Nvidia A40 vs Nvidia A5000

Nvidia A40 wins twice: it rents for 1.3x less per hour and still buys 1.8x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.0x on the Nvidia A40
Memory bandwidth1.1x on the Nvidia A5000
FP16 / BF16 dense1.3x on the Nvidia A40
Board power1.3x on the Nvidia A5000

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 A40 Nvidia A5000
Cheapest listed $0.12 $0.16
Median across providers $0.73 $0.30
Most expensive listed $1.86 $1.42
Providers 4 4
Reporting stock 2 2
One month, 730 hours $88 $117

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A40 or the Nvidia A5000 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A40 starts at $0.12 per GPU hour and the Nvidia A5000 at $0.16. Nvidia A40 wins twice: it rents for 1.3x less per hour and still buys 1.8x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A40: 2 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.35 at Runpod. Nvidia A5000: 2 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.16 at Runpod.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A40: $88 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia A5000: $117 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.