The RTX 6000 Ada is newer, with 3x the memory and 2.1x the bandwidth. The RTX 5000 is typically cheaper.
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
83% cheaper on RTX 5000
- RTX 5000
- $0.10 /GPU/hr
- RTX 6000 Ada
- $0.58 /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 | $0.60 /GPU/hr from $0.10 | $1.07 /GPU/hr from $0.58 | 44% cheaper on RTX 5000 |
| Reserved | -- /GPU/hr from $0.09 (1 mo) | $1.13 /GPU/hr from $0.55 (6 mo) | |
| Spot | -- /GPU/hr from $0.05 | -- /GPU/hr from $0.40 |
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 reserved and spot on the RTX 5000 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. Providers that rent both are listed first.
| Provider | RTX 5000 | RTX 6000 Ada |
|---|---|---|
Vast.ai
USA
|
$0.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.58 /GPU/hr On-demand |
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 |
Lium
Distributed
|
-- | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Massed Compute
USA
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Sesterce
France
|
-- | $1.07 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Verda
Finland
|
-- | $1.18 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Runcrate
USA
|
-- | $1.26 /GPU/hr On-demand PCIe |
EmpirioLabs AI
USA
|
-- | $1.50 /GPU/hr On-demand |
3 providers list the RTX 5000 and 14 the RTX 6000 Ada. Every listing is on the RTX 5000 page and the RTX 6000 Ada page.
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Nvidia A5000
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Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada
32 GB GDDR6 · 29% more bandwidth than the RTX 5000
From $0.49 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000
24 GB GDDR6 · 50% more bandwidth than the RTX 5000
From $0.13 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia L40S
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Nvidia RTX A6000
48 GB GDDR6 · 20% less bandwidth than the RTX 6000 Ada
From $0.35 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for Nvidia RTX 5000 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada on Sept. 14, 2026.