Nvidia RTX A6000 vs Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti

Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti wins twice: it rents for 3.2x less per hour and still buys 1.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Prices and stock checked 2 hours ago

Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU4.0x on the Nvidia RTX A6000
Memory bandwidth1.2x on the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti
FP16 / BF16 dense2.3x on the Nvidia RTX A6000
Board power1.2x on the Nvidia RTX A6000

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 RTX A6000 Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti
Cheapest listed $0.32 $0.10
Median across providers $0.57 $0.14
Most expensive listed $1.93 $0.18
Providers 7 2
Reporting stock 4 1
One month, 730 hours $234 $73

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX A6000 or the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX A6000 starts at $0.32 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti at $0.10. Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti wins twice: it rents for 3.2x less per hour and still buys 1.4x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia RTX A6000: 4 of 7 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.32 at Lium. Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.18 at Runpod.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia RTX A6000: $234 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti: $73 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.