A workstation GPU against a consumer card, one Ampere and one Pascal: 48 GB GDDR6 against 6 GB GDDR5, 4x the memory bandwidth on the RTX A6000, and NVLink 112 GB/s on the RTX A6000 where the GTX 1060 is PCIe only.
At a glance
Memory
- RTX A6000
- 48 GB
- GTX 1060
- 6 GB
8x more on RTX A6000
Memory bandwidth
- RTX A6000
- 768 GB/s
- GTX 1060
- 192 GB/s
4x higher on RTX A6000
Cheapest on-demand
- RTX A6000
- $0.35 /GPU/hr
- GTX 1060
- $0.03 /GPU/hr
12x more expensive on RTX A6000
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | RTX A6000 | GTX 1060 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.56 /GPU/hr from $0.35 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.03 | |
| Reserved | $0.54 /GPU/hr from $0.35 | No reserved listings | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.40 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.02 |
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 RTX A6000 and on-demand and spot on the GTX 1060: 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
RTX A6000 vs GTX 1060 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | RTX A6000 | GTX 1060 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 48 GB GDDR6 | 6 GB GDDR5 | 8x more on RTX A6000 |
| Bandwidth | 768 GB/s | 192 GB/s | 4x higher on RTX A6000 |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 192-bit | 2x wider on RTX A6000 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 154.8 TFLOPS | ||
| INT8 | 309.7 TOPS | Not supported | RTX A6000 only |
| FP32 | 38.7 TFLOPS | 4.4 TFLOPS | 8.9x higher on RTX A6000 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | NVLink 112 GB/s | PCIe only | NVLink on RTX A6000 only |
| Board power | 300 W | 120 W | 2.5x higher on RTX A6000 |
| Released | Q4 2020 | Q3 2016 | 4 years newer on RTX A6000 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP16FP32 | |
Figures are for each model's headline configuration. Where a form factor carries a different number, it is named under the figure.
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: RTX A6000 datasheet and GTX 1060 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers listing these GPUs, those with both first, so you can switch without moving clouds.
| Provider | RTX A6000 /GPU/hr | GTX 1060 /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Thunder Compute
|
On-Demand $0.35 | -- |
GPU.ai
|
On-Demand $0.40 | -- |
Spheron
|
On-Demand $0.54 | -- |
Massed Compute
|
On-Demand $0.55 | -- |
Oblivus
|
On-Demand $0.55 | -- |
Runcrate
|
On-Demand $0.55 | -- |
Sesterce
|
On-Demand $0.55 | -- |
Koyeb
|
On-Demand $0.75 | -- |
Salad
|
-- | On-Demand $0.0300 |
Vast.ai
|
-- | On-Demand $0.34 |
19 providers list the RTX A6000 and 2 the GTX 1060. Every listing is on the RTX A6000 page and the GTX 1060 page.
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Our data for Nvidia RTX A6000 was last updated on Sept. 7, 2026, and for Nvidia GTX 1060 on Sept. 7, 2026.