Vera Rubin vs TPU v5e

Vera RubinTPU v5e
VendorNVIDIAGoogle
ArchitectureRubinTPU
BF16 TFLOPS35,000 ✓197
Memory (GB)288 ✓16
Bandwidth (GB/s)22,000 ✓819
TDP (W)1,400250 ✓
Cloud $/hr—$1.20
TFLOPS / W25.0 ✓0.8

FAQ

Vera Rubin vs TPU v5e: which is faster?

Vera Rubin has higher BF16 throughput (35,000 vs 197 TFLOPS).

Which has more memory?

Vera Rubin carries more on-package memory (288 GB vs 16 GB).

Which is cheaper to rent?

Cloud rates aren't listed for both chips — see each chip's page.

Cost either chip in a fleet

Size a deployment or see the full priced rack BOM these accelerators sit in.

Specs + modeled rates maintained by Mintok's catalog watchers from public sources. Not investment advice. Methodology.