Nvidia A30 vs Nvidia RTX PRO 6000

Nvidia A30 wins twice: it rents for 5.0x less per hour and still buys 1.7x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU4.0x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
Memory bandwidth1.7x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
FP16 / BF16 dense3.0x on the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
Board power3.6x on the Nvidia A30

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 A30 Nvidia RTX PRO 6000
Cheapest listed $0.10 $0.50
Median across providers $0.22 $1.35
Most expensive listed $0.35 $2.19
Providers 2 9
Reporting stock 0 4
One month, 730 hours $73 $365

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A30 or the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A30 starts at $0.10 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 at $0.50. Nvidia A30 wins twice: it rents for 5.0x less per hour and still buys 1.7x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A30: 0 of 2 providers report stock. Nvidia RTX PRO 6000: 4 of 9 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.50 at Runpod.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A30: $73 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX PRO 6000: $365 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.