Nvidia A5000 vs Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada

Both cards cost about the same per TFLOP of FP16, so pick on memory and availability, not price.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU1.2x on the Nvidia A5000
Memory bandwidth2.1x on the Nvidia A5000
FP16 / BF16 dense1.0x on the Nvidia A5000
Board power1.8x on the Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada

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 A5000 Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada
Cheapest listed $0.16 $0.16
Median across providers $0.30 $0.19
Most expensive listed $1.42 $0.79
Providers 4 4
Reporting stock 2 2
One month, 730 hours $117 $117

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A5000 or the Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A5000 starts at $0.16 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada at $0.16. Both cards cost about the same per TFLOP of FP16, so pick on memory and availability, not price.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A5000: 2 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.16 at Runpod. Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada: 2 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.19 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A5000: $117 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada: $117 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.