A data center GPU against a workstation card, one Ampere and one Turing: 40 GB HBM2 against 16 GB GDDR6 and 3.5x the memory bandwidth on the A800.
At a glance
Memory
- A800
- 40 GB
- RTX 5000
- 16 GB
2.5x more on A800
Memory bandwidth
- A800
- 1,555 GB/s
- RTX 5000
- 448 GB/s
3.5x higher on A800
Cheapest on-demand
- A800
- $1.18 /GPU/hr
- RTX 5000
- $0.60 /GPU/hr
49% cheaper on RTX 5000
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | A800 | RTX 5000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $1.18 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.60 |
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 on-demand on the A800 and on-demand 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
A800 vs RTX 5000 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | A800 | RTX 5000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 40 GB HBM2 | 16 GB GDDR6 | 2.5x more on A800 |
| Bandwidth | 1,555 GB/s | 448 GB/s | 3.5x higher on A800 |
| Bus width | 5,120-bit | 256-bit | 20x wider on A800 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 312 TFLOPS | 89.2 TFLOPS | 3.5x higher on A800 |
| INT8 | 623.5 TOPS | 178.4 TOPS | 3.5x higher on A800 |
| FP32 | 19.5 TFLOPS | 11.2 TFLOPS | 1.7x higher on A800 |
| FP64 | 9.7 TFLOPS | Not supported | A800 only |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | NVLink 400 GB/s | NVLink 50 GB/s | 8x higher on A800 |
| Board power | 240 W | 265 W | 1.1x higher on RTX 5000 |
| Released | Q4 2022 | Q3 2018 | 4 years newer on A800 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16TF32FP32FP64INT4INT8 | FP16FP32INT4INT8 | |
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: A800 datasheet and RTX 5000 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers listing these GPUs, those with both first, so you can switch without moving clouds.
| Provider | A800 /GPU/hr | RTX 5000 /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
GPUhub
|
On-Demand $1.18 | -- |
OVH
|
-- | On-Demand $0.60 |
Paperspace
|
-- | On-Demand $0.82 |
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Our data for Nvidia A800 was last updated on Sept. 7, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 5000 on Sept. 7, 2026.