The RTX 5880 Ada is newer, with 2x the memory and 2.8x the bandwidth.
At a glance
Memory
2x more on RTX 5880 Ada
- P40
- 24 GB
- RTX 5880 Ada
- 48 GB
Memory bandwidth
2.8x higher on RTX 5880 Ada
- P40
- 346 GB/s
- RTX 5880 Ada
- 960 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
- P40
- --
- RTX 5880 Ada
- $0.49 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | P40 | RTX 5880 Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | No on-demand listings | -- /GPU/hr from $0.49 | |
| Spot | No spot listings | -- /GPU/hr from $0.27 |
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 and spot on the RTX 5880 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
P40 vs RTX 5880 Ada price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | P40 | RTX 5880 Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 24 GB GDDR5 | 48 GB GDDR6 | 2x more on RTX 5880 Ada |
| Bandwidth | 346 GB/s | 960 GB/s | 2.8x higher on RTX 5880 Ada |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 384-bit | Identical |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | Not supported | 554.2 TFLOPS | RTX 5880 Ada only |
| FP16 / BF16 | 277.1 TFLOPS | ||
| INT8 | 47 TOPS | ||
| FP32 | 12 TFLOPS | 69.3 TFLOPS | 5.8x higher on RTX 5880 Ada |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 250 W | 285 W | 14% higher on RTX 5880 Ada |
| Released | Q3 2016 | Q1 2024 | 7 years newer on RTX 5880 Ada |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16FP32INT8 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: P40 datasheet and RTX 5880 Ada 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 | P40 | RTX 5880 Ada |
|---|---|---|
Vast.ai
USA
|
-- | $0.49 /GPU/hr On-demand |
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Our data for Nvidia P40 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 5880 Ada on Sept. 14, 2026.