The RTX 6000 Ada is newer, with 3x the memory and 2.1x the bandwidth. The RTX 5000 is cheaper right now.
At a glance
Memory
3x more on RTX 6000 Ada
- RTX 5000
- 16 GB
- RTX 6000 Ada
- 48 GB
Memory bandwidth
2.1x higher on RTX 6000 Ada
- RTX 5000
- 448 GB/s
- RTX 6000 Ada
- 960 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
8% cheaper on RTX 5000
- RTX 5000
- $0.60 /GPU/hr
- RTX 6000 Ada
- $0.65 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | RTX 5000 | RTX 6000 Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | -- /GPU/hr from $0.60 | $1.14 /GPU/hr from $0.65 | |
| Reserved | No reserved listings | -- /GPU/hr from $1.04 (24 mo) | |
| Spot | No spot listings | -- /GPU/hr from $0.69 |
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 5000 and reserved and spot on the RTX 6000 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 5000 vs RTX 6000 Ada price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | RTX 5000 | RTX 6000 Ada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 16 GB GDDR6 | 48 GB GDDR6 | 3x more on RTX 6000 Ada |
| Bandwidth | 448 GB/s | 960 GB/s | 2.1x higher on RTX 6000 Ada |
| Bus width | 256-bit | 384-bit | 50% wider on RTX 6000 Ada |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP8 | Not supported | 728.5 TFLOPS | RTX 6000 Ada only |
| FP16 / BF16 | 89.2 TFLOPS | 364.2 TFLOPS | 4.1x higher on RTX 6000 Ada |
| INT8 | 178.4 TOPS | ||
| FP32 | 11.2 TFLOPS | 91.1 TFLOPS | 8.1x higher on RTX 6000 Ada |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | NVLink 50 GB/s | PCIe only | NVLink on RTX 5000 only |
| Board power | 265 W | 300 W | 13% higher on RTX 6000 Ada |
| Released | Q3 2018 | Q4 2022 | 4 years newer on RTX 6000 Ada |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16FP32INT4INT8 | FP8FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: RTX 5000 datasheet and RTX 6000 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 | RTX 5000 | RTX 6000 Ada |
|---|---|---|
OVH
France
|
$0.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
Paperspace
USA
|
$0.82 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- |
GPU.ai
UAE
|
-- | $0.65 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Massed Compute
USA
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runpod
USA
|
-- | $0.99 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Sesterce
France
|
-- | $1.07 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runcrate
USA
|
-- | $1.26 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe |
Verda
Finland
|
-- | $1.38 /GPU/hr On-demand |
EmpirioLabs AI
USA
|
-- | $1.50 /GPU/hr On-demand |
TensorDock
Distributed
|
-- | $0.86 /GPU/hr On-demand |
2 providers list the RTX 5000 and 12 the RTX 6000 Ada. Every listing is on the RTX 5000 page and the RTX 6000 Ada page.
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia A5000
24 GB GDDR6 · 71% more bandwidth than the RTX 5000
On-demand from $0.25 /GPU/hr -
Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000
24 GB GDDR6 · 50% more bandwidth than the RTX 5000
On-demand from $1.50 /GPU/hr
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Nvidia RTX A6000
48 GB GDDR6 · 20% less bandwidth than the RTX 6000 Ada
On-demand from $0.35 /GPU/hr
Our data for Nvidia RTX 5000 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada on Sept. 14, 2026.