The H20 has 3x the memory and 2.2x the bandwidth.
At a glance
Memory
3x more on H20
- H20
- 96 GB
- RTX 5090
- 32 GB
Memory bandwidth
2.2x higher on H20
- H20
- 4.00 TB/s
- RTX 5090
- 1.79 TB/s
Cheapest on-demand
- H20
- --
- RTX 5090
- $0.35 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | H20 | RTX 5090 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | No on-demand listings | $0.65 /GPU/hr from $0.35 | |
| Reserved | No reserved listings | $0.60 /GPU/hr from $0.21 (1 mo) | |
| Spot | No spot listings | $0.45 /GPU/hr from $0.19 |
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
H20 vs RTX 5090 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | H20 | RTX 5090 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 96 GB HBM3 | 32 GB GDDR7 | 3x more on H20 |
| Bandwidth | 4,000 GB/s | 1,792 GB/s | 2.2x higher on H20 |
| Bus width | 512-bit | ||
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 400 W | 575 W | 44% higher on RTX 5090 |
| Released | Q1 2024 | Q1 2025 | 13 months newer on RTX 5090 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32FP64INT8 | FP4FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT8 | |
Source: RTX 5090 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers that rent these GPUs, with each one's cheapest rate. No provider we track offers both right now.
| Provider | H20 | RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
HyperAI
Hong Kong
|
-- | $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Vast.ai
USA
|
-- | $0.40 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
-- | $0.41 /GPU/hr On-demand |
GPUhub
Singapore
|
-- | $0.46 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Lium
Distributed
|
-- | $0.50 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Salad
Distributed
|
-- | $0.50 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Theta EdgeCloud
Distributed
|
-- | $0.64 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Nova Cloud
Canada
|
-- | $0.66 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe |
0 providers list the H20 and 23 the RTX 5090. Every listing is on the H20 page and the RTX 5090 page.
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia H100
80 GB HBM3 · 16% less bandwidth than the H20
From $1.73 /GPU/hr Compare -
Nvidia A100
80 GB HBM2e · 52% less bandwidth than the H20
From $0.36 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia L40S
48 GB GDDR6 · 78% less bandwidth than the H20
From $0.38 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
96 GB GDDR7 · workstation card
From $0.65 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X · 44% less bandwidth than the RTX 5090
From $0.33 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia H20 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 5090 on Sept. 14, 2026.