A6000 48GB 48GB 14 100GB On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. $1.09 $1.09 Available View
Runpod logo Runpod 1x RTX A6000 1x RTX A6000 48GB (secure-cloud) 48GB 10 48GB On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. $0.49 $0.49 Available View
Hyperstack logo Hyperstack 1x RTX A6000 1x RTX A6000 48GB (NVIDIA A6000) 48GB 28 58GB On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. $0.50 $0.50 Unknown View
Sesterce logo Sesterce 1x RTX A6000 1x RTX A6000 48GB 48GB 12 64GB On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. $0.63 $0.63 Available View
Koyeb logo Koyeb 1x RTX A6000 1x RTX A6000 48GB (RTX-A6000) 48GB 6 64GB On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. $0.75 $0.75 Unknown View
Oblivus logo Oblivus 1x RTX A6000 1x RTX A6000 48GB 48GB 28 58GB On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. $0.55 $0.55 Unknown View
Runpod logo Runpod 2x RTX A6000 2x RTX A6000 48GB (community-cloud) 96GB 20 96GB On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. $0.33 $0.66 Available View
Paperspace logo Paperspace 1x RTX A6000 1x RTX A6000 48GB 48GB 8 45GB On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. $1.93 $1.93 Unknown View
Sesterce logo Sesterce 1x RTX A6000 1x RTX A6000 48GB 48GB 6 48GB On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. $0.63 $0.63 Available View
Verda logo Verda 1x RTX A6000 PCIe 1x RTX A6000 48GB PCIe (1A6000.10V) 48GB 10 60GB On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. $0.61 $0.61 Unknown View
Lambda Labs logo Lambda Labs 2x RTX A6000 2x RTX A6000 48GB 96GB 28 200GB On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. $1.09 $2.18 Available View
Database Mart logo Database Mart 1x RTX A6000 1x RTX A6000 48GB 48GB 36 256GB Reserved (1mo) Reserved capacity with a 1-month minimum commitment. $0.61 $0.61 Unknown View
Sesterce logo Sesterce 1x RTX A6000 1x RTX A6000 48GB 48GB 6 24GB On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. $0.63 $0.63 Available View
Runpod logo Runpod 2x RTX A6000 2x RTX A6000 48GB (secure-cloud) 96GB 20 96GB On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. $0.49 $0.98 Available View
Vast.ai logo Vast.ai 1x RTX A6000 1x RTX A6000 48GB (41958718) 48GB 64 128GB On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. $0.39 $0.39 Available View
Runcrate logo Runcrate 1x RTX A6000 PCIe 1x RTX A6000 48GB PCIe 48GB 28 58GB On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. $0.55 $0.55 Available View
TensorDock logo TensorDock 1x RTX A6000 1x RTX A6000 48GB 48GB 16 32GB On-Demand Starting price, marketplace rates vary $0.56 $0.56 Unknown View
Massed Compute logo Massed Compute 1x RTX A6000 1x RTX A6000 48GB 48GB 6 32GB On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. $0.55 $0.55 Available View
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Frequently Asked Questions

Why choose the RTX A6000?

48GB GDDR6 with NVLink (112 GB/s). Professional-grade with ECC memory and ISV certifications. Strong for both AI development and CAD/visualization workloads.

When is the RTX A6000 not a good fit?

Priced as a professional workstation GPU. For pure AI inference, the L40S offers similar VRAM with better FP8 performance at lower cost.

Are RTX A6000 prices going up or down?

On-demand pricing has remained stable, averaging around $0.70/hr per GPU.

What size AI models can the RTX A6000 run?

With 48GB of VRAM, the RTX A6000 can typically run models up to about 30B parameters in FP16, or 70B-class models in 4-bit quantized form for inference.

How much VRAM does the RTX A6000 have?

The RTX A6000 has 48GB of VRAM. Multi-GPU setups increase total memory, but that memory is not automatically pooled across GPUs.

What is the RTX A6000's memory bandwidth?

The RTX A6000 has 768 GB/s of memory bandwidth. Higher bandwidth helps with faster data transfer between GPU memory and compute cores.

What data types does the RTX A6000 support?

The RTX A6000 supports 6 precision formats. Training: BF16, FP16, TF32, FP32. Inference: INT4, INT8.

Does the RTX A6000 support NVLink?

Yes. The RTX A6000 supports NVLink with 112 GB/s of bidirectional bandwidth. This helps accelerate multi-GPU communication.

How much does the RTX A6000 cost per hour?

RTX A6000 pricing currently ranges from $0.28/hr to $2.12/hr per GPU, depending on the provider, instance type, and billing model.

How much does the RTX A6000 cost per month?

At 720 hours per month, one RTX A6000 can cost between $202.39 to $1,528.56 per month, depending on the provider. Reserved and spot pricing can lower that further.

Which cloud providers offer the RTX A6000?

The RTX A6000 is available from 16 cloud providers, including Sesterce, Runpod, Cirrascale. Pricing and availability vary by region and billing model.

Can I rent the RTX A6000 in the cloud?

Yes. We currently track 89 RTX A6000 listings across 16 cloud providers:

Billing type Listings Avg $/GPU/hr
On-demand 59 $0.67/hr
Reserved 18 $0.57/hr
Spot 12 $0.38/hr

Technical Specifications

GPU Memory 48 GB GDDR6
Memory Interface 384-bit
Memory Bandwidth 768 GB/s
Error-Correcting Code (ECC) Yes
NVIDIA Ampere Architecture-based CUDA Cores 10,752
NVIDIA Third-Generation Tensor Cores 336
NVIDIA Second-Generation RT Cores 84
Single-Precision Performance 38.7 TFLOPS
RT Core Performance 75.6 TFLOPS
Tensor Performance 309.7 TFLOPS
NVIDIA NVLink Connects two NVIDIA RTX A6000 GPUs
NVIDIA NVLink Bandwidth 112.5 GB/s (bidirectional)
System Interface PCI Express 4.0 x16
Power Consumption Total board power: 300 W
Thermal Solution Active
Form Factor 4.4” H x 10.5” L, dual slot, full height
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 1.4a
Max Simultaneous Displays 4x 4096 x 2160 @ 120 Hz, 4x 5120 x 2880 @ 60 Hz, 2x 7680 x 4320 @ 60 Hz
Power Connector 1x 8-pin CPU
Encode/Decode Engines 1x encode, 2x decode (+AV1 decode)
VR Ready Yes
vGPU Software Support NVIDIA vPC/vApps, NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation, NVIDIA Virtual Compute Server
vGPU Profiles Supported 1 GB, 2 GB, 3 GB, 4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB, 24 GB, 48 GB
Graphics APIs DirectX 12.07, Shader Model 5.17, OpenGL 4.68, Vulkan 1.18
Compute APIs CUDA, DirectCompute, OpenCL™

Source: official Nvidia RTX A6000 datasheet.

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