The RTX A6000 has 4.8x the memory, with about the same bandwidth. The RTX 3080 is typically cheaper.
At a glance
Memory
4.8x more on RTX A6000
- RTX A6000
- 48 GB
- RTX 3080
- 10 GB
Memory bandwidth
Within 5%
- RTX A6000
- 768 GB/s
- RTX 3080
- 760 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
73% cheaper on RTX 3080
- RTX A6000
- $0.40 /GPU/hr
- RTX 3080
- $0.11 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | RTX A6000 | RTX 3080 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.58 /GPU/hr from $0.40 | $0.15 /GPU/hr from $0.11 | 74% cheaper on RTX 3080 |
| Reserved | $0.48 /GPU/hr from $0.26 (6 mo) | -- /GPU/hr from $0.12 (3 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.15 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.06 |
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 reserved and spot on the RTX 3080: 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 RTX 3080 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | RTX A6000 | RTX 3080 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 48 GB GDDR6 | 10 GB GDDR6X | 4.8x more on RTX A6000 |
| Bandwidth | 768 GB/s | 760 GB/s | Within 5% |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 320-bit | 20% wider on RTX A6000 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 154.8 TFLOPS | 59.5 TFLOPS | 2.6x higher on RTX A6000 |
| INT8 | 309.7 TOPS | 238 TOPS | 30% higher on RTX A6000 |
| FP32 | 38.7 TFLOPS | 29.8 TFLOPS | 30% higher on RTX A6000 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | NVLink 112 GB/s | PCIe only | NVLink on RTX A6000 only |
| Board power | 300 W | 320 W | 7% higher on RTX 3080 |
| Released | Q4 2020 | Q3 2020 | |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
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 RTX 3080 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers that rent these GPUs, with each one's cheapest rate. Providers that rent both are listed first.
| Provider | RTX A6000 | RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
GPU.ai
UAE
|
$0.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.11 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Vast.ai
USA
|
$0.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.11 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runpod
USA
|
$0.53 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.17 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Lium
Distributed
|
$0.42 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Spheron
Singapore
|
$0.53 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe | -- |
Massed Compute
USA
|
$0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Oblivus
USA
|
$0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe | -- |
Sesterce
France
|
$0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Theta EdgeCloud
Distributed
|
-- | $0.16 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Salad
Distributed
|
-- | $0.14 /GPU/hr On-demand |
22 providers list the RTX A6000 and 5 the RTX 3080. Every listing is on the RTX A6000 page and the RTX 3080 page.
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia L40S
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Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada
48 GB GDDR6 · 25% more bandwidth than the RTX A6000
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Nvidia A5000
24 GB GDDR6 · released Q2 2021
From $0.23 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X · 34% less bandwidth than the RTX 3080
From $0.11 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti
12 GB GDDR6X · 20% more bandwidth than the RTX 3080
From $0.13 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia RTX A6000 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 3080 on Sept. 14, 2026.