Nvidia A10 vs Nvidia RTX 5080

Nvidia RTX 5080 wins twice: it rents for 1.3x less per hour and still buys 1.2x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU1.5x on the Nvidia A10
Memory bandwidth1.6x on the Nvidia RTX 5080
FP16 / BF16 dense1.1x on the Nvidia A10
Board power2.4x on the Nvidia A10

Figures are the vendors' own published numbers, dense rates without sparsity. A bar is drawn only where both cards publish the same figure.

Price, side by side

Metric Nvidia A10 Nvidia RTX 5080
Cheapest listed $0.20 $0.15
Median across providers $0.24 $0.16
Most expensive listed $1.29 $0.39
Providers 3 3
Reporting stock 1 2
One month, 730 hours $146 $110

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A10 or the Nvidia RTX 5080 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A10 starts at $0.20 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 5080 at $0.15. Nvidia RTX 5080 wins twice: it rents for 1.3x less per hour and still buys 1.2x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A10: 1 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.24 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX 5080: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.16 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A10: $146 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 5080: $110 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.