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RTX 5090 vs RTX PRO 5000
Specs from the chip makers' datasheets; prices from the live Compute Cafe panel, refreshed hourly. Every rate is an on-demand published price with a source receipt.
CHEAPEST RTX 5090
$0.190/hr
SpotGPUs · median $0.70 · 26 providers
CHEAPEST RTX PRO 5000
$0.820/hr
RunPod · median $0.98 · 2 providers
CHEAPER RIGHT NOW
RTX 5090
live panel, 2026-09-27
| RTX 5090 | RTX PRO 5000 | |
|---|---|---|
| MAKER | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| ARCHITECTURE | Blackwell | Blackwell |
| LAUNCHED | 2025 | 2025 |
| MEMORY | 32 GB GDDR7 | 48 GB GDDR7 ECC (72 GB variant) |
| MEMORY BANDWIDTH | 1.79 TB/s | 1,344 GB/s |
| TENSOR COMPUTE | Blackwell tensor cores with FP4; ~3,352 AI TOPS (FP4 sparse) | Fifth-gen Tensor Cores with FP4 support (Blackwell workstation) |
| POWER DRAW | 575 W | 300 W |
| INTERCONNECT | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
HOW TO CHOOSE
RTX 5090 vs RTX PRO 5000
On paper - RTX 5090 (Blackwell): 32 GB GDDR7, 1.79 TB/s bandwidth, 575 W. RTX PRO 5000 (Blackwell): 48 GB GDDR7 ECC (72 GB variant), 1,344 GB/s bandwidth, 300 W. The ECC question: 32 GB of consumer Blackwell versus 48 GB of ECC workstation Blackwell - whether certified memory and drivers justify the workstation premium for local AI.
RTX PRO 5000 vs RTX 5090
On paper - RTX 5090 (Blackwell): 32 GB GDDR7, 1.79 TB/s bandwidth, 575 W. RTX PRO 5000 (Blackwell): 48 GB GDDR7 ECC (72 GB variant), 1,344 GB/s bandwidth, 300 W. The ECC question: 32 GB of consumer Blackwell versus 48 GB of ECC workstation Blackwell - whether certified memory and drivers justify the workstation premium for local AI.
Workload fit
RTX 5090: small-model inference, fine-tuning, fp4 experimentation. RTX PRO 5000: local llm inference and fine-tuning, rendering and simulation, multi-gpu training.
RTX 5090 VS RTX PRO 5000 - FAQ
Which is cheaper to rent, RTX 5090 or RTX PRO 5000?
By today's published on-demand rates: RTX 5090 starts at $0.190/GPU/hr (median $0.70, 26 providers) and RTX PRO 5000 starts at $0.820/GPU/hr (median $0.98, 2 providers). The cheapest live listing is the RTX 5090 at SpotGPUs. Figures recompute from the panel on every refresh.
RTX 5090 or RTX PRO 5000 - which should I rent?
RTX 5090: The RTX 5090 is the consumer Blackwell flagship: 32 GB of fast GDDR7 (1.79 TB/s), FP4/FP8 tensor support, and roughly 4090-plus-30% real-world AI throughput. RTX PRO 5000: The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is the mid-slot of NVIDIA's workstation line: 48 GB of ECC GDDR7 at 1,344 GB/s in a 300 W dual-slot card, with a 72 GB variant for memory-heavy desktop AI. The side-by-side spec table and live price rows above give the full picture.
Where can I rent RTX 5090 and RTX PRO 5000?
26 providers publish RTX 5090 rates and 2 publish RTX PRO 5000 rates on Compute Cafe. Every row links to the provider's own published price - committed-use and reserved rates are excluded.
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