Nvidia GTX 1660 vs Nvidia RTX 3080

Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 2.5x less per hour and still buys 14.8x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU1.7x on the Nvidia RTX 3080
Memory bandwidth4.0x on the Nvidia RTX 3080
FP16 / BF16 dense5.9x on the Nvidia RTX 3080
Board power2.7x on the Nvidia GTX 1660

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 GTX 1660 Nvidia RTX 3080
Cheapest listed $0.07 $0.03
Median across providers $0.07 $0.09
Most expensive listed $0.07 $0.17
Providers 2 3
Reporting stock 1 2
One month, 730 hours $51 $20

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia GTX 1660 or the Nvidia RTX 3080 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia GTX 1660 starts at $0.07 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 3080 at $0.03. Nvidia RTX 3080 wins twice: it rents for 2.5x less per hour and still buys 14.8x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia GTX 1660: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.07 at Vast.ai. 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 GTX 1660: $51 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 3080: $20 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.