The RTX A6000 is newer and has 50% more memory, while the V100 has 17% more bandwidth.
At a glance
Memory
50% more on RTX A6000
- RTX A6000
- 48 GB
- V100
- 32 GB
Memory bandwidth
17% higher on V100
- RTX A6000
- 768 GB/s
- V100
- 900 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
79% cheaper on V100
- RTX A6000
- $0.39 /GPU/hr
- V100
- $0.08 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | RTX A6000 | V100 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.56 /GPU/hr from $0.39 | $0.99 /GPU/hr from $0.08 | 43% cheaper on RTX A6000 |
| Reserved | $0.54 /GPU/hr from $0.32 (1 mo) | $1.52 /GPU/hr from $0.17 (24 mo) | 65% cheaper on RTX A6000 |
| Spot | $0.37 /GPU/hr from $0.13 | $0.40 /GPU/hr from $0.12 | 7% cheaper on RTX A6000 |
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. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Price history
RTX A6000 vs V100 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | RTX A6000 | V100 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 48 GB GDDR6 | 32 GB HBM2 | 50% more on RTX A6000 |
| Bandwidth | 768 GB/s | 900 GB/s | 17% higher on V100 |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 4,096-bit | 11x wider on V100 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 154.8 TFLOPS | 125 TFLOPS | 24% higher on RTX A6000 |
| INT8 | 309.7 TOPS | ||
| FP32 | 38.7 TFLOPS | 15.7 TFLOPS | 2.5x higher on RTX A6000 |
| FP64 | Not supported | 7.8 TFLOPS | V100 only |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | NVLink 112 GB/s | NVLink 300 GB/s | 2.7x higher on V100 |
| Board power | 300 W | 300 W | Identical |
| Released | Q4 2020 | Q2 2017 | 3 years newer on RTX A6000 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP16FP32FP64INT8 | |
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 V100 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 | V100 |
|---|---|---|
Vast.ai
USA
|
$0.39 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.08 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runpod
USA
|
$0.53 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.19 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe |
Runcrate
USA
|
$0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe | $2.57 /GPU/hr On-demand NVL |
Sesterce
France
|
$0.63 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.57 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
$0.45 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Spheron
Singapore
|
$0.54 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe | -- |
Massed Compute
USA
|
$0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Oblivus
USA
|
$0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe | -- |
HyperAI
Hong Kong
|
-- | $0.14 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Geodd
USA
|
-- | $0.16 /GPU/hr On-demand |
TensorDock
Distributed
|
-- | $0.28 /GPU/hr On-demand SXM |
Cyfuture AI
India
|
-- | $0.55 /GPU/hr On-demand |
21 providers list the RTX A6000 and 20 the V100. Every listing is on the RTX A6000 page and the V100 page.
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Nvidia A5000
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Nvidia H100
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From $1.30 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 5090
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Our data for Nvidia RTX A6000 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia V100 on Sept. 14, 2026.