GPU Comparison
NVIDIA RTX 5090 vs NVIDIA A40.
Side-by-side comparison of specs, performance, and cloud rental pricing. NVIDIA RTX 5090 is the cheaper option at $0.55/hr.
TL;DR
Choose NVIDIA A40 if you need 48GB+ on a single GPU (16GB more than NVIDIA RTX 5090).
Choose NVIDIA RTX 5090 if you need raw FP16 throughput (234% faster than NVIDIA A40).
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Blackwell
NVIDIA RTX 5090
$0.55/hrCheaper
$0.45-$0.65/hr range · 3 regions
VRAM32GB GDDR7
FP16250 TFLOPS
Bandwidth1.8 TB/s
Ampere
NVIDIA A40
$0.75/hr
$0.65-$0.85/hr range · 4 regions
VRAM48GB GDDR6
FP1674.8 TFLOPS
Bandwidth696 GB/s
At a glance
Spec by spec.
Visual comparison across the four specs that matter most for AI workloads. Green bar marks the winner.
VRAM
NVIDIA RTX 5090
32 GB
NVIDIA A40
48 GB
Memory Bandwidth
NVIDIA RTX 5090
1.8 TB/s
NVIDIA A40
696 GB/s
FP16 Performance
NVIDIA RTX 5090
250 TFLOPS
NVIDIA A40
74.8 TFLOPS
Hourly Price
NVIDIA RTX 5090
$0.55/hr
NVIDIA A40
$0.75/hr
Full specs
Complete spec sheet.
SpecNVIDIA RTX 5090NVIDIA A40
ArchitectureBlackwellAmpere
VRAM32 GB48 GB●
Memory TypeGDDR7GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth1.8 TB/s●696 GB/s
FP32 Performance125 TFLOPS●37.4 TFLOPS
FP16 Performance250 TFLOPS●74.8 TFLOPS
INT8 Performance1000 TOPS●299 TOPS
TDP575 W300 W
Form FactorConsumerPCIe
NVLinkNoNo
Max GPU/Node24
Hourly Price$0.55/hr●$0.75/hr
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