A consumer GPU against a workstation card on the Ada Lovelace architecture: 24 GB GDDR6X against 32 GB GDDR6 and 75% more memory bandwidth on the RTX 4090.
At a glance
Memory
- RTX 4090
- 24 GB
- RTX 5000 Ada
- 32 GB
1.3x more on RTX 5000 Ada
Memory bandwidth
- RTX 4090
- 1,010 GB/s
- RTX 5000 Ada
- 576 GB/s
1.8x higher on RTX 4090
Cheapest on-demand
- RTX 4090
- $0.23 /GPU/hr
- RTX 5000 Ada
- $2.12 /GPU/hr
9.1x more expensive on RTX 5000 Ada
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | RTX 4090 | RTX 5000 Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.49 /GPU/hr from $0.23 | -- /GPU/hr from $2.12 | |
| Reserved | $0.52 /GPU/hr from $0.30 (24 mo) | No reserved listings | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.16 | -- /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 spot on the RTX 4090 and on-demand 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 4090 vs RTX 5000 Ada price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | RTX 4090 | RTX 5000 Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 24 GB GDDR6X | 32 GB GDDR6 | 1.3x more on RTX 5000 Ada |
| Bandwidth | 1,010 GB/s | 576 GB/s | 1.8x higher on RTX 4090 |
| Bus width | 384-bit | 256-bit | 1.5x wider on RTX 4090 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | 330.3 TFLOPS | 522.2 TFLOPS | 1.6x higher on RTX 5000 Ada |
| FP16 / BF16 | 165.2 TFLOPS | 261.1 TFLOPS | 1.6x higher on RTX 5000 Ada |
| INT8 | 660.6 TOPS | ||
| FP32 | 82.6 TFLOPS | 65.3 TFLOPS | 1.3x higher on RTX 4090 |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | PCIe only | PCIe only | |
| Board power | 450 W | 250 W | 1.8x higher on RTX 4090 |
| Released | Q4 2022 | Q3 2023 | 10 months newer on RTX 5000 Ada |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: RTX 4090 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 4090 /GPU/hr | RTX 5000 Ada /GPU/hr |
|---|---|---|
Vast.ai
|
On-Demand $0.43 | On-Demand $2.12 |
Runpod
|
On-Demand $0.34 | On-Demand $0.49 |
Theta EdgeCloud
|
On-Demand $0.23 | -- |
Lium
|
On-Demand $0.30 | -- |
Salad
|
On-Demand $0.33 | -- |
GPU.ai
|
On-Demand $0.34 | -- |
Packet·ai
|
On-Demand $0.39 | -- |
EmpirioLabs AI
|
On-Demand $0.60 | -- |
20 providers list the RTX 4090 and 2 the RTX 5000 Ada. Every listing is on the RTX 4090 page and the RTX 5000 Ada page.
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Our data for Nvidia RTX 4090 was last updated on Sept. 7, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada on Sept. 7, 2026.