Nvidia GTX 1660 vs Nvidia RTX 5080

Nvidia GTX 1660 rents for 2.1x less per hour, but Nvidia RTX 5080 buys 5.2x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU2.7x on the Nvidia RTX 5080
Memory bandwidth5.0x on the Nvidia RTX 5080
FP16 / BF16 dense11.1x on the Nvidia RTX 5080
Board power3.0x 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 5080
Cheapest listed $0.07 $0.15
Median across providers $0.07 $0.16
Most expensive listed $0.07 $0.39
Providers 2 3
Reporting stock 1 2
One month, 730 hours $51 $110

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia GTX 1660 or the Nvidia RTX 5080 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia GTX 1660 starts at $0.07 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 5080 at $0.15. Nvidia GTX 1660 rents for 2.1x less per hour, but Nvidia RTX 5080 buys 5.2x more FP16 compute per dollar — the cheaper card is the dearer one per unit of work.

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 5080: 2 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.16 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 5080: $110 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.