The P5000 has 33% more memory, while the RTX 3060 is newer and has 25% more bandwidth. The RTX 3060 is cheaper right now.
At a glance
Memory
33% more on P5000
- P5000
- 16 GB
- RTX 3060
- 12 GB
Memory bandwidth
25% higher on RTX 3060
- P5000
- 288 GB/s
- RTX 3060
- 360 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
93% cheaper on RTX 3060
- P5000
- $0.78 /GPU/hr
- RTX 3060
- $0.05 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | P5000 | RTX 3060 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $0.78 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.05 | |
| Reserved | No reserved listings | -- /GPU/hr from $0.05 (1 mo) | |
| Spot | No spot listings | -- /GPU/hr from $0.03 |
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 P5000 and on-demand, reserved and spot on the RTX 3060: 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
P5000 vs RTX 3060 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | P5000 | RTX 3060 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 16 GB GDDR5X | 12 GB GDDR6 | 33% more on P5000 |
| Bandwidth | 288 GB/s | 360 GB/s | 25% higher on RTX 3060 |
| Bus width | 256-bit | 192-bit | 33% wider on P5000 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 25.5 TFLOPS | ||
| INT8 | Not supported | 101.9 TOPS | RTX 3060 only |
| FP32 | 8.9 TFLOPS | 12.7 TFLOPS | 43% higher on RTX 3060 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 180 W | 170 W | 6% higher on P5000 |
| Released | Q4 2016 | Q1 2021 | 4 years newer on RTX 3060 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16FP32 | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
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: P5000 datasheet and RTX 3060 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 | P5000 | RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
Paperspace
USA
|
$0.78 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Vast.ai
USA
|
-- | $0.05 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Salad
Distributed
|
-- | $0.08 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia A5000
24 GB GDDR6 · 2.7x the bandwidth of the P5000
From $0.23 /GPU/hr Compare -
Nvidia RTX 5000
16 GB GDDR6 · 56% more bandwidth than the P5000
From $0.09 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia P6000
24 GB GDDR5X · 50% more bandwidth than the P5000
From $1.10 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6 · 24% less bandwidth than the RTX 3060
From $0.08 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia RTX 3070
8 GB GDDR6 · 24% more bandwidth than the RTX 3060
From $0.08 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia P5000 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 3060 on Sept. 14, 2026.