The RTX A6000 is newer, with 3x the memory and 71% more bandwidth. The RTX 5000 is typically cheaper.
At a glance
Memory
3x more on RTX A6000
- RTX A6000
- 48 GB
- RTX 5000
- 16 GB
Memory bandwidth
71% higher on RTX A6000
- RTX A6000
- 768 GB/s
- RTX 5000
- 448 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
76% cheaper on RTX 5000
- RTX A6000
- $0.40 /GPU/hr
- RTX 5000
- $0.10 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | RTX A6000 | RTX 5000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.75 /GPU/hr from $0.40 | $0.60 /GPU/hr from $0.10 | 20% cheaper on RTX 5000 |
| Reserved | $0.48 /GPU/hr from $0.26 (6 mo) | -- /GPU/hr from $0.09 (1 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.33 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.05 |
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 5000: 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 5000 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | RTX A6000 | RTX 5000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 48 GB GDDR6 | 16 GB GDDR6 | 3x more on RTX A6000 |
| Bandwidth | 768 GB/s | 448 GB/s | 71% higher on RTX A6000 |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 256-bit | 50% wider on RTX A6000 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 154.8 TFLOPS | 89.2 TFLOPS | 74% higher on RTX A6000 |
| INT8 | 309.7 TOPS | 178.4 TOPS | 74% higher on RTX A6000 |
| FP32 | 38.7 TFLOPS | 11.2 TFLOPS | 3.5x higher on RTX A6000 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | NVLink 112 GB/s | NVLink 50 GB/s | 2.2x higher on RTX A6000 |
| Board power | 300 W | 265 W | 13% higher on RTX A6000 |
| Released | Q4 2020 | Q3 2018 | 2 years newer on RTX A6000 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP16FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: RTX A6000 datasheet and RTX 5000 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 5000 |
|---|---|---|
Vast.ai
USA
|
$0.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.10 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
$0.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Lium
Distributed
|
$0.42 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Massed Compute
USA
|
$0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Oblivus
USA
|
$0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe | -- |
EmpirioLabs AI
USA
|
$0.85 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Lambda Labs
USA
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Sesterce
France
|
$1.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
OVH
France
|
-- | $0.60 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Paperspace
USA
|
-- | $0.82 /GPU/hr On-demand |
21 providers list the RTX A6000 and 3 the RTX 5000. Every listing is on the RTX A6000 page and the RTX 5000 page.
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia L40S
48 GB GDDR6 · PCIe only
From $0.38 /GPU/hr Compare -
Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada
48 GB GDDR6 · 25% more bandwidth than the RTX A6000
From $0.49 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia A5000
24 GB GDDR6 · released Q2 2021
From $0.23 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada
32 GB GDDR6 · 29% more bandwidth than the RTX 5000
From $0.33 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia RTX A6000 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 5000 on Sept. 14, 2026.