Nvidia RTX 2080 vs Nvidia RTX 3090

Nvidia RTX 3090 wins twice: it rents for 1.8x less per hour and still buys 3.2x more FP16 compute per dollar.

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Datasheet, side by side

Memory per GPU3.0x on the Nvidia RTX 3090
Memory bandwidth2.1x on the Nvidia RTX 3090
FP16 / BF16 dense1.8x on the Nvidia RTX 3090
GPU interconnect2.2x on the Nvidia RTX 3090
Board power1.6x on the Nvidia RTX 2080

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 RTX 2080 Nvidia RTX 3090
Cheapest listed $0.12 $0.07
Median across providers $0.43 $0.16
Most expensive listed $0.74 $0.22
Providers 2 3
Reporting stock 1 3
One month, 730 hours $89 $49

Frequently asked questions

Is the Nvidia RTX 2080 or the Nvidia RTX 3090 cheaper to rent?

The Nvidia RTX 2080 starts at $0.12 per GPU hour and the Nvidia RTX 3090 at $0.07. Nvidia RTX 3090 wins twice: it rents for 1.8x less per hour and still buys 3.2x more FP16 compute per dollar.

Which one can I actually get right now?

Nvidia RTX 2080: 1 of 2 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.12 at Vast.ai. Nvidia RTX 3090: 3 of 3 providers report stock, cheapest in stock $0.07 at Vast.ai.

What does a month on each card cost?

Nvidia RTX 2080: $89 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate. Nvidia RTX 3090: $49 for 730 hours at its cheapest listed rate.