Two Nvidia workstation GPUs, one Ampere and one Ada Lovelace: both with 48 GB GDDR6, 25% more memory bandwidth on the RTX 6000 Ada, and NVLink 112 GB/s on the RTX A6000 where the RTX 6000 Ada is PCIe only.
At a glance
Memory
- RTX A6000
- 48 GB
- RTX 6000 Ada
- 48 GB
Identical
Memory bandwidth
- RTX A6000
- 768 GB/s
- RTX 6000 Ada
- 960 GB/s
1.2x higher on RTX 6000 Ada
Cheapest on-demand
- RTX A6000
- $0.40 /GPU/hr
- RTX 6000 Ada
- $0.56 /GPU/hr
29% cheaper on RTX A6000
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | RTX A6000 | RTX 6000 Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.55 /GPU/hr from $0.40 | $0.91 /GPU/hr from $0.56 | 40% cheaper on RTX A6000 |
| Reserved | $0.48 /GPU/hr from $0.31 (6 mo) | -- /GPU/hr from $0.53 (1 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.20 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.34 |
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 6000 Ada: 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 6000 Ada price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | RTX A6000 | RTX 6000 Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 48 GB GDDR6 | 48 GB GDDR6 | Identical |
| Bandwidth | 768 GB/s | 960 GB/s | 1.2x higher on RTX 6000 Ada |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 384-bit | Identical |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | Not supported | 728.5 TFLOPS | RTX 6000 Ada only |
| FP16 / BF16 | 154.8 TFLOPS | 364.2 TFLOPS | 2.4x higher on RTX 6000 Ada |
| INT8 | 309.7 TOPS | ||
| FP32 | 38.7 TFLOPS | 91.1 TFLOPS | 2.4x higher on RTX 6000 Ada |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | NVLink 112 GB/s | PCIe only | NVLink on RTX A6000 only |
| Board power | 300 W | 300 W | Identical |
| Released | Q4 2020 | Q4 2022 | 2 years newer on RTX 6000 Ada |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: RTX A6000 datasheet and RTX 6000 Ada 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 6000 Ada /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
GPU.ai
|
On-Demand $0.40 | On-Demand $0.65 |
Vast.ai
|
On-Demand $0.40 | On-Demand $0.56 |
Lium
|
On-Demand $0.42 | On-Demand $0.80 |
Runpod
|
On-Demand $0.53 | On-Demand $0.84 |
Sesterce
|
On-Demand $0.55 | On-Demand $1.07 |
Runcrate
|
On-Demand $0.55 | On-Demand $1.07 |
Spheron
|
On-Demand $0.54 | -- |
Oblivus
|
On-Demand $0.55 | -- |
Massed Compute
|
-- | On-Demand $0.79 |
EmpirioLabs AI
|
-- | On-Demand $1.50 |
21 providers list the RTX A6000 and 14 the RTX 6000 Ada. Every listing is on the RTX A6000 page and the RTX 6000 Ada page.
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Our data for Nvidia RTX A6000 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada on Sept. 14, 2026.