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RTX 5090 vs RTX PRO 6000
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 6000
$0.390/hr
SpotGPUs · median $2.08 · 42 providers
CHEAPER RIGHT NOW
RTX 5090
live panel, 2026-09-27
| RTX 5090 | RTX PRO 6000 | |
|---|---|---|
| MAKER | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| ARCHITECTURE | Blackwell | Blackwell |
| LAUNCHED | 2025 | 2025 |
| MEMORY | 32 GB GDDR7 | 96 GB GDDR7 ECC |
| MEMORY BANDWIDTH | 1.79 TB/s | 1.79 TB/s |
| TENSOR COMPUTE | Blackwell tensor cores with FP4; ~3,352 AI TOPS (FP4 sparse) | Blackwell tensor cores with FP4/FP8; ~4 PFLOPS FP4 sparse class |
| POWER DRAW | 575 W | 600 W (Server) / 300 W (Max-Q) |
| INTERCONNECT | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
HOW TO CHOOSE
RTX 5090 vs RTX PRO 6000
On paper - RTX 5090 (Blackwell): 32 GB GDDR7, 1.79 TB/s bandwidth, 575 W. RTX PRO 6000 (Blackwell): 96 GB GDDR7 ECC, 1.79 TB/s bandwidth, 600 W (Server) / 300 W (Max-Q). The memory-ceiling question: the prosumer flagship against the 96 GB workstation flagship - the line between models that fit a 5090 and models that do not.
RTX PRO 6000 vs RTX 5090
On paper - RTX 5090 (Blackwell): 32 GB GDDR7, 1.79 TB/s bandwidth, 575 W. RTX PRO 6000 (Blackwell): 96 GB GDDR7 ECC, 1.79 TB/s bandwidth, 600 W (Server) / 300 W (Max-Q). The memory-ceiling question: the prosumer flagship against the 96 GB workstation flagship - the line between models that fit a 5090 and models that do not.
Workload fit
RTX 5090: small-model inference, fine-tuning, fp4 experimentation. RTX PRO 6000: 70b-class single-card inference, fine-tuning, workstation ai + graphics.
RTX 5090 VS RTX PRO 6000 - FAQ
Which is cheaper to rent, RTX 5090 or RTX PRO 6000?
By today's published on-demand rates: RTX 5090 starts at $0.190/GPU/hr (median $0.70, 26 providers) and RTX PRO 6000 starts at $0.390/GPU/hr (median $2.08, 42 providers). The cheapest live listing is the RTX 5090 at SpotGPUs. Figures recompute from the panel on every refresh.
RTX 5090 or RTX PRO 6000 - 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 6000: The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is the new top workstation/server hybrid: 96 GB of GDDR7 - double the Ada generation - with Blackwell tensor cores and FP4 support, in a PCIe card. The side-by-side spec table and live price rows above give the full picture.
Where can I rent RTX 5090 and RTX PRO 6000?
26 providers publish RTX 5090 rates and 42 publish RTX PRO 6000 rates on Compute Cafe. Every row links to the provider's own published price - committed-use and reserved rates are excluded.
Full pricing: RTX 5090 · RTX PRO 6000 · all comparisons