GPU Comparison

NVIDIA A40vsNVIDIA RTX A6000

Detailed specifications, performance benchmarks, and pricing comparison to help you choose the right GPU for your AI workloads.

NVIDIA

NVIDIA A40

Ampere · 2020

VRAM48 GB GDDR6
FP3237.4 TFLOPS
FP1674.8 TFLOPS
Bandwidth696 GB/s
TDP300W
Price$0.75/hr
NVIDIA

NVIDIA RTX A6000

Ampere · 2020

Faster
VRAM48 GB GDDR6
FP3238.7 TFLOPS
FP1677.4 TFLOPS
Bandwidth768 GB/s
TDP300W
Price$0.70/hr

Specifications · Comparison

Side by side specs.

SpecNVIDIA A40NVIDIA RTX A6000
ArchitectureAmpereAmpere
VRAM48 GB48 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth696 GB/s768 GB/s+9.4%
FP32 Performance37.4 TFLOPS38.7 TFLOPS+3.4%
FP16 Performance74.8 TFLOPS77.4 TFLOPS+3.4%
INT8 Performance299 TOPS310 TOPS+3.5%
TDP300W300W
Form FactorPCIePCIe
Price (avg/hr)$0.75$0.70

Performance · Analysis

Performance breakdown.

Compute (FP32)

Raw single-precision floating point throughput

NVIDIA A40
37.4TFLOPS
NVIDIA RTX A6000
38.7TFLOPSWinner

NVIDIA RTX A6000 is 3.4% faster

Training (FP16)

Half-precision performance for deep learning training

NVIDIA A40
74.8TFLOPS
NVIDIA RTX A6000
77.4TFLOPSWinner

NVIDIA RTX A6000 is 3.4% faster

Inference (INT8)

Integer performance for model inference workloads

NVIDIA A40
299TOPS
NVIDIA RTX A6000
310TOPSWinner

NVIDIA RTX A6000 is 3.5% faster

Memory Bandwidth

Data transfer rate between memory and compute units

NVIDIA A40
696GB/s
NVIDIA RTX A6000
768GB/sWinner

NVIDIA RTX A6000 is 9.4% faster

Best Compute

NVIDIA RTX A6000

Most Memory

NVIDIA A40

Best Training

NVIDIA RTX A6000

Best Value

NVIDIA RTX A6000

Pricing · Cost

Cost comparison.

Hourly

NVIDIA A40
$0.75/hr
NVIDIA RTX A6000
$0.70/hr

Save $0.05 with NVIDIA RTX A6000

Daily

NVIDIA A40
$18.00/day
NVIDIA RTX A6000
$16.80/day

Save $1.20 with NVIDIA RTX A6000

Monthly

NVIDIA A40
$540.00/mo
NVIDIA RTX A6000
$504.00/mo

Save $36.00 with NVIDIA RTX A6000

Use Cases · Workloads

Best for your workload.

NVIDIA

NVIDIA A40

AI Inference
Graphics Rendering
Virtual Workstations
Data Science
NVIDIA

NVIDIA RTX A6000

Professional Visualization
AI Development
Content Creation
CAD/CAM

Platform · Benefits

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Pay Per Hour

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Reliable Infrastructure

Enterprise-grade reliability with automatic failover and data persistence across sessions.

FAQ · Questions

Common questions.

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