Nvidia RTX A6000 vs Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti

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 GPU2.0x on the Nvidia RTX A6000
Memory bandwidth1.3x on the Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti
FP16 / BF16 dense1.9x on the Nvidia RTX A6000
Board power1.5x 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 3090 Ti
Cheapest listed $0.32 $0.16
Median across providers $0.57 $0.22
Most expensive listed $1.93 $0.27
Providers 7 2
Reporting stock 4 1
One month, 730 hours $234 $117

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX A6000 or the Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX A6000 starts at $0.32 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti 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 RTX A6000: 4 of 7 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.32 at Lium. Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.27 at Runpod.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia RTX A6000: $234 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti: $117 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.