Nvidia B300 vs Nvidia RTX 3080

Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 211.5x less per hour and still buys 5.6x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU28.8x on the Nvidia B300
Memory bandwidth10.5x on the Nvidia B300
FP16 / BF16 dense37.8x on the Nvidia B300
Board power3.4x on the Nvidia RTX 3080

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 B300 Nvidia RTX 3080
Cheapest listed $5.88 $0.03
Median across providers $7.71 $0.09
Most expensive listed $9.69 $0.17
Providers 5 3
Reporting stock 3 2
One month, 730 hours $4,292 $20

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia B300 or the Nvidia RTX 3080 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia B300 starts at $5.88 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 3080 at $0.03. Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 211.5x less per hour and still buys 5.6x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia B300: 3 of 5 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $5.88 at Lium. Nvidia RTX 3080: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.03 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia B300: $4,292 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 3080: $20 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.