Two Nvidia workstation GPUs, one Turing and one Ada Lovelace: 8 GB GDDR6 against 32 GB GDDR6 and 38% more memory bandwidth on the RTX 5000 Ada.
At a glance
Memory
- RTX 4000
- 8 GB
- RTX 5000 Ada
- 32 GB
4x more on RTX 5000 Ada
Memory bandwidth
- RTX 4000
- 416 GB/s
- RTX 5000 Ada
- 576 GB/s
1.4x higher on RTX 5000 Ada
Cheapest on-demand
- RTX 4000
- $0.56 /GPU/hr
- RTX 5000 Ada
- $0.49 /GPU/hr
13% cheaper on RTX 5000 Ada
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | RTX 4000 | RTX 5000 Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $0.56 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.49 | |
| Reserved | No reserved listings | -- /GPU/hr from $0.55 (3 mo) | |
| Spot | No spot listings | -- /GPU/hr from $0.32 |
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 RTX 4000 and on-demand, reserved and spot on the RTX 5000 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
RTX 4000 vs RTX 5000 Ada price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | RTX 4000 | RTX 5000 Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 8 GB GDDR6 | 32 GB GDDR6 | 4x more on RTX 5000 Ada |
| Bandwidth | 416 GB/s | 576 GB/s | 1.4x higher on RTX 5000 Ada |
| Bus width | 256-bit | 256-bit | Identical |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | Not supported | 522.2 TFLOPS | RTX 5000 Ada only |
| FP16 / BF16 | 57 TFLOPS | 261.1 TFLOPS | 4.6x higher on RTX 5000 Ada |
| FP32 | 7.1 TFLOPS | 65.3 TFLOPS | 9.2x higher on RTX 5000 Ada |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 160 W | 250 W | 1.6x higher on RTX 5000 Ada |
| Released | Q4 2018 | Q3 2023 | 5 years newer on RTX 5000 Ada |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16FP32INT4INT8 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: RTX 4000 datasheet and RTX 5000 Ada datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers listing these GPUs, those with both first, so you can switch without moving clouds.
| Provider | RTX 4000 /GPU/hr | RTX 5000 Ada /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Paperspace
|
On-Demand $0.56 | -- |
Runpod
|
-- | On-Demand $0.49 |
Vast.ai
|
-- | On-Demand $0.64 |
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Our data for Nvidia RTX 4000 was last updated on Sept. 7, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada on Sept. 7, 2026.