Nvidia A4000 vs Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti

Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti wins twice: it rents for 1.2x less per hour and still buys 1.1x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU1.3x on the Nvidia A4000
Memory bandwidth2.0x on the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti
FP16 / BF16 dense1.1x on the Nvidia A4000
Board power2.5x on the Nvidia A4000

Figures are the vendors' own published numbers, dense rates without sparsity. A bar is drawn only where both cards publish the same figure.

Price, side by side

Metric Nvidia A4000 Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti
Cheapest listed $0.12 $0.10
Median across providers $0.16 $0.14
Most expensive listed $0.80 $0.18
Providers 4 2
Reporting stock 2 1
One month, 730 hours $88 $73

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia A4000 or the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia A4000 starts at $0.12 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti at $0.10. Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti wins twice: it rents for 1.2x less per hour and still buys 1.1x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia A4000: 2 of 4 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.17 at Runpod. Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.18 at Runpod.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia A4000: $88 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti: $73 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.