A workstation GPU against a consumer card on the Ampere architecture: 48 GB GDDR6 against 12 GB GDDR6X, 19% more memory bandwidth on the RTX 3080 Ti, and NVLink 112 GB/s on the RTX A6000 where the RTX 3080 Ti is PCIe only.
At a glance
Memory
- RTX A6000
- 48 GB
- RTX 3080 Ti
- 12 GB
4x more on RTX A6000
Memory bandwidth
- RTX A6000
- 768 GB/s
- RTX 3080 Ti
- 912 GB/s
1.2x higher on RTX 3080 Ti
Cheapest on-demand
- RTX A6000
- $0.35 /GPU/hr
- RTX 3080 Ti
- $0.20 /GPU/hr
43% cheaper on RTX 3080 Ti
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | RTX A6000 | RTX 3080 Ti | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.56 /GPU/hr from $0.35 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.20 | |
| Reserved | $0.54 /GPU/hr from $0.35 | No reserved listings | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.40 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.08 |
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 RTX 3080 Ti: 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 Ti price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | RTX A6000 | RTX 3080 Ti | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 48 GB GDDR6 | 12 GB GDDR6X | 4x more on RTX A6000 |
| Bandwidth | 768 GB/s | 912 GB/s | 1.2x higher on RTX 3080 Ti |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 384-bit | Identical |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 154.8 TFLOPS | 68.2 TFLOPS | 2.3x higher on RTX A6000 |
| INT8 | 309.7 TOPS | 272.8 TOPS | 1.1x higher on RTX A6000 |
| FP32 | 38.7 TFLOPS | 34.1 TFLOPS | 1.1x higher on RTX A6000 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | NVLink 112 GB/s | PCIe only | NVLink on RTX A6000 only |
| Board power | 300 W | 350 W | 1.2x higher on RTX 3080 Ti |
| Released | Q4 2020 | Q2 2021 | 8 months newer on RTX 3080 Ti |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: RTX A6000 datasheet and RTX 3080 Ti 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 | RTX 3080 Ti /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Thunder Compute
|
On-Demand $0.35 | -- |
GPU.ai
|
On-Demand $0.45 | -- |
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 | -- |
EmpirioLabs AI
|
On-Demand $0.90 | -- |
Salad
|
-- | On-Demand $0.20 |
Exoscale
|
-- | On-Demand $0.79 |
Runpod
|
-- | On-Demand $0.18 |
18 providers list the RTX A6000 and 3 the RTX 3080 Ti. Every listing is on the RTX A6000 page and the RTX 3080 Ti page.
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Our data for Nvidia RTX A6000 was last updated on Sept. 7, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti on Sept. 7, 2026.