GPU comparison

RTX 5060 vs RTX 6000 Ada

Specifications and current cloud pricing, side by side.

BlackwellvsAda LovelaceUpdated 33 days ago

The RTX 6000 Ada wins for the most common use case of general compute workloads. Its 48 GB memory and 91.1 TFLOPS FP32 performance provide clear advantages over the RTX 5060 8-16 GB memory and 19.2 TFLOPS FP32 performance.

RTX 5060 from $0.18/GPU/hrRTX 6000 Ada from $0.78/GPU/hr

Right now, from live stock

  • Cheapest right now: RTX 5060 at $0.18/hr on Vast.ai

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Specifications Compared

SpecRTX 5060RTX 6000 Ada
TDP145W300W
VRAM8-16 GB48 GB
CUDA Cores3,84018,176
FP8 (dense)Not published728.5 TFLOPS
Memory TypeGDDR7GDDR6
ArchitectureBlackwellAda Lovelace
FP16 (dense)Not published364 TFLOPS
Form FactorsPCIePCIe
INT8 (dense)Not published728.5 TOPS
InterconnectPCIe 5.0PCIe 4.0
Tensor Cores120568
FP32 Performance19.2 TFLOPS91.1 TFLOPS
Memory Bandwidth448 GB/s960 GB/s
FP4 (with sparsity)614 TFLOPSNot published
FP8 (with sparsity)Not published1,457 TFLOPS
FP16 (with sparsity)Not published728 TFLOPS
INT8 (with sparsity)Not published1,457 TOPS

Performance Analysis

The RTX 6000 Ada FP32 figure of 91.1 TFLOPS exceeds the RTX 5060 FP32 figure of 19.2 TFLOPS by a factor derived from those values. The RTX 6000 Ada dense FP16 performance reaches 364 TFLOPS while the RTX 5060 provides no published dense FP16 value for comparison. Memory bandwidth of 960 GB/s on the RTX 6000 Ada versus 448 GB/s on the RTX 5060 supports larger batch sizes in memory intensive operations. The RTX 6000 Ada dense FP8 performance reaches 728.5 TFLOPS while the RTX 5060 provides no published dense FP8 value.

Current On-Demand Offers

Cheapest secure on-demand offer per provider that is reported in stock right now, per GPU per hour; multi-GPU instances show the whole-instance price alongside. Deploy opens the DeployGPU console for providers on the platform, otherwise the provider's own site. Stock is rechecked every minute.

RTX 5060

ProviderRegionGPUsPer GPU / hrInstance / hrDeploy
Vast.aiGermany, DE1$0.18—Deploy

1 provider in stock, 1 offer. All RTX 5060 offers, price history and alerts

RTX 6000 Ada

ProviderRegionGPUsPer GPU / hrInstance / hrDeploy
QuantaCloudus-midwest-18$0.78$6.21Deploy
Massed Computeus-central-32$0.79$1.58Deploy
LeaderGPUThe Netherlands8$0.91$7.29Deploy
RunPodglobal1$0.99—Deploy
VERDAFIN-HEL1$1.34—Deploy

5 providers in stock, 18 offers (cheapest per provider shown). All RTX 6000 Ada offers, price history and alerts

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When to Choose the RTX 5060

The RTX 5060 suits environments constrained by TDP limits of 145W where the RTX 6000 Ada TDP of 300W exceeds available power.

When to Choose the RTX 6000 Ada

The RTX 6000 Ada suits workloads requiring 48 GB GDDR6 memory capacity compared to the 8-16 GB on the RTX 5060. FP32 performance of 91.1 TFLOPS on the RTX 6000 Ada exceeds the 19.2 TFLOPS on the RTX 5060 for compute heavy tasks.

Use Cases

LLM Training
RTX 6000 Ada

The RTX 6000 Ada provides 48 GB memory and dense FP16 of 364 TFLOPS while the RTX 5060 lists no dense FP16 value.

LLM Inference
RTX 6000 Ada

The RTX 6000 Ada delivers dense FP8 of 728.5 TFLOPS and 960 GB/s bandwidth compared to no published FP8 on the RTX 5060.

Fine-tuning
RTX 6000 Ada

The RTX 6000 Ada FP32 of 91.1 TFLOPS and 48 GB memory exceed the RTX 5060 FP32 of 19.2 TFLOPS and 8-16 GB memory.

Stable Diffusion
Either

Both GPUs support PCIe form factors though the RTX 6000 Ada offers higher memory bandwidth of 960 GB/s versus 448 GB/s.

Scientific Computing
RTX 6000 Ada

The RTX 6000 Ada lists dense FP16 of 364 TFLOPS and FP32 of 91.1 TFLOPS while the RTX 5060 lists only FP32 of 19.2 TFLOPS.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the memory difference between RTX 5060 and RTX 6000 Ada?▾

The RTX 5060 provides 8-16 GB GDDR7 while the RTX 6000 Ada provides 48 GB GDDR6.

How does FP32 performance compare on these GPUs?▾

The RTX 5060 delivers 19.2 TFLOPS FP32 and the RTX 6000 Ada delivers 91.1 TFLOPS FP32.

What TDP values apply to the RTX 5060 and RTX 6000 Ada?▾

The RTX 5060 TDP is 145W and the RTX 6000 Ada TDP is 300W.

Which GPU offers higher memory bandwidth?▾

The RTX 6000 Ada provides 960 GB/s bandwidth compared to 448 GB/s on the RTX 5060.

Does the RTX 5060 publish FP16 performance?▾

The RTX 5060 lists no FP16 value while the RTX 6000 Ada lists dense FP16 of 364 TFLOPS.

What interconnects do these GPUs use?▾

The RTX 5060 uses PCIe 5.0 and the RTX 6000 Ada uses PCIe 4.0.

Which is cheaper to rent, the RTX 5060 or the RTX 6000 Ada?▾

Cloud rental prices for both the RTX 5060 and RTX 6000 Ada vary by provider, configuration, and availability. This page shows live pricing from 25+ providers updated every 60 seconds. Scroll to the Live Cloud Pricing section to compare current rates.

How much VRAM does the RTX 5060 have compared to the RTX 6000 Ada?▾

The RTX 5060 has 8 to 16 GB of GDDR7 memory. The RTX 6000 Ada has 48 GB of GDDR6 memory.

Can I find RTX 5060 and RTX 6000 Ada GPUs available to rent right now?▾

Yes. This page shows real-time availability across 25+ cloud GPU providers. The Live Cloud Pricing section displays only in-stock offers with current pricing.

What is the main difference between the RTX 5060 and the RTX 6000 Ada?▾

The RTX 5060 uses the Blackwell architecture (2025) while the RTX 6000 Ada uses Ada Lovelace (2022). The RTX 5060 has 8-16 GB of GDDR7 at 448 GB/s; the RTX 6000 Ada has 48 GB of GDDR6 at 960 GB/s, so the RTX 6000 Ada has 2.1x the memory bandwidth of the RTX 5060.

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How this page is made

  • Specifications come from the NVIDIA, AMD and Intel datasheets for the RTX 5060 and the RTX 6000 Ada. Dense and sparse throughput are listed separately.
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