A40 vs RTX A6000

Comparing the A40 and RTX A6000 for cloud rental? The A40 is available from 0 providers starting at , while the RTX A6000 starts at across 0 providers. Below is a live breakdown of pricing, VRAM, compute throughput, and where to rent each GPU.

A40

VRAM
48 GB
TFLOPS
150
Cheapest
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RTX A6000

VRAM
48 GB
TFLOPS
155
Cheapest
See all RTX A6000 offers

A40 vs RTX A6000 at a glance

Spec profile

A40RTX A6000
A40 vs RTX A6000 spec comparison radar chartVRAMFP16BandwidthValueProviders

Each axis is scaled to the stronger GPU — the outer edge is better.

Value for money

Live pricing for both GPUs is needed to compute value-for-money metrics. See the provider tables below for current rates.

Specs are manufacturer peak FP16 Tensor figures; real-world throughput varies by workload, precision, and software stack.

A40 vs RTX A6000 specs & pricing

SpecificationA40RTX A6000
Cheapest price
VRAM
48 GB
48 GB
FP16 TFLOPS
150
155
Memory bandwidth
696 GB/s
768 GB/s
Release year
2021
2020
Cloud providers

Which should you choose?

  • RTX A6000 offers higher FP16 throughput, training and serving faster on compute-bound workloads.

Provider availability

Only A40
None
Both GPUs
None
Only RTX A6000
None

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM do the A40 and RTX A6000 have?

The A40 has 48 GB of VRAM and the RTX A6000 has 48 GB. More VRAM lets you serve larger models and longer context windows on a single GPU.

Which is faster, the A40 or RTX A6000?

On paper the RTX A6000 is faster, with 155 FP16 TFLOPS versus 150. Real-world speed also depends on memory bandwidth and software stack.

Live prices come from public provider catalogs and can change quickly. How we collect prices.

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