GPU Comparison
NVIDIA RTX 5090 vs AMD MI250X.
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 AMD MI250X if you need 128GB+ on a single GPU (96GB more than NVIDIA RTX 5090).
Choose NVIDIA RTX 5090 if you need raw FP16 throughput (161% faster than AMD MI250X).
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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
CDNA 2
AMD MI250X
$1.35/hr
$1.20-$1.50/hr range · 4 regions
VRAM128GB HBM2e
FP1695.7 TFLOPS
Bandwidth3.3 TB/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
AMD MI250X
128 GB
Memory Bandwidth
NVIDIA RTX 5090
1.8 TB/s
AMD MI250X
3.3 TB/s
FP16 Performance
NVIDIA RTX 5090
250 TFLOPS
AMD MI250X
95.7 TFLOPS
Hourly Price
NVIDIA RTX 5090
$0.55/hr
AMD MI250X
$1.35/hr
Full specs
Complete spec sheet.
SpecNVIDIA RTX 5090AMD MI250X
ArchitectureBlackwellCDNA 2
VRAM32 GB128 GB●
Memory TypeGDDR7HBM2e
Memory Bandwidth1.8 TB/s3.3 TB/s●
FP32 Performance125 TFLOPS●47.9 TFLOPS
FP16 Performance250 TFLOPS●95.7 TFLOPS
INT8 Performance1000 TOPS●383 TOPS
TDP575 W560 W
Form FactorConsumerOAM
NVLinkNoNo
Max GPU/Node28
Hourly Price$0.55/hr●$1.35/hr
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